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1. HOW TO WRITE A THESIS REPORTFOR ENGINEERING? An Academic presentationby Dr. Nancy Agens, Head, TechnicalOperations,TutorsIndia Group www.tutorsindia.com Email:info@tutorsindia.com

2. Today'sDiscussion In Brief Introduction Steps to be Followed while Developing a Thesis Key Sections ofThesis Characteristics of a Thesis Conclusion OUTLINE

3. InBrief Writing a well designed thesis report is of paramountsignificance 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 itsaudience.

4. A thesiscan be described as a written record of the academic work that has been assigned to acandidate. 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 academiaindustries. Introduction In some cases the thesis also discusses the obstructions or hindrances in the path of industries and provides an optimal solution to solve theseproblems. A thesis should hence include certain key headings that can be helpful for the audience in understanding the motive of writing thatthesis.

5. Steps to be Followed while Developing aThesis 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 soon. Steps to be followed while developing a thesis are asfollows: • Prewriting • Editing • Drafting • Publication • Revision Contd..

6. Figure 1 Steps of Thesis Report WritingProcess

7. In order to write agood thesisit is necessary that the sections or chapter of the thesis are in a proper order and the text presented isinterlinked. The order in which these chapters should be presented is asfollows. Introduction Literaturereview Methodology and experimental set-up Mathematicalmodeling Conclusion andrecommendation Futurescope References KeySections ofThesis Contd.. Appendix

8. 1. Introduction: It discusses the reason oraim of writing thethesis. It also emphasizes on the problem associated with the topic or technology discussed. Literature review: InLiterature reviewthe techniques applied by other researchers to resolve the issue are discussed by theauthor. Methodology or experimental set-up: In this chapter themethodologiesused to fulfill theobjective of thesisarediscussed. Mathematical modeling: There are some cases when the model developed involves coding or use of certainsoftware. Contd..

9. Conclusion and recommendation: In this chapter the summary of thethesisis presented such that the author mentions his findings and final resultsobtained. Future scope: In this part of the thesis the future scope or application of the work presented isdiscussed. References: In this section the references or citation used by the author are presented. Appendix: This is the last but important part of a thesis and it presents the detailed calculation etc which are otherwise not mentioned in thethesis.

10. Characteristics of aThesis In order to write a well oriented thesisit is necessary that the thesis adheres to certain characteristics which make the text presented clear andcrisp. These characteristics are asfollows: Style: Style of writing a thesis is the most importantaspect. It enables the audience to gauge your English writingskills. Linking chapters: While writing a thesisthe readers feel comfortable and are able to synchronize the ideas communicated only if there is a link between thetexts. Contd..

11. Titles: The titles used in the thesis should neither be too long nor tooshort. Ambiguity and clarity: Ambiguity arouses the excitement of audience and the clarity of text enable the readers to clarify theirdoubts. Precision: It should be reflected in the thesis especially when the work isquantitative. Brevity: The work performed should be clear andconcise. Thus there should not be repetition in thethesis.

12. Thesis writing is an important task assigned to the candidates pursing engineering. A thesis written reflects the ideas and concepts of author andhis knowledge towards the idea beingpresented. Conclusion Thus while writing a thesis one should follow the guidelines and formatsmentioned. Also one should be clear about the different sections to be included in thesis and theirlength.

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