How to Write the Thesis and Thesis Protocol: A Primer for Medical, Dental and Nursing Courses

1. Rationale for Research and Thesis in Postgraduate Courses
2. Dealing with the Supervisor:: Mentor-mentee Relationship
3. The Process of Thesis-writing:: Plan it Well
4. Thesis:: The Essential Elements
5. Formulating a Research Question/Hypothesis:: The First Step
6. Research Methods:: How to Select a Study Design
7. Framing a Suitable Title
8. Electronic Search of the Literature:: The Bare Basics
9. Writing Aims and Objectives:: Getting Clarity
10. Writing the Introduction:: Justify your Research
11. Review of Literature:: Recalling the Past
12. Material and Methods:: How will I do it?
13. Sample Size Estimation
14. Ethical Issues in Conducting Research:: Ensuring Safety of Participants and Data
15. Preparing a Case-record Form:: Get, Set and Go
16. Planning the Statistical Analysis
17. Result:: Fruits of the Labor
18. Converting Results to Text, Table and Graphs:: Represent the Findings
19. Discussion:: The Most Read Part of the Thesis
20. Conclusions:: Bringing Down the Curtains in Style
21. Summary:: The Essence of Thesis
22. Writing References
23. Publication Misconduct and How to Avoid it
24. Elements of Writing Better English
25. Showcasing Thesis through an Effective PowerPoint Presentation
26. Writing the Thesis Protocol
27. Converting Thesis into a Paper
28. The Manuscript-based Thesis:: A New Paradigm
    

Annexures
Glossary
Bibliography
Index