FEATI UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT Instruction Guide in: CE 519 Course Description:

CE Project 1 Laboratory Lec. Hrs. 0 Lab Hrs.3 Credit Units: 1

Text Book: Dissertation and Thesis Writing Manual by Rivera,1999 References: Research methods for construction by Fellows and Liu : Thesis Writing: A Practical Guide by Leverizag :Research Methods (Revised Edition) by Sevilla, Ochave, Punzalan, Regala and Uriarte :Analysis of Failure and survival Data by Smith, 2002 :Project Study Road Construction by Sanares SUBJECT MATTER 1.0 Research and its Use OBJECTIVES Understand research and its use in the Philippine Setting TEACHER'S ACTIVITY Class discussion STUDENT'S ACTIVITY Exercise No. 1Understanding Research and its Use Exercise No. 2-Listing of Thesis /Dissertation Title Exercise No. 4-Stating Final Thesis Title Exercise No.5-Reasons for choosing the title Exercise No. 6Writing of Research Design EVALUATION Oral Presentation TIME ALLOTMENT Week 1 June 14 - 19

2.0 Thesis and Dissertation

Differentiate thesis from dissertation and its importance to society Know the reasons for choosing title and how to start final thesis title

Class discussion

Oral Presentation

Week 2 June 21-26

3.0 Thesis Title 4.0 Choosing Title

Class discussion

Oral Presentation

Week3 June 28 - July 3

5.0 Components of the Title 6.0 Introduction and Theoretical Framework SUBJECT MATTER 7.0 Research Design of Thesis

Write components of the thesis its introduction and theoretical framework

Class discussion

Oral Presentation

Week 4-5 July 5 - 17

OBJECTIVES Write research design as part of the thesis

TEACHER'S ACTIVITY Class discussion

STUDENT'S ACTIVITY Writing draft thesis proposal

EVALUATION Oral Deliberation

TIME ALLOTMENT Week 6 July 19 - 24

8.0-9.0 Computation of Representative of Sample

Compute representative of samples in gathering data

Class discussion

Exercise No. 8Computing Representatives of Samples Exercise No. 12Illustrate Random Sampling Exercise No.13Illustrate Accidental Sampling Exercise No. 13Illustrate Purposive Sampling Exercise No.14Illustrate Quota Sampling

Oral Presentation

Week 8-9 Aug 2 - 14

10.0 Random and Accidental Sampling

Illustrate random and accidental sampling

Class discussion

Oral Presentation

Week 10 Aug 16-21

11.0 Purposive and Quota Sampling

Illustrate purposive and quota sampling

Class discussion

Oral Deliberation

Week 11-12 Aug 23-Sept 4

13.0 Sampling and Techniques of the Study

MIDTERM EXAMINATION Week 13 (Sept 6 - 11) Write and analyze the Class discussion Exercise No. 16samples and sampling of data Writing the samples and know the techniques of and sampling the study. Techniques of the study

Oral Deliberation

Week 14 Sept 13 - 18

14.0 Conduct of Interview and Types of Questions

Know student's graded demonstration of the proper conduct of an interview and construct type of questions

Class discussion

Exercise No. 17Student's graded demonstration of the proper conduct of interview Exercise No. 18-Giving of Examples of open and closed type of questions

Oral Deliberation

Week 15 Sept. 20 - 25

15.0-16.0 Cover Letter and Instrumentation Component of the study in thesis proposal

Compose cover letter and its component of the study in proposal thesis.

Class discussion

Exercise No. 19Composing of a cover letter Exercise No. 20Writing of the Instrumentation component of the study. Preparation of thesis proposal

Oral Deliberation

Week 16 Sept. 27 - Oct. 2

17.0 Preparation of thesis proposal

To present thesis proposal with the panel examiner

Class discussion

Thesis Defense

Week 17 Oct. 4-9

Final Examination - Week 18 (Oct. 11 - 16) Prepared by: ENGR TOMAS U. GANIRON, JR Date: May 24,2004 MSCE