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Title: Understanding the structure of PhD Thesis


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Understanding the structure of PhD Thesis
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PhD Thesis Title
  • The title is the face of a thesis. It denotes an
    identity to the project and also gives an insight
    about what the thesis is going to be about. Hence
    then PhD thesis topic lay a basic foundation of
    your thesis.
  • While formulating a title, it must be ensured
    that it clearly communicates the idea that the
    aspirant has in mind. A vague or disconnected
    title may fail to impress.
  • The size of the title is another point that
    should be noted, if it is too long it may miss
    explaining the idea to the evaluators.

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Acknowledgements
  • This is a page that contains a note of gratitude
    and acknowledgment for those who may have been of
    help in the process of making the thesis.
  • Aspirants usually show acknowledgement to the
    institute, the mentor or the dean and at times
    all three.
  • The format of the write up that goes on the
    acknowledgement sheet is generally in the first
    person mode and the person making the thesis,
    dedicates this page to those who have been
    instrumental in the completion of the project.

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Table of Contents
  • This is an overview page for the entire thesis.
  • The contents page not only gives an insight on
    the topics that are covered in the project.
  • Apart from showing the topics, the content page
    also serves as a quick access tool for reaching a
    particular point in the thesis, without having to
    look through all the pages.
  • The content page usually consists of serial
    numbers, sub serial numbers, particulars or
    sub-topics and page numbers.

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Abstract of Thesis
  • A window to the thesis may be named the abstract.
  • As the name suggests it is an abstract of the
    entire thesis and serves as a summary of the
    project.
  • When choosing a thesis subject, it is first
    necessary to provide the evaluator with the
    abstract or the proposal of the project.
  • If the abstract is impressive, it may help in
    getting the topic getting approved.

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Introduction
  • Any topic of study needs to be introduced to the
    reader.
  • In the case of the thesis, not only should the
    introduction talk about the subject, but it
    should also provide a short background about the
    topic of study so that the project does not have
    an abrupt start.
  • The introduction serves well in cases when the
    evaluator needs to know the thesis aspirants
    understanding of the study.

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Literature Review
  • The literature review section helps an aspirant
    express the kind of study and research he or she
    has made for the thesis.
  • The section should talk about the personal
    inferences and ideas of the aspirant that he or
    she derived after studying various resources.
  • The inferences could be in the form of
    comparative studies or even descriptions, however
    one should avoid writing summaries of studies
    while creating a literature review.

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Research Methodology
  • This is one of the most important sections in the
    thesis, it is because of the methodology
    information that an evaluator may be able to know
    what kind of a thesis research design or
    techniques aspirant has used.
  • The chapter should explain in detail the ways in
    which a research will be carried out and how one
    proposes to use the method.

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Data Analysis
  • As the name suggests, this chapter works as an
    explanatory section for any data inferences that
    are made. The chapter gives a summary of the
    analysis of a study that is derived from
    researches and surveys.
  • The data analysis that is done should be
    explained in the chapter and an evaluator should
    be able to get an unambiguous account of how one
    came to the conclusions mentioned in the
    inferences.

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Findings and Discussions
  • The discussions and findings section is a place
    where one can express their study and their
    findings in a more detailed manner.
  • One must ensure that the findings are not
    repeated from the literature review
  • The findings and discussions should be more in
    the context of the data analysis and by way of
    examples or studies, one should elaborate on the
    inferences found.

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Conclusions and Limitations
  • The conclusions and limitations section is the
    part of the thesis where one finishes off.
  • This is the part where the writer can express his
    or her findings in a new light and can talk about
    how the findings of the thesis may affect the
    study.
  • One should also talk about the limitations of the
    study in this section to show where the scope of
    study was obstructed or how the findings may be
    limited to the understanding of the writer.

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Bibliography
  • The bibliography is the part of the write up
    where one puts in the names and resources of the
    places where the study was found.
  • The bibliography is important in order to make
    sure that no copyright is infringed and that the
    person who did the original study is duly
    recognized and acknowledged.
  • The section should include detailed descriptions
    of all the journals, books, websites or articles
    that the information is studied and used from.

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Appendix
  • This is the section where you can use all of the
    information that did not suit the flow of the
    thesis.
  • The appendix should contain only relevant study,
    data or survey that adds value to the study as a
    whole or any part of the study.
  • The appendix or appendices are explanatory
    supplements used to explain theories or studies
    and inferences.
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