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HOW TO WRITE A THESIS REPORT FOR ENGINEERING?
An Academic presentation by Dr. Nancy Agens,
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Today's Discussion
In Brief Introduction Steps to be Followed while
Developing a Thesis Key Sections of
Thesis Characteristics of a Thesis Conclusion
OUTLINE
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In Brief

• Writing a well designed thesis report is of
  paramount significance for an academic
  researcher. A thesis report should be able to
  clearly describe the reason of research or study
  conducted and the associated problems or
  challenges. A thesis should also emphasize on
  solution of the problem and discuss the progress
  made till date. Thus a thesis need to
  well-planned and should be strictly adhering to
  the perception of its audience.

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A thesis can be described as a written record of
the academic work that has been assigned to a
candidate.
It can also be described as a means to
communicate the ideas of author towards a
particular technology that aims to fulfill the
needs of academia industries.
Introduction
In some cases the thesis also discusses the
obstructions or hindrances in the path of
industries and provides an optimal solution to
solve these problems. A thesis should hence
include certain key headings that can be helpful
for the audience in understanding the motive of
writing that thesis.
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Steps to be Followed while Developing a Thesis
The process of developing a thesis includes
certain milestones such as preparing the topic,
discussing the significance of topic, planning
and developing text relevant for the topic,
discussing and editing the text and so on. Steps
to be followed while developing a thesis are as
follows

• Prewriting

• Editing

• Drafting

• Publication

• Revision

Contd..
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Figure 1 Steps of Thesis Report Writing Process
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In order to write a good thesis it is necessary
that the sections or chapter of the thesis are
in a proper order and the text presented is
interlinked.
The order in which these chapters should be
presented is as follows.
Introduction Literature review Methodology and
experimental set-up Mathematical
modeling Conclusion and recommendation Future
scope References
Key Sections of Thesis
Contd..
Appendix
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1. Introduction It discusses the reason or aim
of writing the thesis.

• It also emphasizes on the problem associated with
  the topic or technology discussed.
• Literature review In Literature review the
  techniques applied by other researchers to
  resolve the issue are discussed by the author.
• Methodology or experimental set-up In this
  chapter the methodologies used to fulfill the
  objective of thesis are discussed.
• Mathematical modeling There are some cases when
  the model developed involves coding or use of
  certain software.
• Contd..

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1. Conclusion and recommendation In this chapter
   the summary of the thesis is presented such that
   the author mentions his findings and final
   results obtained.
2. Future scope In this part of the thesis the
   future scope or application of the work
   presented is discussed.
3. References In this section the references or
   citation used by the author are presented.
4. Appendix This is the last but important part of
   a thesis and it presents the detailed
   calculation etc which are otherwise not mentioned
   in the thesis.

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Characteristics of a Thesis
In order to write a well oriented thesis it is
necessary that the thesis adheres to certain
characteristics which make the text presented
clear and crisp. These characteristics are as
follows Style Style of writing a thesis is the
most important aspect. It enables the audience
to gauge your English writing skills. Linking
chapters While writing a thesis the readers feel
comfortable and are able to synchronize the
ideas communicated only if there is a link
between the texts. Contd..
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Titles The titles used in the thesis should
neither be too long nor too short. Ambiguity and
clarity Ambiguity arouses the excitement of
audience and the clarity of text enable the
readers to clarify their doubts. Precision It
should be reflected in the thesis especially when
the work is quantitative. Brevity The work
performed should be clear and concise. Thus
there should not be repetition in the thesis.
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Thesis writing is an important task assigned to
the candidates pursing engineering.
A thesis written reflects the ideas and concepts
of author and his
knowledge towards the idea being presented.
Conclusion
Thus while writing a thesis one should follow the
guidelines and formats mentioned. Also one
should be clear about the different sections to
be included in thesis and their length.
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