Friday, January 4, 2013

M.Pharmacy Thesis

Masters' Thesis plays a very important role in the life. It plays a major role during interviews internships etc.. Thesis work is not just choosing a topic to work on, it shows your interest towards research in your respective specialization. It is always the students' right to elect his/her thesis topic and work on it.

After choosing the topic, the student has to do the literature survey and accumulate all the data regarding the thesis topic (which includes: the past research done on the particular topic, present parellel trends, other techniques, pros&cons etc..) .

Choosing a right platform is the most important part of the project work. Factors like feasibility, availability, cost are the few factors which are to be considered.
For example: In Pharmacology, projects like anti-cancer activity etc.. cant be done in a normal laboratory environment, as it includes cost of the cancer cell line, aseptic environment, advanced equipment. Thus the student has to consider various factors and fix before he initiates the project.

A dissertation or thesis is a document submitted in support of candidature for an academic degree or professional qualification presenting the author's research and findings.  In some countries/universities, the word "thesis" or a cognate is used as part of a bachelor's or master's course, while "dissertation" is normally applied to a doctorate, while in others, the reverse is true.
The word dissertation can at times be used to describe a treatise without relation to obtaining an academic degree. The term thesis is also used to refer to the general claim of an essay or similar work.
In M.Pharmacy, the thesis plays an important role. The thesis has to be updated parellelly while doing the research.
A rough scrap or log book has to be maintained by the student. All the tabular columns and calculations has to be updated and scrapped in the book.
Tip: Seperate folders have to be conserved by the student in the computer or lappy. For example (Introduction, literature,methods etc..) Various word documents have to be included in each of the folder. Any changes in the documents or editing can be thus easily done.

After the completion of the research or the project work, all the information, literature has to be carefully updated in the thesis. The tabular columns, graphical data has to be created the scrutinized with utmost care as the result column is the most considerable aspect in the whole thesis and crucial at the same time. The discussion and conclusion of the thesis are purely based on the results' column.
The following is the general order of the M.Pharmacy Thesis:

1. Introduction: It includes the introductory data of the respective project. Generalized information, basic information are the aspects which are included in the introduciton. The literature regarding the introduction when collected, has to be with the perfect source which will be inturn useful at the time of references.

2. Review of Literature: This includes the sources of information from which the data has been extracted. The basis on which the research has been fixed. Review of literature is also the most prioritative column in a thesis. The extent of probability of the research work is done on the basis of review of literature.( example: The previuos activities done , research papers published on the related or parellel works done). Review of literature includes journals, books, internet sources, case studies , high impact articles etc..

3. Drug Profile: Drug profile is the column which includes the information regarding the drug(herbal or synthetic) which we are working upon. Drug profile includes the complete information and pre-existing data on the drug(physical properties, chemical nature, stability, toxicity, previous activities etcc).

4. Aim and Objectives: It includes the aim of the project or the thesis and objective includes the order or the step wise manner of the procedures.

5. Method and Methodology: This is undoubtedly the most important part of the thesis. All the experimental procedures, information about the chemicals and equipment etcc..

6. Results: The results column includes tabular columns, graphical representation of data etcc.

7. Discussion: The discussion has the brief way of representing the results column, the importance of the drug and its significance, action or the significance, efficacy etc..It is thwe way of supporting the thesis work.

8. Conclusion: The conclusion is generally in considered as the end point of the project. It is represented as "in congruence with the results". It should be represented in a single parah.

9. Referencers: This includes the reference source. Ex: Dale KS, McAuley KA, Taylor RW, Williams SM, Farmer VL, Hansen P, et al. Determining optimal approaches for weight maintenance: a randomized controlled trial. CMAJ. 2009;180:E39-E46. The reference style differs in each /university and Country. Vancouver Style is the general style followed.
In the reference, the order includes [ Name of the Author, Topic name, Name of the Journal or the Book, year, volume, issue number, page number.]

The thesis thus includes the above important information. The thesis formatting and the vocabulary and wordings reflects the interest, genuineity of the student.  

No comments: