Research Report, Dissertation and Thesis
Many people are unsure of the number of words needed for a research report, a dissertation and a thesis for a master degree in Malaysia.Research report: usually up to 20,000 wordsDissertation: usually up to 30,000 - 50,000 wordsThesis: 100,000 wordsTWO Differences between a dissertation and a thesis:A thesis means that original research is needed, perhaps with groundbreaking new findings.A