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Prakash Adhikari
Final Year Resident (ENT- HNS)
GMS Memorial Academy of ENT and Head and
Neck Studies,TU Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Intr ti n
Choosing topi
S pervisor
St rting thesis
hesis str t re
Further readings
ake home message
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"a proposition that is maintained by argument "
a lengthy, formal treatise, especially one written by a candidate
for the doctoral degree at a university "
Thesis is a contention or principle of which you would like to
convince your reader
A dissertation is a written presentation of it.
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An argument
An exposition of an original piece of research
The product of an apprenticeship
Probably the largest piece of work you·llever do
Something that could be published:
No matter how good your research is, youMUST write a good thesis
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Part of a universit degree
Formal s ientifi report whose purpose is to
show an original contribution to knowledge
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Cultivating an inquiring mind
Encouraging in depth study of common
problems afflicting our people
Generation of scientific data locally
Keeping abreast of new developments locally
and abroad
Understanding the fundamentals of research
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Contestable
Proposing an arguable point
strong thesis is provocative
Takes a stand and justifies the discussion you
will present.
Specific and focused.
sserts your own conclusion based onevidence.
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Provides the reader with a map to guide
him/her through your work.
nticipates and refutes the counter-
argumentsAvoids vague language (like "it seems").
Specific topic + Attitude/Angle/Argument = Thesis
What you plan to argue + How you plan to argue it = Thesis
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Self interest
Identify problem and its relevance
Common problem
Applicable
What information is available
Ethical acceptance
Methods of data collectionAnalysis of data
Expected outcome
Usefulness of your thesis
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you must present a thorough review of the
existing literature on the subject, and on
closely related subjects.
make direct reference to your literaturereview
you must d emonstrate that your question
has not been previously answered
is worth answering
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the examiners read your thesis to find the
answers to the following questions:
What is this student's research question?
Is it a good question? (has it been answeredbefore? is it a useful question to work on?)
Did the student convince me that the question
was adequately answered?
Has the student made an adequate contributionto knowledge?
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Maintain regular contact with your supervisor(s)
ou should show sections, or preferably complete chapters
with a reference list, of your thesis to your supervisor(s) at
regular intervals
At the end of each discussion with your supervisor, make
an appointment for your next meeting.
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Consult with supervisor
First- thesis protocol presentation in the
Department.
After approval- Presented to IRB of our hospital.
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Thesis to be done in following sub-speciality.
Name of Resident Unit
Arun KC I
Robin Acharya I
Shiva Kumar Shahi II
Lit Joy II
Saloni Sinha III
Ramesh Parajuli IV
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Thesis should be presented and started within first six months
of residency
Completed in 2 ½ of residency
Submitted at that time
Total six presentation in the Department
One presentation in ethical approval committee
Presentation should be submitted to guides and co-guides:: 7-10 days before presentation
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Timetable and Milestones
Experience tells us (the supervisors) that
thesis work always takes longer than
expected by the students
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Problem / Interest
To set your research question, first you have toset the problem you want to deal with.
ou can start from checking those experiences that
you feel unsatisfactory about.
Or something you feel you are interested in. Or something unclear you want to clarify. Or something you want to make better.
Important: You are not to study the problem You are to address one or several of the questions
that explicate the problem.
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Problem Questions / Questions of Interest
You then develop problem questions/
statements around the problem.
Problem questions / statements of what youwant to know about the unsatisfactory
situation.
Choose from the problem questions to formyour research questions.
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Formulating Your Thesis Topic
Research Question / Thesis Topic
Select a few of the problem questions yougenerated. Integrate them to form your
research question / thesis topic.
Refine your research question concisely to
form your thesis title.
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Comparison of once daily mometasonefuroate and fluticasone propionate aqueousnasal sprays for the treatment of allergic
rhinitis.
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Developing Your Thesis
P urpose / Rationale / Aim
You need to state the problem / interest thattriggers your research.
You also need to state, after addressing theresearch question, your rationale / purpose in
pursuing that research question.
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Developing Your ThesisHypotheses / Models / Relationships
You have to break down your research question into anumber of hypotheses / relationships to examine.
Hypotheses are to state your expectations/affirmationsabout the nature of some situation regarding yourresearch question.
They are tentative propositions / models for investigation.
They are to be confirmed or denied by the evidencecollected from your research inquiry.
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DEVELOPING YOUR THESIS
Significance & Limitations of Study
Significance of Study is to extend the utility and value of your
study beyond the context you are studying & applying.
Limitations of Study is to state the boundaries of your studyto stop readers from arguing with you on something out of your remits or difficult to carry out in the context of your
study.
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Capital letters
Short, understandable without abbreviations
Less than 10 words
Indicative and informative
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COMPARISON OF ONCE DAILY MOMETASONE FUROATE AND
FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE AQUEOUS NASAL SPRAYS FOR THETREATMENT OF ALLERGIC RHINITIS.
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This is to certify that Dr. Prakash Adhikari has workedunder our direct supervision and guidance on the thesis entitled ́ Efficacy of Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology inNonthyroidal Neck Swellingµ.
The work done in connection with this is original andgenuine.
Guide Prof. Bimal Kumar Sinha, M.S. Ganesh Man Singh Memorial Academy of ENT & Head and Neck
Studies, T. U., Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu Nepal. Co- Guide Prof. Dharma Kanta Baskota, D.L.O., F.C.P.S.
Ganesh Man Singh Memorial Academy of ENT & Head and NeckStudies, T. U., Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu Nepal.
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Dedicated to my patients
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I would like to express my sincere thanks an
gratitude to various people who have helped
and guided me on my thesis work.
I am indebted to my guide.....................
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Type one side of paper, double spacing, 12- pint
font
Leave margin 1 ½ inch on each side
Write page numbers From declaration to abstract ² Roman no. (I,II)
From introduction onwards- Arabic (1,2,3,...)
Divide into sections
Begin each section in new page Write with a good English
Short and simple sentence
Around 20,000 words
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Keep the patient information- confidential
Take consent from patients/
caretakers/parents
Measurement ² SI unitTake ethical approval from IRB
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Verbosity
Tenses
singular and pleural forms
Technical jargon
Slang terms
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Typically 300 - 350 words
Concise, short, informative, explanatory, interesting
Summarizes thesis research and conclusions Structured abstract (IMRC)
First sentence should introduce the most important concept
Last sentence should be the ´take homeµmessage.
Past tense
Keywords: 3-7.
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IMRAD
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Start with a paragraph outlines the general
theme of the subject and acts almost as a
¶thesis statement· Introduce your topic, in a way that indicates
its importance
Indicate briefly the research that has been
done on the topic Identify a gap, problem, controversy, etc., in
the existing research
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Explain how the present research will fill
that gap, solve that problem
² Usually done by an overview of the
relevant literature.² Be through, but not exhaustive
Enough information but not too much
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Current status of knowledge
Review relevant literature both positive and
negative
Go to the depth of your topicReview literature of last 5 years (Preferably)
If relevant and historical ² older references
If available - local literature
Reference the other·s literature
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Related to the statement of the problem
Starts with To.......
E.g.
Don·t use vague terms- to study, tounderstand etc.
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General objective
To compare efficacy of once daily mometasonefuroate nasal sprays with that of fluticasonefuroate for treatment of allergic rhinitis.
Specific objectives
To determine the efficacy of once dailymometasone furoate nasal sprays for the treatmentof allergic rhinitis.
To determine the efficacy of once daily fluticasone
propionate nasal sprays for the treatment of allergic rhinitis.
To compare efficacy of once daily mometasonefuroate nasal sprays with that of fluticasonefuroate for treatment of allergic rhinitis.
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Make your study powerful
Past tense
Follow a logical order
Correct measurement units
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Study design
Settings
Duration of the study
Inclusion criteria Exclusion criteria
Sampling method
Sample size calculation
Patient selection ( Study group/ control group)
Techniques used- explain it in details.
Instrument used--------details
Statistical analysis
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Present it in orderly manner- according to your objectives
Express in tables, text or figures
Number it
Analyze it with suitable statistical methods and their significance
Provide data whether it is significant e.g express p-value, CI etc.
Emphasize or summarize important observations but do not repeat all the data shown in tables or figures.
Do not give explanation of your result. Do not describe it
If patient lost for F/U: mention it
Legends: in table::above and in figures::below
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25
23
GENDER DISTRIBUTION OF LYMPH NODE IN NECK
FEMALE
MALE
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Revisit your hypotheses
Were they confirmed or not?
Interpret your findings in light of your objectives
Ask and answer the ´whyµ questions Discuss implications of your results
Comment on the limitations of study, if it
warrants it.
Be very careful here. Discuss directions for future research or action.
Sometimes people end with an conclusion
paragraph.
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Relate your findings with other study
Weakness of your study
Future work
(do not write results again- you comparewith other study, present in a logical flow as
per your aims and results)
State any new hypothesis, but make it clear
that they are new.
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As per objectives
Based on your results
Recommendations for future studies
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Should be in consecutive order in which they
are first mentioned in the text.
Reference in text should be identified by
Arabic numerals as superscriptUse Vancouver system.
Controversial: abbreviation of journal as per
index Medicus. ( But there should be
uniformity)
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1. Marrow SE, Bickler SW, Kennedy AP, Syndler
CL. Baloon extraction of esophageal foreign
bodies in children. J Pediatr Surg
1998;33:266-70.2. Dunlap LB. Removal of an esophageal
foreign body using a foley catheter. Am
Emerg Med 1981;10:101-3.
3. Calkins CM, Christians KK, Sell LL. Cost analysis in the management of esophageal
coins: endoscopy versus bougienage. J
Pediatr Surg 1999;34:412-4.
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Be consistent in your references
Use relevant references that: Applies to your study site(s)
Supports your argument why your study is
interesting Do not over-use or under-use references (e.g.
more than 3 references in 1 sentence is toomany, but don·t
Make a lot of unsupported statements Use the same citation method throughout the
thesis, even for manuscript style thesis.
All chapter references all go into the back in its own section. This saves a lot of pages!
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1. Adhikari P, Sinha BK, Bhattarai H, Shrivastav
RP. Myiasis infestation in postoperative
mastoid cavity. Nepal Med Coll J 2007; 9(4):
284-5.2. Adhikari P, Guragain RPS. Lateral Sinus
Thrombophlebitis: Review of Literature.Int
Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2007; 11: 477-80
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Pramanik T, Adhikari P. Resistance Vs aerobic
exercise- is the later better choice? (Short communication) Nepal Med Coll J 2006;
89(1): 59-60.
Sinha BK. Technology transfer for hearing
impaired (Editorial). J Inst Med 2006; 28:1.
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Healthy Human Society Research Team.
Pattern of ear diseases in rural school
children: Experiences of free health camps in
Nepal. Lancet 2008; 398: 11-20.
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Adhikari P. School health program: a new
perspective. In: Lennard V. Seebeki, editor.
Leading Edge Health Education Issues (Ist
ed.). Newyork: NovaP
ublishers 2006: 47-60.
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Adhikari P. Accuracy of references in indexed
journals of Nepal. Nepal Med Coll J (in
press).
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Ethics clearance or whatever key paperwork
that the committee feels should be included
with thesis
Supporting materials, such as unpublishedanalytical methods, long tables of CRM
results.
Raw data (very useful for future researchers
looking to mine historical data 20 years downthe road!)
THESIS PERFROMA
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THESIS PERFROMA
Serial No. I.P./OPD No: Date of FNAC: Date of surgery:
Name: Age/Sex:
Address: Occupation:
Ethnic Group: DOA:
Clinical presentation
1. Swelling-a. Onset (Congenital/ acquired)
b. Site: c. Duration
d. Number e. progression
2. Associated symptoms
Pain/dysphagia/disfiguring /SOB/chronic cough/fever/weight loss/loss of appetite/hoarseness/hemoptysis
3. Other symptoms: if any
Past history: TB/DM/HTN
Family history:
Socioeconomic history:
Clinical Examination
Site
Shape
Size Number
Surface Consistency
Mobility Tenderness
Clinical Diagnosis:
FNAC Report: (No- )
HPE Report: (No- )
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Fig:1. Histopathology of LN showing Langhan·s giant cells (40HPF).
SN IP No Name Age/Sex Date of FNAC No. FNAC Dx HPE No. HPE Dx Correlat on
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surgey
1. 6285 PMJ 51/F 064/5/19 189 RLN 2936 RLN Y
2. 720065 MM 41/F 064/6/2 708 TBL 294 TBL Y
3. 356911 MKT 18/F ³ 466 Schwannoma 732 Schwannoma Y
4. 763222 AS 29/F ³ 917 TBL 3119 TBL Y
5. 403315 ST 22/F ³ 967 GLN 594 TBL N
6. 698706 BS 20/F 064/6/9 581 TBL 2451 TBL Y
7. 355564 THB 42/M 064/6/23 489 Inconclusive 3411 AV malfn N
8. 743270 RB 24/M ³ 541 GLN 3123 GLN Y
9. 720121 N A 19/M ³ 1121 RLN RLN Y
10. 404412 SM 28/F ³ 449 GLN 3732 GLN Y
11. 529234 SS 29/M 064/8/12 1178 Epider moid 3902 Epider moid Y
12. 811464 P A 40/F ³ 1257 Epider moid Epider moid Y
13. 864136 NL 26/F ³ TB 4016 TB Y
14. 355563 PMM 40/F 064/6/23 Fibr osar coma 596 Fibr osar coma Y
14. 358096 GMR 70/F 064/6/23 470 War hin 547 War hin Y
15. 352232 KT 26/M ³ 936 Met Sq Cell Ca 547 Met Sq Cell Ca Y
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Look for mistakes
Start giving to your supervisors in sections
Mistakes are more found out by others.
Hard cover bindingMake ready of electronic version also
Colour illustrations if possible
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8 copies
3 copies- examination section
1 copy guide
1 /2 copy ² co- guide/s 1 copy - department
2 copies- authors
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1. Be constructive (diplomatic) in reviewingothers· work; don·t blast all previous work, don·t be dismissive and definitely don·t singleout anyone with scorn. Chances are they are
reviewing your proposal.
BAD: All prev ious studies are w orthless because they f ailed to recogniz e the e ff ect o f X on Y. Chen and Smith (1998) tr ied but their a pproach w as sim ply w rong. Ours is the f irst stud y to add ress this q uestion correctly .
BETTER: Previous studies have made important contributions to this challenging problem, however none of the published studies appear to have completely accounted for the effect of X on Y. A pioneering effort in this direction is described by Chen andSmith (1998), highlighting the need for additional
investigation of the system properties when the full set ofinteractin factors are incor orated in the model.
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A Guide to Research Methodology, Biostatistics and Medical
Writing ± CPSP
How to write thesis- by PR Sharma
Guidelines of University of Toronto
Guidelines of Fayetteville State UniversityGuidelines of Fayetteville State University
ASEE SEMINAR, 2002. University of Texas ASEE SEMINAR, 2002. University of Texas
Writing a thesis. Linda Campbell. Queen¶s universityWriting a thesis. Linda Campbell. Queen¶s university
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Start finding your Guide and co- guides
Start searching a topic
Try to reach your targeted sample size soon
Start writing your thesis----never saytomorrow