There are some forms requested from individuals during the thesis process. Failure to prepare these forms correctly negatively affects the very first stage of the thesis process.

Especially in the thesis process, there are various forms such as proposal form, ethics committee approval form, consent form or questionnaire forms, and they are requested for all branches at the associate, undergraduate, graduate and doctoral stages.

The thesis forms demanded in academic life can be listed as follows in general;

• Thesis Proposal Form,
• Ethics Committee Approval Form,
• Consent Form,
• Survey Forms,
• Seminar and Paper Forms.

Thesis Proposal Form

The thesis proposal form varies especially according to the level of education. At this point, especially in fields such as associate degree, bachelor’s degree, master’s degree and doctorate, a thesis proposal form is requested from individuals before the thesis work is prepared.

The master’s thesis proposal form varies according to the department or subject, and there are also differences according to universities. The thesis proposal form is prepared on a template in the general format specified by the institutes.

How to fill in the thesis proposal form? For those who wonder, the general information that should be included in this form is as follows;

• Title and subject of the study
• Purpose of the study
• The importance of work
• Assumptions
• Limitations
• Theoretical framework
• Definitions
• Method
• Study group and sample
• Data collection tool
• Data analysis
• Thesis timeline
• Table of Contents
• Source

 

While preparing the form for the thesis proposal, the scientific background and various information specifically requested on the subject must be included, and those who have not prepared a thesis proposal form before are likely to have difficulties about what needs to be done in this process and have question marks in their minds.

Ethics Committee Approval Form

Especially in field studies to be carried out for some branches in master’s and doctoral programs, it is necessary to obtain an ethics committee approval form before starting the study. The process of preparing a thesis and guiding the subsequent process is usually a very long and challenging period for people who are not well-informed.

At this point, researchers should show ethical behaviors in the process of conducting their academic studies, articles and theses and work in a way that does not negatively affect other individuals in the application parts of their studies.

What is ethics committee approval?

Universities have a board of experts that comprehensively evaluates all the details of the studies carried out within their organization. The ethics committee approval form is a document submitted for the approval of this committee and contains the details to be applied to the participants of the research. If this form, which shows that the studies will be prepared in accordance with ethical values, is missing in the studies or is not approved by the board, the study cannot be carried out. At this point, it will be possible to conduct experimental studies with the approval of the ethics committee.

Consent Form

Consent forms are forms that are presented to people in the studies to be conducted and in which people indicate whether they want to participate in the studies or not. Consent forms are the documents that inform the participants and ensure that the necessary permissions for participation are obtained, especially in research conducted at the academic level and in which the participation of individuals is required.

Consent forms are considered among the most important documents in applied scientific studies and it is not possible for people to start the research in studies without a consent form.

Studies planned to be carried out without the permission of the people who will participate in the research are not accepted within the ethical rules, and the lack of approval from the subjects in this process reveals that the studies are not prepared in accordance with ethical rules.

Survey Forms

In research conducted in the scientific field, especially in the field of social sciences, when it is carried out within various issues affecting humanity or society, information is collected from the people in the target audience and a general opinion is reached. In this process, surveys are conducted to identify psychological disorders, social problems, economic problems or various general phenomena in the society.

The data obtained from questionnaires enable access to the opinions of individuals, and the inductive scientific study method enables a general judgment to be reached by reaching from the part to the whole.

Surveys involve micro data collection and are designed to measure the status and attitudes of populations on specified issues. In many fields, undergraduate, graduate or doctoral students use questionnaires as the most common measurement and evaluation tool in the research subjects they carry out in the fields appropriate to their departments.

However, there are some important issues to be considered when preparing survey forms, and questions such as“How should survey questions be prepared?” or“What should be considered when preparing survey questions?” are very important in this process.

At this point, attention should be paid to the content of the selected questionnaire in order to produce a good survey study and to eliminate the possibility of inaccuracies in the data to be obtained and not to violate ethical rules.

At this point, it is not possible for people who want to create a multifaceted questionnaire to prepare a few questions and present these forms. Here are some important tips before creating a survey;

• Set a clear goal for the survey
• Defining the target audience correctly
• Thinking critically about questions
• Adjust the perspective level correctly
• Being objective and clear
• Adapting to the target

Seminar and Notification Forms

Seminar forms are the forms that people submit for approval at the beginning of their work in the seminar course taken during graduate education. The seminar form is usually requested to be prepared by PhD students and varies according to branches and universities.

In the projects prepared for the graduate seminar course, students are required to prepare the seminar report according to the master’s and doctoral thesis or project writing guidelines, and these guidelines vary according to universities.

There are 3 main sections in the seminar form, the first of which is the title page, table of contents, list of abbreviations and symbols, list of figures, list of pictures and list of tables. The second main part consists of the text of the seminar course project, which includes the title, abstract, introduction, literature and conclusion sections, and the last, third main part includes references and appendices.

The notification form is known as the thesis subject notification form, which includes the name, surname, institute number, department and program of the student, the title, name, surname, university and department of the advisor, and the field where the thesis subject is written and the date, student signature and advisor signature.