You are on page 1of 3

RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION CENTER

Mabini Street, Tagum City


Davao del Norte
Telefax: (084)655-9591 Local 113

Student Researchers’ Guide for Defenses (Qualitative Study)

Title Defense (Res 1)


Required Documents and Attachments:

1. Printed out readings that served as basis for the study (theories, propositions, concepts)
in two copies
2. Research Title Evaluation Sheet

Check the readings and printed PDF file of the theory that served as the basis of the study.

Make sure that there are theories, proposition, concept that highlighted the viability of the
study.

Outline Defense (Res 1)


Required Documents and Attachments:

1. Three copies of the manuscript (Chapter 1, 2 and 3) with notation of endorsement


affixed with signature of the adviser and subject teacher
2. “Turn-it-in” result
3. Outline Defense Evaluation Sheet (3-Three original Sheets)
4. Defense Minutes (1-one copy only)

Chapter 1

1. What have you observed in the local setting why you want to conduct the study?
2. What is the focus of your research?
3. What is the research gap that you would like to address?
4. What prompted you to propose the research problem?
5. What is the purpose of the study?
6. What are the Research Questions?
RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION CENTER
Mabini Street, Tagum City
Davao del Norte
Telefax: (084)655-9591 Local 113

7. Can you provide us the theory, proposition, concept, or a study that served as the
theoretic lens for the proposal?
8. What are the limitations and delimitations of the study?

Chapter 2

This part of the defense will focus on the commentaries and suggestions on how to present the
related readings and cluster them.

Chapter 3

1. What qualitative approach are you going to apply in the study?


2. What makes this approach appropriate for your present study?
3. Who are your target participants? Why them? What are the inclusion and exclusion
criteria?
4. How are you going to determine the number of your participants? What sampling
technique are you going to use? How many IDI and FGD?
5. What are the roles you are going to play as a researcher?
6. What instrument are you going to use in data collection?
7. How are you going to do the data analysis? What is the process? How are you going to
ensure triangulation of data?
8. How are you going to address trustworthiness of the study?
9. How are you going to address ethical consideration of the study?

Final Defense (Res 2)


Required Documents and Attachments:

1. Three copies of the entire research manuscript (Chapter 3 and 4, including preliminaries
and appendices) with notation of endorsement affixed with signature of the adviser,
subject teacher and Data Analyst
2. Filled-out Outline Defense Minutes
3. “Turn-it-in” result
4. Final Defense Evaluation Sheet (3-Three original Sheets)
5. Final Defense Minutes (1-one copy only)
RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION CENTER
Mabini Street, Tagum City
Davao del Norte
Telefax: (084)655-9591 Local 113

Chapter 4

1. What are the themes generated for Research Question number 1? What does each
theme means? Can you cite one participant’s quotation?
2. What are the themes generated for Research Question number 2? What does each
theme means? Can you cite one participant’s quotation?
3. What are the themes generated for Research Question number 3? What does each
theme means? Can you cite one participant’s quotation?

Chapter 5

1. What is the discussion of the result for the Research Question number 1? Can you cite
an author that would support your discussion?
2. What is the discussion of the result for the Research Question number 2? Can you cite
an author that would support your discussion?
3. What is the discussion of the result for the Research Question number 3? Can you cite
an author that would support your discussion?
4. What are the implications of the result in the field of practice/profession? What is its
relevance to the profession?
5. What are the implications of the result in the field of research?
6. What is your conclusion of the study? What have you learned? How important is the
result of the study?

Good Luck!!!! You Can Do This!!!

You might also like