{"id":207,"date":"2020-06-21T11:59:41","date_gmt":"2020-06-21T11:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/?page_id=207"},"modified":"2022-03-16T21:36:29","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T21:36:29","slug":"thesis-dissertation-writing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/thesis-dissertation-writing\/","title":{"rendered":"Dissertation\/Thesis Writing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; da_disable_devices=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; da_is_popup=&#8221;off&#8221; da_exit_intent=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_close=&#8221;on&#8221; da_alt_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_dark_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_not_modal=&#8221;on&#8221; da_is_singular=&#8221;off&#8221; da_with_loader=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_shadow=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; 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_builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/deciding-on-authorship\/\">Deciding on Authorship<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><a href=\"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/cover-letter-for-a-journal-manuscript-submission\/\">Cover letter for a journal manuscript submission<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/reference-management\/\"><span>Reference Management<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=&#8221;Career Development&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/statement-of-purpose\/\"><span>Statement of Purpose (SOP)\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/research-statement\/\"><span>Research Statement<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/teaching-statement\/\"><span>Teaching Statement<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/cover-letter-for-a-job-application\/\">Cover letter for a job application<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; 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It is a comprehensive document that includes the background literature that motivated the project, the hypothesis that governed the research, the objectives for pursuing the work, the methodology that was conducted, the results of the work, a discussion of the key findings, and concluding statements.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span>Although the structure of a dissertation or thesis can vary between institutions and universities, the following is a typical structure:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span><strong>Title page<\/strong>: Includes the title of your research, your full name, discipline\/ department, institution, degree program, submission date, and logo of the institute\/university. You may also be required to include your student\/roll number and your supervisor\u2019s name.<\/span><span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><strong>Acknowledgements<\/strong>: You can acknowledge\/ thank the individuals who have guided and supported you during your research journey, such as your supervisors, mentors, colleagues, friends, and family.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><strong>Abstract<\/strong>:\u00a0Provides an overview of your work, and includes an introductory statement, hypotheses\/objectives of the research, a description of the methodology, a summary of main results, and concluding statements.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><strong>Table of Contents<\/strong>: Provides an overview of the organization of the dissertation\/thesis and helps the reader navigate to specific sections.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><strong>List of Figures and Tables<\/strong>: A list of itemized figures and tables presented in the work.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><strong>List of Abbreviations<\/strong>: Provide the full form of uncommon abbreviations used in your text.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><strong>Introduction<\/strong>: Includes a review of the literature that are relevant to your topic. This section sets the stage of the context of your dissertation\/ thesis and states the research questions, hypotheses, and objectives clearly.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><strong>Methodology<\/strong>: Provides a description of the methods conducted in your research.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><strong>Results<\/strong>: Includes the relevant results corresponding to your research questions and objectives.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><strong>Discussion<\/strong>: Provides a detailed interpretation of the results and descriptions of their implications and contributions to the existing body of research.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><strong>Conclusions<\/strong>: Presents the broad contributions of the research and future perspectives.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><strong>References<\/strong>: Includes a list of references that is cited in the document.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><strong>Appendices<\/strong>: Includes additional information about the research that does not fit directly into the main body of the document.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span>Several months prior to submission of your dissertation or thesis, determine the preferred structure of the document by consulting with your supervisor and\/or the Academics department of your institution or university .\u00a0<\/span><span><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span>The following are resources on preparing your dissertation or thesis document:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><em><strong>Articles<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidehighered.com\/blogs\/gradhacker\/surviving-dissertation-tips-someone-who-mostly-has\">Hedge, S. (2013). Surviving the Dissertation. Inside Higher Ed.<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencemag.org\/careers\/2018\/04\/how-write-your-phd-thesis\">Pain, E. (2018) How to write your Ph.D. thesis. Sciencemag.org.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><a href=\"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/thesis-dissertation-writing\/Randolph,%20J.%20(2009)%20A%20guide%20to%20writing%20the%20dissertation%20literature%20review,&amp;quot;%20Practical%20Assessment,%20Research,%20and%20Evaluation,%2014,%2013,%20pp.%201-13.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Randolph, J. (2009) A guide to writing the dissertation literature review,&amp;quot; Practical Assessment, Research, and Evaluation, 14, 13, pp. 1-13.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><em><strong>Books<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span>Bolker, J. (1998) Writing your dissertation in fifteen minutes a day. Holt Paperbacks. ISBN: 978-0805048919. IIT\u00a0Gandhinagar Library Call Number:\u00a0808.066378 BOL (<a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.iitgn.ac.in\/cgi-bin\/koha\/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=33523&amp;shelfbrowse_itemnumber=15760#holdings\">Browse shelf<\/a>)<\/span><span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Evans, D., Gruba, P., and Zobel, J. (2014) How to write a better thesis. 3rd edition, Springer. ISBN 978-3-319-04286-2\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Roberts, C.M. and Hyatt, L. (2010) The dissertation journey: A practical and comprehensive guide to planning, writing, and defending your dissertation. 3rd edition, Corwin Press. ISBN: 978-1412977982. IIT Gandhinagar Library Call Number:\u00a0808\u200b.066378 ROB (<a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.iitgn.ac.in\/cgi-bin\/koha\/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=44371&amp;shelfbrowse_itemnumber=27482#holdings\">Browse shelf<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Single, P.B. (2009). Demystifying dissertation writing: A streamlined process from choice of topic to final text. Stylus Publishing. ISBN: 978-1579223137.\u00a0IIT Gandhinagar Library Call Number:\u00a0808.02 SIN (<a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.iitgn.ac.in\/cgi-bin\/koha\/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=33513&amp;shelfbrowse_itemnumber=15750#holdings\">Browse shelf<\/a>)<\/span><span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><em><strong>Videos<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vXaQLT8V638\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Big Think (2018). <em>The art of argument.<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vHHtfO-Bu1M&amp;amp;t=77s\">Sevillano, L., Massey University\u2019s Student Learning Centre (2016). <em>Writing the thesis.<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1hVNF_8S6Ok\">The University of Leicester, Accessability Centre (n.d.). <em>Writing a dissertation<\/em>.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1O_Go1KzAyE\">Watson, D. University of Sunderland (n.d.). <em>How to write a dissertation at undergraduate or Master\u2019s level.<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=E6FQzPcVP2k\">Garland, D. Lancaster University (n.d). <em>Dissertation writing and planning.<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><em><strong>Websites<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.reading.ac.uk\/dissertations\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span>University of Reading (n.d.). <em>Dissertations and major projects<\/em>.<\/span><\/a><span><a href=\"https:\/\/wts.indiana.edu\/writing-guides\/doctoral-dissertations-and-proposals.html\">Writing Tutorial Services, Indiana University (n.d.). <em>Doctoral Dissertation and Proposals: Social Sciences and Humanities.<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scientific Writing Resources \/ Preparing Scholarly Work \/ Dissertation\/Thesis Academic Integrity Building an Argument Critical Reading Critical Writing\u00a0\u00a0 Figures and Tables\u00a0\u00a0 Paragraphs\u00a0\u00a0 Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing Peer-review\u00a0 Response to Reviewers\u2019 Critiques Plagiarism\u00a0\u00a0 Writing Tips and Tools Types or Styles of Writing How to evaluate online information resources Miscellaneous Dissertation\/ Thesis\u00a0 Journal Article Original (Research) Article\u00a0 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-207","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/207","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=207"}],"version-history":[{"count":28,"href":"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/207\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1997,"href":"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/207\/revisions\/1997"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=207"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}