Document Type : Original Article
Authors
1 PhD Student, Knowledge And Information Sciences, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia. Iran
2 MSc, Knowledge And Information Sciences, Tehran Payamnoor University, Tehran, Iran
3 Associate Professor, Knowledge and Information Sciences, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
4 MSc, Medical Library and Information Sciences, Cardiovascular Research center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
5 MSc, Knowledge And Information Sciences, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran
Abstract
Introduction: research is main platform to deep and comprehensive understanding of facts and thought. Dissertations are as research résumé for universities and research centers, which some factors affect on their qualities. In the research detection of status of oroomiye University of medical sciences dissertations. Methods: the research done with survey and analytic method. 315 dissertation, select in base of Morgan table as sample among 1729 dissertation, with various degree and majors by stratified random sampling method that assess with checklist made by the researchers for validity. Data import to SPSS19 software and analysis by descriptive statistics and Chi-square formula. Results: the dissertations have serious defects in appearance factors for example in abstract, citations, page rank and etc. 69.5 percent of the dissertations used survey methods and 22 percent used experimental methods and 8.5 percent used review methods. Also 77 percent of dissertations are clinical and the remaining is nonclinical. Variables such as time spans (1365-1374 and 1375-1384 and 1385-1390), majors, degrees and sex affect on the research methods. Conclusion: some variables affect on universities dissertations quality. Supervision by dissertation responsible process, from subject selecting stage until final delivery, to controlling effected variables is necessary. Also in base of values of significant between methodologies of the dissertations V.S fields and degrees of graduates; it is necessary to making some guides and handbooks to driving the dissertation subjects and results to the society needs. Keywords: Academic Dissertation; Research Methods; Universities
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