How to write an excellent outstanding b.tech., m.tech. and ph.d. thesis
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This document provides guidelines for the structure and content of a thesis for a B.Tech, M.Tech, or Ph.D. degree. It outlines the standard sections including the title page, abstract, introduction, literature review, materials and methods, results and discussion, conclusions, and references. For each major section, it provides brief descriptions of the expected content. For example, the introduction should include the need for the study, objectives, and organization of the thesis, while the literature review covers previous work and helps define the scope of the present study. The document emphasizes that the results and discussion section is critical and must include analysis and comparison to prior work. It concludes by noting expectations for the appendix, reference list, and bio
How to write an excellent outstanding b.tech., m.tech. and ph.d. thesis
- 1. Model – B.Tech./M. Tech./Ph.D. Thesis Dr. Basavaraju Manu Associate Professor Department of Civil Engineering, NITK, Surathkal
- 2. Contents of the Thesis • Title page • Certificatepage • Abstract • Acknowledgement • Contentspage • Abbreviation • List of figures • List of tables • MajorChapters • ReferenceList • Appendix • Bio-data Kindly follow the Standard/your university/institute Formatting Guidelines while writing the thesis
- 3. Technical Content • Abstract – gist of the thesis • Major Chapters – Introduction, Literature review, Materials and Methods, Results and Discussion, Major Conclusions and Scope for future work
- 4. Abstract • What is the problem • What others have done to solve the problem • What and how you have tried to solve the problem • What are the major outcomes of the present study and under what conditions they were observed. • Your comments on your study
- 5. Major Chapters - Introduction • Need / Background of the present study • Objective/s and Scope of the present work • Organisation of the thesis
- 6. Major Chapters – Literature Review • Problem – description, india, global, facts, figures, tables, • State-of-the-artliterature on how to solve the problem • Outcome of the literature review – Helps to fix the objectiveand scope of the presentstudy
- 7. Major Chapters – Materials and Methods • Materials – Analytical/laboratory grade chemicals and their list. Source/Procurementof other materials • Experimental Methodology – Details of the experimental procedure, environmental conditions (pH, temperature, dosage, etc.), photographs/line diagram of the experimental setup, materials, etc. • Analytical procedure – Standard Methods and procedure analyse variuos parameters – pH, COD/BOD,cations, anions, pollutants, etc.
- 8. Major Chapters – Results and Discussion • Heart and Soul of the thesis • Presentation and discussion of results in figures or tables. • Discussion of results amongst your results obtained under various experimental conditions. • Discussion of results with the published literature/studies (comparing apples to apples but not apples to oranges)
- 9. Major Chapters – Major Conclusions of the Present Study and Scope for Future Works • Major conclusions of the present study 3-4 major results of their values and descriptionof the same. Your thoughts and comments on the above obtained results. • Scope for future work 2-3 related and realistic experimental work Pilot scale studies, actual water/wastewatersamples
- 10. List of Reference • Standard format or prescribedformat • Journal (SCI/ESCI indexed) papers of 8-10 years old. • Conferenceproceedings of repute • Books • Standards • Encylopaedia • Newspapers/website(author,date on which visited or read)
- 11. Appendix • Supporting tables and figures derived from the anaylsis not carried out by you directly but done for your samples. • 2-3 appendices
- 12. Bio-Data • Personal information (name, date of birth, father’s name, Permanent address, etc) • Educational qualification • Achievements (Academic, co-curricular, etc.)