- Rationale for Research and Thesis in Postgraduate Courses
- Dealing with the Supervisor: Mentor-mentee Relationship
- The Process of Thesis-writing: Plan it Well
- Thesis: The Essential Elements
- Formulating a Research Question/Hypothesis: The First Step
- Research Methods: How to Select a Study Design
- Framing a Suitable Title
- Electronic Search of the Literature: The Bare Basics
- Writing Aims and Objectives: Getting Clarity
- Writing the Introduction: Justify your Research
- Review of Literature: Recalling the Past
- Material and Methods: How will I do it?
- Sample Size Estimation
- Ethical Issues in Conducting Research: Ensuring Safety of Participants and Data
- Preparing a Case-record Form: Get, Set and Go
- Planning the Statistical Analysis
- Result: Fruits of the Labor
- Converting Results to Text, Table and Graphs: Represent the Findings
- Discussion: The Most Read Part of the Thesis
- Conclusions: Bringing Down the Curtains in Style
- Summary: The Essence of Thesis
- Writing References
- Publication Misconduct and How to Avoid it
- Elements of Writing Better English
- Showcasing Thesis through an Effective PowerPoint Presentation
- Writing the Thesis Protocol
- Converting Thesis into a Paper
- The Manuscript-based Thesis: A New Paradigm
Annexures
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
Piyush Gupta MD FAMS FIAP
Professor of Paediatrics
Dheeraj Shah MD DNB MNAMS FIAP
Professor of Paediatrics
Both at University College of Medical Sciences and Guru TeghBahadur Hospital, Delhi, India