Course Details

1. Identify, organize and interpret research information relevant to the topic which was selected in collaboration with the Thesis Advisor.
2. Develop collaboration skills to be able to cooperate in a regular basis with the Thesis Advisor for writing an effective introduction of the selected topic.
3. Demonstrate competency in writing using the APA Style.
4. Organize his work according to the outline given by the Advisor for writing the Literature Review and demonstrate competency in including all relevant information related to the selected topic.
5. Follow the research methodology agreed with the advisor, in order to successfully complete the Introduction, the Literature Review and the Methodology of research.

·       The APA Style of writing a Thesis.

·       The importance of writing an introduction that would spark the interest of the reader, including all necessary information. What is the topic all about? What’s the purpose of the study? Development of the research questions and the hypothesis. What is the importance of that specific topic?

·       Exploring, organizing and synthesizing the relevant literature demonstrating competency in letting the reader know what is already known on that specific topic. Divide the literature review in sections and subsections, according to the outline prepared in collaboration with the Advisor.

·       Understanding the research methodology. Select an instrument that gives reliable and valid measures. Population and sample of the study. Permission from the Ministry of Education/school/parents/students. Procedure/ administration of the questionnaires to the sample of the study. Organization of the collected data.   

• Locke, L.F., Spirduso, W.W., & Silverman, S. (2007). Proposals that Work: A Guide for Planning Dissertations and Grant Proposals (5th edition). Thousand Oaks.

• American Psychological Association (2010). Publication Manual (6th Edition). American Psychological Association. Washington DC.
• Locke, L.F., Spirduso, W.W., & Silverman, S. (1998). Reading and Understanding Research. Sage.
• Παπαναστασίου, Κ & Παπαναστασίου, Ε. (2005). Μεθοδολογία Εκπαιδευτικής Έρευνας. Αυτοέκδοση.