MINOR THESIS:
STRUCTURE
Your minor thesis (sometimes called a research report) is a description of your research project based on your research question(s) and/or problem(s). Your thesis tells the story of your research questions/ problems and how you found answers to them.

What is the purpose of a minor thesis? purpose Although it may make a contribution to your broader academic field, the main purposes of a minor thesis or research report are to demonstrate:
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a critical awareness of the previous work in your field exploring some additional questions (a minor thesis may reproduce a previous study in a new context or with modifications) an understanding of basic research theory and techniques.

Who is the audience?
You need to imagine someone who is well-educated in your broad area but who does not know about your specific research. You will need to define and clarify some terminology and concepts.

writing?
When should I start writing?
Begin your writing early. The more work you've done at the proposal stage the easier it will be. Set up folders that will contain separate documents for each chapter or major section. Add to these as you develop your ideas. The order in which you write about your research is often not the same as the order of the finished chapters or sections. Discuss and work out a draft for organising your chapters with your supervisor.

Using questions to guide your structure
Here are some questions to help you think about some sections you might include in your minor thesis. The suggestions on the right follow a ‘traditional’ thesis structure, but there are other ways of structuring your thesis.

Introduction

What is the research about?

Literature review

What is already known in this area?

Research question

What do you want to find out about?

Methodology

How did you go about your research?

Results/Findings

What did you find?