SE CT IO N1: PRO CE DURE S AND G UIDE L INES FO R RE S E ARCH

ME T H O DOL O GY/ T H ES IS
In trod u cti on
Thesi s wri t i ng (C apst one P roj ect ) i s a si x uni t cours e enrol l ed b y st udent s i n t he
B ach el or s de gr ee pro gr am s. A st udent in t hesi s prep ar at i on m ust have be en
adm i t t ed to candi da c y for a de gr ee shal l ai m t o t est t he st udent s abi l i t y t o
i nt egrat e and appl y t he knowl ed ge t hat has acqui red i n t he pro gr am st ud y.
T h esi s En rol l men t
Thesi s Writ i n g have t he vali di t y span. Fi rst a ccept ance of Thesi s Writ i n g is val i d
for one school ye a r (t wo sem est e rs and one sum m er ). How ever, st udent s who ar e
unabl e t o defend or al l y t hei r t hesi s wi t hi n t he t hree t erm peri od have t o enrol l
t hesi s wri ti n g agai n i f the y wi sh t o have t hei r proposal or fi nal defens e. No
en rol lm ent m e ans no t hesi s advi si ng and oral de fense
Res earch Ag end a
R ese arch t opi cs are gi ven di rect i on and assi st ance b y t hesi s advi se r provi ded that
t he st udent s res ear ch t opi c ar e i n l i ne wi t h t hei r speci al i z at i on.
Ad vi sin g Req u i remen t
The Advi sor y P anel , i s a group of qual i fi ed col l ege or m ast er al gra duat e fa cul t y
m em bers who gui de t he st udent i n wri t i ng hi s/ her t hesi s/ res ear ch m et hodol o g y/
spe ci al proj ect s.
The P ro gram coordi n at or appoi nt ed m a y consi de r the st udent s pr efe ren ce,
appoi nt s t he m em bers of t he Advi sor y P anel whi ch com pri ses ( a) t he st udent s
t hesi s advi ser; and (b) one of whom i s an off- cam pus m em be r.
Assi gnm ent
of
advi se r i s deci ded on b y t he DGC Di r ect or and De an based on t he fol l owi ng
c ri t eri a:
a.

a cadem i c Qual i fi cat i ons of the fol l owi ng,

1. Thesi s C oordi nat or
2. Thesi s Advi ser
3. P anel
b. ex pert i se of the facul t y in t he chosen t hesi s t opi c and
c. Wil l i ngn ess of t he f acul t y t o ac cept t he assi gnm ent .
Gui del i nes:
1. R esponsi bil i t i es of t he Pro gr am C oordi nat or
a. P rovi di ng di r ect i on t o st udent for wri t i n g t he pap er;
b. In st ru ct i ng m a y be done fac e t o fa ce / duri n g cl assschedul e
gi ven or t hrough e- m ail .
c. P roofr eadi n g i s not pa rt of t he program coordi n at or/ advi ser s t ask.
An edit or is assi gned aft e r t hefi nal oral def ense.
d. Adm i ni st r at i ve conc erns li ke defens e fe es, edi t i ng, and ot her rel at ed
m at t ers( e.g. ch ange of advi ser ) ar e di re ct ed t o t he Di r ect or.
e. Eval uat i n g st udent s work obj e ct i vel y, ex pl ai ni ng the st rengt hs and
we akness es of t he pap er;
f. Ke epi ng a reco rd of al l m eet i n gs r el at ed t o advi si ng;

2. R esponsi bil i t i es of t he thesi s advi se r i ncl ude:

a. Gui di n g the st udent in are as wher e the st udent fi nds di ffi cul t y and
gi vi ng, encour agem ent to boost t he st udent s confi den ce;
b. Knowi n g the st udent s r esea rch needs,
c. Maki n g ones el f av ai l abl e duri n g advi si n g appoi nt m ent s;
d. Moni t ori ng t he advi see s progress;
e. Det erm i ni ng t he re adi ness of t he st udent fo r proposal and fi nal
de fense;
f. Hel pi n g t he st udent duri n g deci si on m aki ng on rel at ed ac adem i c
m at t ers; and m aki ng the advi see awa re of hi s/ he r ex pect at i ons.
3. R esponsi bil i t i es of t he st udent i ncl ude:
a. Unde rst andi ng hi s rese ar ch needs and doi ng hi s own i ni t i at i ves t o
m eet them ;
b. Knowi n g and m eet i n g t he ex pect at i ons of t he advi ser;
c. B ei ng on t im e duri ng advi si ng appoi ntm ent s;
d. Ke epi ng i n mi nd t hat t he advi se r has ot he r responsi bi l it i es and ti m e
com m i tm ent s; henc e, seei ng the advi se r onl y at the appoi nt ed t im e
m ust be observ ed;
e. Ke epi ng t he advi se r i nform ed of hi s/ he r pro gr ess;
f. Ke epi ng wi t h/ foll owi n g advi se r s recom m end at i ons;
g. B ei ng open to cri t i que on t he wri t t en work and ot he r m att e rs r el at ed
t o advi si ng;
h. Mai nt ai ni n g prof essi onal i sm at al l t i m es as r efl ect ed i n ones
l an gua ge and act i ons;
i . Unde rst andi ng
full y
t hat
the
advi ser s
t ask
is
si m pl y
t o gui de/ advi se/ set di rect i on that i t i s t he st udent s t ask to wri t e t he
pap er; and
j. Knowi n g full y that t hat t hesi s wri t i ng i s hi s/ her own responsi bi l it y.
W hi l e t he advi ser wi l li n gl y ex t ends hel p duri n g t he process, t he succ ess of
advi si n g rel i es to a gr eat ex t ent on t he st udent s awa ren ess of hi s/ her rol e as
advi se e on hi s/ her and st ron g desi re to m eet ones personal go al s.
The Advi sor y P anel m a y ev ent ual l y, but not ne cessa ri l y, becom e t he Or al
Ex ami nat i on P anel of thei r advi see handl ed. The Or al Ex am i nat i on P anel i s a
group of qual i fi ed f acul t y m em bers who sit i n duri n g t he de fense of t he st udent ,
su ggest s and recom m ends revi si ons i f nec essar y and de ci des on t he out com e of t he
de fense and grad e of the st udent . Al t hough, it i s hi ghl y recom m end ed t hat for
purposes of cont i nui t y, m em bers of the Advi sor y P anel wi l l ev ent ual l y be the sam e
m em bers i n the Oral Ex am i nati on P anel .
O ral Presen tati on s
The re are thr ee oral pres ent at i ons t hat a t hesi s wri t er undergo es:
1. Topi c P resent at i on
The purpose of t he t opi c pr esent at i on is t o det erm i ne t he res ear ch abi li t y of the
r esea rch topi c and t o provi de gui danc e t o t he t hesi s wri t er in t hee arl y st a ge of
r esea rch wri ti n g. Th e st udent m a y subm it up t o t hre e t opi cs. The rese arch t opi c/ s
i s/ are ev al uat ed b y the C hai rm an of t he Advi sor y panel . A revi e w of at l east t en
(10) rel at ed st udi es publi shed wit hi n t he l ast fi ve (5) ye a rs is requi red fo r ea ch
t opi c. Upon app roval of the t opi c, t he st udent prepa res for t he t opi c pr esent at i on.

The paper cont ai ns t he fol l owi n g part s: In t rodu ct i on (B ack ground of t he S t ud y,

S t at em ent of t he P robl em , and Si gni fi can ce of t he S t ud y) , R evi ew of R el at ed
Li t er at ure,
Met hodol o gy,
R esul t
and
Di scussi on
and
C oncl usi on
and
R ecom m end at i on. Fou r copi es of t he pape r are subm i tt ed t o t he P ro gram
C oordi nat or s Offi ce at l east a w eek befor e t he def ense. Thre e m em bers si t i n t he
pan el duri ng t he t opi c def ense.
2. P roposal De fens e
The st udent get s endors em ent from hi s/ her t hesi s advi ser. S oft cop y and one ha rd
cop y of t he pap er are then submi t t ed t o t he P ro gram Coordi nat or for ch ecki n g of
form at anddocum ent at i on.
Ea ch cop y cont ai ns t he fol l owi n g:
C over page
C omm ent She et
Approval for P roposal
C hapt er 1 t o 3
R ef eren ces
Aft er t he defens e, t he st udent revi ses t he pape r based on t he l ist of
r ecom m endat i ons/ com m ent s gi ven b y t he pan el in consul t at i on wi t h hi s/ her t hesi s
advi se r. The r evi sed pape r i s submi t t ed t o ea ch of the panel m em be r for approval .

3. Fi n al Def ense
Upon endorsem ent of t he fi nal pap er b y the t hesi s advi ser and approval of di rect o r,
t he st udent subm it s fou r hard copi es of the paper (not bound) t o t he P ro gram
C oordi nat or s offi c e at l east t wo weeks befor e t he sch edul ed de fense. The panel
app roves t he defens e i f t her e ar e no m aj or issues or conc erns r ai sed re ga rdi n g t he
pap er b y an y one of t he panel m em bers, whi ch war rant s the post ponem ent of the
de fense. Such issues must be raised t o the chai r of t he panel at l east t wo da ys
be fore t he oral de fense.
C over page
Approval for Fi nal Def ense
C hapt er 1 t o 5
R ef eren ces
R esul t of pi l ot t est i ng of t he st ud y

Revi si on of Th esi s Manu sc rip t

The candi dat e i s requi red t o inco rporat e all t he suggest i ons, recom m end at i ons, and
co rre ct i ons of t he panel of ex am i ners. App roval of each m em be r is requi red
be foret he fi nal pri nt i ng of t he m anusc ri pt .
T h esi s Fe es
B efo re t he schedul ed proposal / fi nal oral de fense, t he st udent set t l es pa ym ent s for
t he fol l owi n g at t he Ac count i ng Offi c e:

Activity
Proposal Defense

Fees
Paneling Fee
Advising Fee
Paneling Fee
Advising Fee
Editing Fee (depends
number of pages)

Final Defense

on

the

Amount
Php. 900.00 per group
Php. 300.00 per group
Php. 900.00 per group
Php. 600.00 per group
Php 10.00 per page

Tech n i cal Sp eci f i cati on s

1. Pap er Si z e and Q u al i ty

8.27 " 11.69" (A4 siz e), whi t e, subst ance -20 book pap ers m ust be
used.
Manusc ri pt s pri nt ed on bet t e r qual it y pape r wil l look m ore professi onal
and wil l ar chi ve bett e r.

2. Pap er L ayou t

P ape r must be pri nt ed / t yp ed i n port r ai t m ode. Lan dsc ape m ode is not
al l owed ex c ept for purposes of a ccom m odat i n g unusual l y l arge t abl es,
i l l ust rat i ons, and t heli ke.

3. Ma rgin s

To provi de al l owanc e for t ri mm i n gs duri n g bi ndi ng and l at er eas e i n

m i crofi l m i ngand cop yi n g, ever y page of t he m anusc ri pt must m eet t hese
m i nim um m argi nst anda rds:
Top: 1.8 (note: pagination is at header 1.25 from the top of the page)
Bottom:
1.25
Right:
1.25
Left:
1.5 (binding edge)

Al l m anuscri pt m at e ri al s m ust fi t wi t hi n thes e m argi n requi rem ent s

(i ncl udi n g pa ge num bers, t abl es, fi gu res, and gr aphs)

4. Fon ts and Fon t S i ze

An y l egi bl e font , ex c ept t hose t hat ar e scri pt , i t al i c, or orn am ent al , i s

a ccept abl e fort h e bod y of the t ex t .
A 12-poi nt font siz e i s re com m ended for Tim es New Rom an; i f Ari al ,
Hel v et i ca, orC ent ur y Got hi c font s a re used, t he m anusc ri pt m ust be 11or 12-poi nt font .
A consi st ent font and si z e m ust be observed t hroughout al l sect i ons of
t hem anusc ri pt .
It al i cs m a y be used for quot at i ons and words i n a for ei gn l anguage.

5. S paci n g
The m anuscri pt , i ncl udi ng t he abst ra ct , ackno wl edgm ent s, vi t ae, m ust
be one-and -one- hal f- spaced. Thi s shoul d be used consi st ent l y
t hrou ghout t he m anusc ri pt .

Foot not es, endnot es, bi bli o gr aphi c ent ri es, l ong quot at i ons, i t em s i n
l i st s, t abl e of cont ent s, and app endi ces m a y be si n gl e- spac ed, i.e., i f
t hat st yl e i s re com m ended b yt he di sci pl i ne.

6. Pagi n ati on
Ea ch pa ge of t he enti r e m anusc ri pt must be num ber ed ex cept for t he
c ert i fi cat e ofori gi n al it y / aut hent i c aut horshi p page, t i tl e pa ge , and t he
bl ack -borde red cert i fi c at eof panel app roval pa ge .
P rel i m i nar y pa ges a re num bered cons ecut i vel y i n l ower-c ased R om an
num er al s; t hefi rst page t o be num ber ed is t he Abst ra ct pa ge whi ch is
m ark ed i ii .
The t ex t and back m at t ers a re num ber ed cons ecut i vel y i n Arabi c
num er al s,begi nni ng wi t h 1 on the fi rst page of t he t ext .
P a ge num bers m ust appe ar i n t he sam e l ocat i on (upper ri ght hand
co rner ) on ea chpa ge ex cept on t he fi rst pa ge of Chapt e rs whe re the page
i s count ed but not m arked.
P a ge num bers m ust be consi st ent wi t h the t ext in font si z e and st yl e. It
m ust al so fi t wit hi n t he m argi n requi rem ent s.

7. Text Ci ta ti on s of Ref eren ces

The Am e ri can Ps ychol o gi c al Associ at i on ( APA) ci t at i on st yl e, bot h for
i n-t ext andl i st of re fe renc es, wi l l be used fo r t heses, di ssert at i ons and
spe ci al proj ect s.
R ef eren ces m a y be ci t ed b y gi vi ng t he l ast nam e (s) of t he aut hor(s) and
t he ye a r of publ i cat i on of t he r efe ren ce.
8. E qu ati on s

Equat i ons must be num be red conse cut i vel y f rom (1.1 ), (1.2), et c., up t o
t he end of t he pap er, incl udi n g an y appendi c es. The equat i on num ber is
used when r efe rri ng t oequat i ons. The fi rst num ber r efe rs t o t he chapt er;
t he second num ber re fe rs t o thent h occu rr ence of t he equat i on wit hi n
t he ch apt er.

Ex am pl e:
D(uv )w=

audw,v+

avdw,v +

du,,v

t ABS (d24

w,u- d

w,v)

(3.1)
9.

Cor recti on s and E rrata

10.

Pri n ti n g

11.

No cor rect i ons i n t he form of corr ect i on t ap e or fl ui d, erasu res, cr ashout s, and t he li ke m ust be m ade on t he fi nal cop y

Al l pri nt shoul d be l et t er qual i t y wi t h dark bl a ck ch ara ct ers that are

consi st ent l yc l e ar and dense.
Dot m at ri x pri nt i ng i s not a ccept abl e
In k j et , l aser j et , or a si mi l arl y hi gh- qual i t y pri nt er shoul d be used.
B in d in g and L ab el in g

The m anusc ri pt i s bound usi n g a hard cove r, wrapp ed in t ranspa rent

pl ast i c, i n bl ack for di ssert at i on, m aroon for t hesi s, and gre en for
spe ci al proj ect .
The ha rd cover cont ai ns t he ti t l e, nam e of t he aut hor, school , inst i t ut e,
pl ac e, dat e of approval for bi ndi ng, al l of whi ch a re st am ped i n gol d
foi l .
Fou rt een (14)- poi nt Tim es New Rom an font wit h bol d at t ri but e fo r al l
el em ent s is used.
Ex cept for the dat e, al l ot her it em s a re in uppe rcas e

SECTION II: PARTS OF THE THESIS MANUSCRIPT

Organization of Materials
Title Page

PATHFINDING ALGORITHM
APPLIED TO ROUTE PLAN
FOR DGC CAMPUS USING
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
A Thesis
Presented to
the faculty of the School of
Computer Science
Don Bosco Global College
Cabuyao Campus
Cabuyao City

The ti t l e appea rs li ke an i nvert ed

p yr am i d, wri t t en i n upper cas e l ett e rs
and si n gl e spac ed. The ful l l e gal nam e of
t he c andi dat e appe ars i n bol d upper cas e
l ett e rsfol l owed b y t he m ont h and ye a r
when t he m anuscri pt i s accom pl i shed,
i nupperc ase- l owerc ase l ett e rs and doubl e
space.
Th esi s Ab st ract
The t hesi s abst ra ct cont ai ns essent i al
st at em ent s about t he whol e paper. It
i ncl udes desc ri pti on of the st ud y,
m et hodol o gy,
m aj or
fi ndi n gs,
concl usi ons and r ecom m endat i ons. Thi s
shoul d be a one- page summ a r y of the
pape r.

ABSTRACT
Abst ra ct
1. The bod y
pri nt ed in
one -hal f
fourt h
he adi ng
2. An
ove rvi ew
a
st ud y; a
probl em ,
fol l owed,

Name of Institution:

Don Bosco Global

College Cabuyao Campus

Address:

Cabuyao, City

Title of Research:
Path Finding
Algorithm Applied to Route Plan
for DGC Campus using Artificial
Intelligence
Author: Sean Anthony Dela Cruz
Degree: Bachelor of Science in
Computer Science
Date of Completion: March, 2012

Gui del i nes:

of
the
abst r act ,
doubl e or one -andspace, be gi ns on the
li ne
bel ow
t he
abst ra ct i s a gen eral
of the r esea rch. It is
sum m ar y
of
t he
st at em ent
of
t he
ex peri m ent
or
t he
proc edure
t he
r esul t s
and
t heconcl usi ons.

3. It shoul d
be
a
succi nct
a ccount t hat al l ows read ers t o m ake an a ccur at e deci si on as to whet he r the
ful l cont ent s wi l l be ben efi ci al to hi m / her.
4. The m ax im um l en gt h for at hesi s/ speci al proj e ct , i t is 200 words. P ert i nent
pl ac es, ful l nam es of peopl e and ot her prop er nouns use ful i n el ect roni c
r et ri eval m ust be i ncl uded.

5. Di a gr am s, cha rt s and t abl es, or ot her i l l ust r at ed m at eri al s and form ul a e or

equ at i ons are not i ncl uded i n the abst ract .
6. S ym bol s, as wel l as for ei gn words and phras es, m ust be cl ea rl y and
a ccur at el y di spl a ye d. Transl it e rat i ons for char act e rs ot her than Rom an and
Gr eek l et t ers and Arabi c num er al s as wel l as acc ent s and di ac ri ti c al m arks
a re i ncl uded.
7. Use present form i n al l sent enc e const ruct i on, i f possi bl e.

A P P R O VAL S H E E T
T h i s t h e s i s e n t i t l e d PATH FINDING ALGORITHM APPLIED TO ROUTE PLAN FOR DGC CAMPUS
USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE p r e p a r e d a n d s u b m i t t e d b y D e l a C r u z , S e a n A n t h o n y i n p a r t i a l
fulfilment of the require ments for the de gree of Bachelor of Science in Computer Science has been
exa mined and is recommended for acceptance and approval for oral defense.

A D R I A N D . E VAN C U L L A
Adviser
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

EDITOR
Edited and re-examined for final printing and submission to the School of Computer Science.

D R . T E R I S I TA A PAI TAN
Language Editor
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

PAN E L O F E X A M I N E R S

Approved by the committee on Oral Exa mination with a grade of

A R N O L D A R A N AYD O
Member

Member

KENN MIGAN VINCENT C. GUMONAN

F R A N C I S J U N C . PATAL E N
Chairman
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Accepted and approved in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science.

Date:

A R N O L D AR A N AYD O
D ir ec to r fo r Ac a d e mic Aff a ir s

MARCELINAPEREZ
School Director

AC KNO WL E DG ME NTS
Thi s incl udes nam es of i nsti t ut i ons or peopl e who ex t ended hel p and
support i n t he cours e of m aki ng of t he t hesi s. Desi gnat i on/ posi t i on of t he pe rson
shoul d bei ndi c at ed. The aut hor i s fr ee t o de ci de on t he orde r/ hi era rch y of persons
t o bea cknowl ed ge d. It i s sugge st ed, howev er, that fundi ng inst i t ut i ons, i f t her e
a re, a re m enti oned fi rst .
DE DIC ATIO N
The he adi ng of a one paged DED IC ATIO N need not appea r on t he
dedi c at i on page, and t he t ext m a y be cent e red. Thi s cont ai ns nam es of speci al
peopl e, e.g., f am il y and fri ends, who ar e cl ose to t he aut hor and who have i nspi red
hi m t o com pl et i n g t he work

TAB L E O F CO NTE NT S
The headi n g fo r t his pa ge i s TAB L E O F CO NTE NT S i n upper case and bol d
at t ri but e, cent e red wi t hout punct uat i on. The ti t l es of chapt ers or sect i ons m ust be
l i st ed and word ed ex act l y as the y appe ar i n t he m anusc ri pt . Tit l es for the
pr el im i nar y pa ge s and for al l ch apt ers, ex c ept sub- chapt e rs, a re i n uppe rcas e. The
pa ge num be r for t he st art i n g page of ea ch part is li st ed fl ush at t he ri ght m a rgi n.
An y spac e bet we en the l ast word of the t it l e and t he page num ber can be fi l l ed
wi t h a dot l ead er.
S am pl e Fo rm at
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page
Approval Sheet
Thesis Abstract
Acknowledgment
Dedication
Table of Contents
List of Tables
List of Figures, Illustration, Graphs
Chapter I. Problem and its Background
Theoretical/Conceptual Framework
Statement of the Problem
Objective of the Study
Significance of the Study
Scope and Limitation of the studies
Definition of Term
Chapter II. Review of Related Literature
Related Literature and Studies
Synthesis
Chapter III. Design and Methodology
Project Design
Project Development

Operational and Testing Procedures

Evaluation Techniques
Chapter IV. Results and Discussion
Project Description
Project Structure
Capability and Limitation
Project Evaluation
Chapter V. Conclusion and Recommendation
References
Appendices (Forms)

Endorsement Letters
Questionnaires
Approval of Proposal Defense
Approval of Final Defense
Oral Examination Report - Rubrics
Panel Oral Examination Report Proposal Defense
Panel Oral Examination Report Final Defense
Curriculum Vitae

Num be ri ng for e ach chapt e r i s in Arabi c num er al .

The abov e chapt ers a re j ust re com m endat or y. Chapt ers and sub-chapt e rs
ot her t han t hose st at ed abov e m a y be added.

Ch ap ters an d Su b -Ch ap t ers

The he adi ng fo r each ch apt er shoul d be c ent ered wi t hout punct u at i on. On
t he se cond l i ne fol l owi ng t hi s he adi ng i s the ti t l e of the chapt e r.
The nex t li ne st art s on t he fourt h li ne bel ow t he t it l e of t he C hapt er.
The sub-t it l es a re fl ush to t he l eft m argi n.
The fi rst page of ea ch ch apt er is count ed, but unm a rked. Al l ot her pa ge s ar e
m ark ed at t he upper ri ght hand m argi n usi ng Ar abi c num er al s.
Al l m aj or se ct i ons/ ch apt ers must begi n on a new pa ge; subsect i ons/ subch apt ers need not .
W heneve r t he he adi ng of a se ct i on or subsect i on appea rs near t he bott om of
a page, it m ust be fol l owed b y at l east one l i ne of t ex t , or t he headi n g
shoul d be fo rced t ot he t op of t he next pa ge .
List of Tables

List of
Figures,
Illustration, Graphs
CH A PT E R I: INT RO DU CT IO N
B ack grou nd of th e S tud y
Thi s part incl udes t he back gr ound info rm at i on about t he probl em at hand. The
i nt roduct i on of a t hesi s shoul d show t hat t he aut hor i s fam i li a r wit h t he
l i t erat ur eb y dev el opi ng a com pr ehensi ve background of t he st ud y
1. Maki n g t opi c gen eral i z at i ons and/ or
2. R evi ewi n g it em s of pr evi ous rese ar ch
3.
4.
5.
6.

C ount er-cl ai m i ng or
In di c at i ng a gap or
Quest i on- rai si ng or
C onti nui n g a t radi ti on

7.
8.
9.
10.

Out l i ni ng purposes or
Announci n g present rese arch
Announci n g pri nci pal fi ndi ngs
In di c at i ng rese arch art i cl e st ru ct ure

T h eoreti cal / Con cep tu al Fr a mew ork

The rese ar cher ex pl ai ns t he t heor y (i f usi ng t heoret i c al fr am ework ) or t he concept
(i f usi n g con cept ual fram e work) that gui ded t he st ud y. C oncept s f rom aut hori t i es
and theo ri es of not abl e educ at ors/ phil osophe rs ar e used in t he di scussi on.
The fol l owi ng gui del i nes in ev al uat i ng t he t heoret i c al / conc ept ual fr am ework are
used:
1. Does it show rel at i onshi p of t heori es wit h t he probl em ?
2. Is the theo r y/ conc ept st at ed cl e arl y and adequ at el y i n si m pl e t erm s?
3. Are t he conc ept s/t e rm s defi ned in fun ct i onal or oper at i onal t erm s?
Thi s part m a y i ncl ude t he fi gur e t hat rep resent s the paradi gm or m odel of t he
st ud y.
Aft er t he present at i on of the paradi gm , t he rese arch er has t o di scuss/ ex pl ai n the
fi gur e cl e arl y and com pl et el y
S tate men t of th e Prob l e m

The m aj or probl em i s st at ed i n decl arat i ve form . Thi s usual l y bea rs t he t i tl e of t he

t hesi s or t he m ai n obj e ct i ve i n conduct i n g t he st ud y.
Fo r quant i t at i ve res ea rch, t he speci fi c probl em s are i n quest i on form .
Fo r t hesi s on i nst ru ct i onal m at eri al s dev el opm ent , t he probl em m a y com e out as
t he di scussi on of t he present at i on pro gr esses. St at em ent of t he P robl em shoul d be
wri t t en as S tate men t of Ob je cti ves and t he speci fi c obj e ct i ves a re wri t t en i n t he
i m perat i ve form .
The r esea rche r shoul d consi der t he fol l owi ng gui del i nes i n eval u at i ng t he
st at em ent of t he probl em :
1. Is t he probl em pa rt of t he col l ege res ea rch agend a and si gni fi cant enou gh
t o add t o t he ex ist i ng knowl edge?
2. Is the probl em t est abl e, t hat i s, i s it possi bl e t o col l ect dat a to ans wer t he
quest i ons asked?
3. Ar e t he sub- probl em s com pl et el y r esea rchabl e uni t s?
Objective of the Study
R ese arch obj ect i ves i s a con cr et e st at em ent des cri bi ng what t he rese arch is t r yi ng
t oachi eve. A wel l -word ed obj ect i ve wi ll beS MART, i.e. S peci fi c, Measurabl e,
At t ai nabl e,R e al i st i c,
and
Tim e -bound.R esea rch
obj e ct i ve
shoul d
be
R el evant , Fe asi bl e, Lo gi cal , Obse rvabl e, Unequi voc al and Me asurabl e. Obj ect i ve is
a purpose t hat can be re asonabl yac hi eved wi t hi n t he expe ct ed ti m ef ram e and wi t h
t he av ai l abl e
S i gn if i can ce of th e Stu d y

Wri t e t he si gni fi canc e of the st ud y b y l ooki n g i nt o t he ge ne ral cont ri but i on of yo ur

st ud y, such as it s im port an ce t o soci et y as a whol e, t hen proce ed downwards
t owa rds it s cont ri but i on t o i ndi vi dual s and that m a y i ncl ude you rs el f as a
r esea rche r. You st art off broadl y t hen t aper off gr adual l y t o a spe ci fi c gr oup or
pe rs on.
C oupl ed wi t h ref er ence t o the probl em st at em ent , t hi s effect i vel y st i m ul at es t he
m i nd t o thi nk i n a dedu ct i ve m ode, i .e., from ge ner al t o speci fi c. For ex am pl e, i n
t he st ud y on t ea chi ng st yl e gi v en i n #1, yo u m a y w ri t e:
Scope and Limitation of the studies

The scope and li m i t at i ons are ver y im port ant t o t he nat ur e of yo ur st ud y. As yo u r

st ud y be gi ns wi t h yo u r probl em st at em ent and purpose st at em ent out li ni n g t he
r eason and di rect i on for yo u r st ud y, yo ur st ud y m ust al so indi cat e it s l i mi t at i ons.
In addi ti on t o what yo ur st ud y i nt ends to a ccom pl i sh , a di scussi on of what you r
st ud y i nt ends not to a ccom pl i sh is of im port an ce and val ue as wel l . What ar e t he
bounda ri es t hat perh aps t he desi gn of yo ur st ud y m a y not al l ow?
Definition of Term
It i s best t o defi ne an y ke y t erm s i n yo u r r esea rch proj ect or quest i on upfront , so
t hat ev er yone has a shared underst andi n g. You wi ll be abl e t o fi nd i deas for
de fi nit i ons b y re adi ng around t he t opi c.

CH A PT E R II: RE VIE W O F RE L ATE D L IT E RATU RE

Thi s chapt er pr esent s t he r el at ed l i t erat ur e and st udi es a ft er the t horough and i ndept h se arch done b y the rese arch ers. Thi s wil l al so pres ent t he s ynt h esi s of t he
a rt , t heor et i cal and concept u al f ram ewo rk to ful l y unde rst and t he r esea rch t o be
done and l ast l y t he defi ni t i on of t erm s for bet t er com prehensi on of t he st ud y.
S yn th esi s
S yn th esi s Wri tin g: t o com bi ne t he i deas of m ore t han one sourc e wi t h yo ur own.

P rep ari ng t o wri t e yo ur S ynt hesi s Essa y

You shoul d l ocat e t wo or m ore sourc es for s ynt hesi z i ng. You shoul d devel op
you r own persp ect i ves and i nt e rpret at i ons of those sourc es yo ur an al ysi s and
i ncl ude yo ur anal ysi s i n t he pap er.
A s yst em at i c pr el im i nar y com p ari son wil l hel p. B egi n b y sum m ari zi n g bri efl y t he
poi nt s, them es, or t rai t s t hat t he t ext s have i n com m on. Not e di fferen ces in t he
sourc es as wel l .
Expl ore di ffe rent w a ys t o organi z e t he inform at i on dependi ng on what yo u fi nd or
what yo u want t o argu e. You mi ght fi nd i t hel pful t o m ake seve ral out l i nes or pl ans
be fore yo u deci de whi ch sour ces t o use.
Wri ti n g th e Syn th esi s Essay
Your s yn t hesi s shoul d be organi z ed so t hat ot he rs can underst and t he sources and
ev al uat e yo u r com preh ensi on of t hem and thei r pr esent at i on of spe ci fi c dat a,
ex am pl es, and support i n g poi nt s.
S tru ctu re
a. Th e i n trod u cti on :
b . Th e b od y:
Your orga niz at i on wi ll be det erm i ned b y t he assi gnm ent or b y t he pat t erns you see
i n t he m at eri al yo u ar e s ynt h esiz i n g (t hem e, poi nt , si m il a ri t y, or aspect of t he
t opi c). The organi z at i on i s t he m ost im port ant part of a s ynt h esi s, so choose t he
m ost effect i ve form at for yo u r t opi c.

B e sur e t hat ea ch par agra ph:

B egi ns wi t h a sent en ce or phrase t hat i nform s re aders of t he t opi c of the

pa ragra ph;
In cl ud es i nform at i on from mor e t han one source;
C l earl y i ndi cat es whi ch m at eri al com es from whi ch sourc e usi n g t ransi ti ons
and topi c sent ences, and i n-t ext ci t at i ons.
[ Bew ar e of pl a gi a ri sm : Acci dent al pl a gi a ri sm m ost oft en occu rs wh en
st udent s are s yn t hesi zi n g sources and do not i ndi c at e wher e t he s ynt hesi s
ends and t hei r own comm ent s begi n or vi ce versa.]
S hows t he si mi l ari t i es or di ffe renc es bet w een the di ffe rent sourc es i n wa ys
t hat m ake t he pape r as i nform at i ve as possi bl e;
R epr esent s t he t ext s fai rl y- - even i f t hat se em s t o weak en t he pap er! Look
upon yo ur sel f as a s ynt h esiz i n g m achi ne; yo u ar e sim pl y repe at i ng what t he
sourc e sa ys i n fewe r words and i n yo u r own words. The fa ct t hat yo u ar e
pa raphr asi ng does not m ean that yo u are, i n an y wa y, ch angi ng what t he
sourc e sa ys.
In cl ud es you r own anal ysi s of the sources

CH A PT E R III: ME T H O DOL O G Y
Thi s chapt er pr esent s t he r esea rch m et hod, popul at i on and sam pl i n g,
r espondent s/ part i ci pant s of the st ud y, res ear ch i nst rum ent s, val i dat i on of t he
i nst rum ent , dat a gat h eri ng procedu re, anal ysi s of dat a, and st at i st i cal t ool s
em pl o yed i n the t reat m ent .
Res earch Desi gn
Thi s part di scusses t he desi gn used as defi ned b y an aut hori t y and i t s i m port anc e
i n t he st ud y.
Pop ul ati on and S amp l i n g
P opul at i on re fers t o the com pl et e enum e rat i on of t he i ndi vi dual s t hat
possess t he char act e ri st i cs whi ch ar e of i nt er est t o the rese arch er for i nfe rent i al
purposes. S am pl i ng or sam pl e, on t he ot her hand, is a proport i on of t he popul at i on
chos en for the st ud y whi ch rep resent s the ent i re popul at i on of i nt er est .
The sam pl i ng procedu res a re descri bed i n det ai l:

sam pl i ng t echni que used i n the choi ces of subj ect s/ respond ent s

how t he sam pl e/ group is sel ect ed, whet h er it i s rep resent at i ve of t he

popul at i on of i nt erest

The fol l owi ng gui del i nes m a y be used i n choosi ng the sam pli n g t e chni ques:
1. Is the rese arch popul at i on cl earl y i dent i fi ed?
2. Does t he sam pl e cl e arl y repr esent t he popul at i on t o whi ch t he r esult s a re to
be ge ner al iz ed?
3. Ar e t her e ad equat e safe gu ards used to r em ove sam pl i ng bi as?
Resp on d en ts/ Pa rti ci p an ts/S ub j ects of th e S tud y

Thi s sect i on des cri bes t he popul at i on. R eason/ s wh y t he y we re chosen a re al so

i ndi cat ed. A profi l e of t he respond ent s m a y be shown i n thi s sect i on.
Res earch In st ru men t
Thi s part indi cat es i f t he inst rum ent i s a sel f- m ade i nst rum ent , cop yri ght ed or an
ad apt ed one. If it i s an adapt ed one, prop er docum ent at i on shoul d be
observ ed.C i t ati on shoul d appe ar bot h i n t hi s sect i on and i n t he re fe renc e l i st .
Det ai l s such as part s of t he quest i onnai re, num ber of it em s, and ki nd of quest i ons
a re i ncl uded.
Gui del i nes in ev al uat i ng t he res ear ch i nst rum ent :
1. Ar e t he st at em ent s or quest i ons st at ed cl ea rl y?
2. Ar e t he r esponses t o t he quest i ons/ it em s veri fi abl e and t est abl e i n t erm s of
t he h ypot hesi s posed b y t he st ud y?
3. Is the scal e used approp ri at e t o el i ci t t he respons e need ed?
4. Does t he quest i onnai re answe r a spe ci fi c rese arch quest i on?
The proc edures observed i n the val i dat i on process are al so ex pl ai ned. The
desi gnat i on of the peopl e who val i dat ed t he i nst rum ent i s m enti oned. At l east t wo
val i dat ors are requi r ed for thi s proc edur e. C hanges done i n the i nst rum ent a ft er the
val i dat i on shoul d be ex pl ai ned wel l . If appl i cabl e, the resul t of t he t est s of
r el i abil i t y and vali di t y of t he inst rum ent a re al so indi cat ed.
Data Gath e ri n g Proc edu re
Thi s sect i on cont ai ns the procedu re foll ow ed b y t he r esea rch er f rom t he t im eo f t he
di st ri buti on of the i nst rum ent / quest i onnai re up t o the ti m e of ret ri ev al . Thi s part
i s ex pl ai ned in det ai l - how t he i nt ervi ew was conduct ed, how t he
quest i onnai r eswer e r et ri eved, or how t he t est w as adm i ni st e red.
An al ysis of Data
Thi s part descri bes each st ep observ ed aft er r et ri eval of dat a. It incl udes
pro cedur es such as t he count i ng of fr equen c y count s, ch ecki n g of quest i onnai res,
usi ng t he Li k ert sc al e i n t he i nt erpr et at i on of dat a, codi ng of dat a, or t rans cri bi ng
audi o- t aped dat a. Two i nt er-rat e rs m a y be requi r ed b y t he panel for cert ai n st udi es.
An int er-rat er r el i abi li t y t est m a y al so be requi r ed.
S tati sti cal Trea tmen t of Data
Thi s part present s t he st at i sti c al t ools used i n t reat i ng t he dat a.
CH A PT E R IV:RE S ULTS AN D DIS CUSS IO N
Thi s part is i nt roduced b y t he l im i t at i ons of t he st ud y, whi ch t he res ea rche r wi shes
t o cont rol or li m it i n orde r t o del i mi t t he bro ad cove ra ge of t he st ud y, t hereb y
pe rm it t i ng a t horough and a m ore in- dept h i nvesti gat i on or di scussi on of the
probl em .
Thi s chapt er pr esent s t he answ ers to t he spe ci fi c probl em s earl i e r rai sed i n the
st ud y. The he adi ngs are t opi cs based on the quest i ons r ai sed i n t he st ud y. Thus,
i nst ead of usi ng quest i ons, t he t opi c al form i s used. C i t at i ons ar e requi red as
support t o t he fi ndi n gs and i nt erpr et at i on.

CH A PT E R V: CO NCL US IO NS AND RE CO M ME NDATIO NS

Summar y
Conclusions
Recomme ndations for Research
Recomme ndations for I mproving this Stud y

RE FE RE NCE S
Thi s part is cont ai ns al l sour ces ci t ed in t he st ud y. Onl y works that appea r i n t he
t ext ar e i ncl uded, whi ch m eans that the in- t ex t ci t at i ons shoul d m at ch t he
r efe renc e li st . There a re no headi ngs. Al l t he sourc es are ar ran ge d in al phabet i c al
ord er. The Am eri c an P s yc hol ogi cal Associ at i on (APA) form at (6 edi t i on) i s used
i n t he docum ent at i on of sources. Thi s part i s doubl e-spa ced.
th

Ex am pl es:
one aut hor
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and t he aut hori t y of know l edge . B al t im or e: The John Hopki ns Uni ve rsi t y P ress.
t wo t o six aut hors
Al l wri ght , D., & B ai l e y, K. (1991). Focus on the l anguage cl assroom . C am bri dge:
C am bri d ge Uni versi t y P ress.
an edi ti on of an aut hor s/ aut hors work
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l an gua ge i nst ruct i on (2 n d ed. ). US A: Hei nl e & H ei nl e.

handbook:

C ont ex t uali z ed

j ournal / pe ri odi cal (cont i nuous pa gi nat i on)

Hyland, K. (2005). Stance and engagement: A model of Interaction in

academic discourse. Discourse Studies, 7 (2), 173-192.
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bet w een Thesi s panel i st s and undergradu at e C om put er S t udi es t hesi s w ri t ers.
(Do ct oral di ssert at i on, De La S al l e Uni versi t y- Mani l a).
( For
mor e
i nform at i on
on
APA
S t yl e,
yo u
ht t p:/ / www.m uhl enbe rg.edu/ l i brar y/ r eshel p/ ap a_ex am pl e.pdf/ .)

may

go

to

S AM PL E CITATIO NS :
di re ct quot at i on
H yl and (2005) argues t hat i nt erest in t he i nt erp ersonal di m ensi on of w ri ti n g has,
i n fact , al wa ys be en cent r al t o bot h s yst em i c fun ct i onal and soci al const ruct i oni st
fr am ewo rks, whi ch sha re t he vi e w that al l l an gu age use is rel at ed to speci fi c
soci al , cult ur al and i nst it ut i onal cont ext s (p. 174).
W hi l e gr am m at i cal com pet en ce i s an i m port ant di m ensi on of l an gua ge l earni n g, it
i s cl ea rl y not al l t hat is i nvol ved i n l ea rni ng a l an gua ge si nce one can m ast er the
rul es of sent enc e fo rm at i on in a l anguage and st il l not be ve r y suc cessful at bei ng
abl e t o use t he l an gua ge for m eani ngful com m uni cat i on (Ri ch ards, 2006, p. 3)
t wo aut hors
Wiggl eswo rt h and S t orch (2009) expl ai n t hat wri t i n g coul d be a venue fo r
enh anci n g st udent s col l aborat i ve skil l s.

Wri ti n g coul d be a venu e for

(Wiggl es wort h & S tor ch, 2009).

enhan ci ng

st udent s

col l abo rat i ve

ski l ls

t hre e t o fi ve aut hors

Van Box t el , van de r Li nden and Kans el aa r (2000) t ri ed to fi nd out i f t he am ount of
el abo rat i on duri ng col l abor at i on was r el at ed t o i ndi vi dual l ea rni ng out com es.
( Fi rst ci t at i on)
Van Box t el et al . (2000) found that (second ci t at i on)
six or m ore aut hors
C rowe et al . () re fers t o sch em a as "...a s ys t em of rel at i onshi ps bet w een conc ept s;
i t is a bod y of i nform at i on r el at ed to a speci fi c concept . " (p.96).
Ap p end i x or App en d i ces
The app endix provi des a pl ac e for a suppl em ent ar y m at eri al t hat is not nec essar y
for i ncl usi on in an y of t he m aj or chapt e rs. Tabl es too det ai l ed for the
t ext pres ent at i on, fi gures, t echni cal not es, raw dat a, com put er program s, musi cal
scor es, sam pl e questi onnai r es, schedul es, cas e st udi es ar e com m on appendi x
m at eri al s.
Appendi ces, pr esent ed in al ph abet i cal order (A, B, C , D ), and m a y be si ngl e
spa ced, app ea r at t he end of t he m anusc ri pt onl y; t he y do not app ear at t he end of
e ach chapt e r. If t he m at eri al append ed has m ore t han one pa ge , subsequent pages
of the appendi x m ust i ncl ude at l east the appendi x l et t er and t he not at i on t hat it i s
cont i nued. (e.g. A PPE NDIX A Con td )
The font t ype and poi nt siz e for t he m ai n he adi ng, sub-he adi ngs, and i ll ust rat i on
c apt i ons of an app endix m ust m at ch that of t he t ext , but the font t ype and poi nt
siz e of t he m at eri al s i n the bod y of t he app endix m a y be di ffe rent .
CU RRICUL U M VITAE

It i s a pro fessi onal bi o graph y of t he c andi dat e that m a y i ncl ude pl ac e and
dat e of bi rt h, educat i onal i nst i t uti ons at t ended (a ft er hi gh school ), de gr ees
and honorsa ward ed, ti t l es of publ i cat i ons, and t eachi n g and professi onal
ex peri en ces.
It shoul d be short , con ci se, wri t t en in t he thi rd person and i n t he sam e font
t yp e and poi nt si z e as t he rest of t he m anusc ri pt .
It m ust be doubl e- spaced.
It m ust be i ncl uded as t he l ast it em in t he t abl e of cont ent s.

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Date: _____________________

This evaluation form is designed to assist the panelists in making an objective evaluation of
the students manuscript and the researcher/s pre - oral performance. Please rate each item
either passed or failed.
1. Presentation

----------------------------------------------- 20%

2. Mastery of Subject Matter

___________

--------------------------- 15%

___________

3. Ability to defend ideas ------------------------------------- 25%

___________

4. Completeness and Correctness of facts/ ------------------ 40%

analysis and Statistical treatment
Total = 100%

___________
___________

Overall Evaluation:
Passed ______________
Failed _____________
Conditional __________
____________________
Panelist
(Signature over Printed Name)

Note: Write all suggested modifications or changes, if any, on the other sheet of paper.

Don Bosco Global College

Cabuyao City, Laguna
SCHOOL OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
PANEL ORAL EXAMINATION REPORT
________________
Date of Examination
We, the members of the Oral Examination Panel, report that we have examined
Name of Students:

_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________

On the basis of the students pre - oral defense of the researcher/s

THESIS

RESERCH METHODOLOGY

SPECIAL PROJECT

We submit the following result:

The researcher/s pre - oral defense approved by the panelist without modification of the
manuscript.
The researcher/s pre - oral defense approved by the panelist with modification of the
manuscript.
The researcher/s pre - oral defense disapproved by the panelist because of the following
reasons:
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
Name

Signature

________________________________
Chairperson

_____________________

________________________________
Member

_____________________

________________________________
Member

_____________________

________________________________
Member

_____________________

Recommending Approval:
ARNOLD ARANAYDO
Director for Academic Affairs

Approved by:
MARCELINA D.L. PEREZ, MBA
School Director

Don Bosco Global College

Cabuyao City, Laguna
SCHOOL OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
PANEL ORAL EXAMINATION REPORT
_________________
Date of Examination

We, the members of the Oral Examination Panel, report that we have examined
Name of Students:

_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________

On the basis of the students final defense of the researcher/s

THESIS
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
SPECIAL PROJECT
We submit the following result:
The researcher/s passed the final defense without modification of the manuscript.
The researcher/s passed the final defense provided that the attached list of suggestions /
changes be reflected.
The researcher/s failed the final defense because of the following reasons:
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________

Name

Signature
________________________________
Chairperson

_____________________

________________________________
Member

_____________________

________________________________
Member

_____________________

________________________________

_____________________

Member

Recommending Approval:
ARNOLD ARANAYDO
Director for Academic Affairs

Approved by:
MARCELINA D.L. PEREZ, MBA
School Director