Thesis Office
9215 N. Black Canyon Highway Phoenix, AZ 85021
Phone: (602) 943-2311
Contact: Andrea Bruno
Useful Links
Thesis Guidebook
Little Brown Handbook
Success & Less Stress
Writing Lab at Purdue
Microsoft Office Training
Forms
Please login to access the forms now located in the Shared Files. Search by Course (RES 500/600, RES 603, or RES 785) or by User (Student, Instructor, or Thesis Advisor)
Thesis Library
Please login to access the written theses collection now located in the Shared Files>Global Thesis Collection>US Collection.
Note: RES 603 students must review and critique at least one RES 785 written thesis, using pages 1-2 of the current RES 785 rubric.
Thesis Recordings
Please login to access the recordings now located in the Shared Files.
Note: RES 603 students must review and critique at least one RES 785 thesis recorded presentation, using page 3 of the current RES 785 rubric.
Welcome Students!
Here you will find all the resources, forms, tips and guidelines you need to start and complete the Thesis Program at WIU. The benefits of completing a thesis project can be felt in many ways, personally and professionally. Your thesis may be something close to home such as ways to enhance the volunteer contributions at your local homeless or animal shelter. Are you looking for something in a larger realm, perhaps? For instance, your project may be researching the steps necessary to improve Medicare coverage for low-income seniors across the country. Whatever topic you choose, make sure that your choice is a passion, as you will be working towards the culmination of the topic, the written thesis and oral presentation, during your entire Masters program.
A view of the thesis forms process.
RES 500/500A
This course provides all graduate students with the tools needed to complete in-depth research and writing activities that are a part of all coursework at WIU. Special attention is given to the concept of plagiarism, as well as academic expectations of graduate students across all disciplines. Research design and methodology, identification and use of primary and secondary research, and information and data analysis is discussed with a focus on their application to the Applied Thesis project.
RES 600
This course will replace RES 500 as of September 1, 2009.
This course provides all graduate students with the tools needed to complete in-depth research, reading, writing and speaking activities that are an integral part of all coursework at WIU. Special attention is given to the academic expectations of WIU graduate students across all disciplines. Students will continue their studies of research design and methodology, identification and use of primary and secondary research, and information and data analysis with a focus on their application to all graduate courses. Included are concepts of regression analysis through single variable.
RES 603
The course trains students in detailed project development, planning, and management skills and builds on the theoretical foundations of research methods laid out in RES 500. It is a classroom-based course focusing the student on the University requirements, research methods and project management skills as they relate to the completion of their master degree program at Western International University.
RES 785
As the final course in the Applied Thesis sequence, emphasis is on the development of the written Applied Thesis and the Formal Professional Presentation completed in a mixed classroom format. This is a four-month course with nine biweekly class meetings and seven opposing biweekly independent study sessions. During class sessions the instructor will discuss the research process, review written material for formatting issues, assist the students in data collection and analysis, and oversee the completion of the Applied Thesis document. Students must receive a grade of at least a B to pass this course.