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Dr. Hamdi E. Ahmed Dept. Mech. Eng. University of Anbar hamdie.ahmed@uoanbar.iq 2018

Thesis Writing. Dr. Hamdi E. Ahmed Dept. Mech. Eng. University of Anbar hamdie.ahmed@uoanbar.edu.iq 2018. General order of thesis . Title Page Original Literary Work Declaration Abstract Acknowledgements Table of Contents List of Figures List of Tables

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Dr. Hamdi E. Ahmed Dept. Mech. Eng. University of Anbar hamdie.ahmed@uoanbar.iq 2018

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  1. Thesis Writing Dr. Hamdi E. Ahmed Dept. Mech. Eng. University of Anbar hamdie.ahmed@uoanbar.edu.iq 2018 www.hamdiahmed.weebly.com

  2. General order of thesis • Title Page • Original Literary Work Declaration • Abstract • Acknowledgements • Table of Contents • List of Figures • List of Tables • List of Symbols and Abbreviations • List of Appendices Order of contents • Preface • Text • Supplementary • Introduction • Literature Review • Methodology • Results • Discussion • Conclusions • Reserch instruments, e.g., questionnaires, maps or computer programmes • Appendices: additional illustration of data sources, raw data etc.  support written text • References www.hamdiahmed.weebly.com

  3. When should the student write the thesis? www.hamdiahmed.weebly.com

  4. Thesis structure www.hamdiahmed.weebly.com

  5. Thesis structure www.hamdiahmed.weebly.com

  6. Preface Example of Title Page of a Research Report www.hamdiahmed.weebly.com

  7. Thesis Title Main objective, Where, By? www.hamdiahmed.weebly.com

  8. Thesis Title www.hamdiahmed.weebly.com

  9. Abstract (≈ 1 page) • One page stating what the thesis is about. • Highlight the contributions of the thesis. • 500words for a thesis. • Placed immediately after title page. • Must be written after achieving your thesis. www.hamdiahmed.weebly.com

  10. Table of Contents • -Lists of chapters, topics and sub-topics together with page numbers • - Sub-topics and topics labeled according to chapter • e.g., Chapter 1 • First topic in Chapter I  1.1 • First sub-topic  1.1.1 • 1.1.1(a) • List of Figures • - Caption of figures (listed in text / appendix), with page numbers. • - Numbering system  same as that used for topics, e.g., Fig. 1.1 www.hamdiahmed.weebly.com

  11. Contd… • List of Tables • - Titles of tables (listed in text / appendix), with page numbers. • - Numbering  same as that used for topics/figures, Table 1.1 • List of Symbols and Abbreviations • - List of all symbols and abbreviations used in the thesis. • List of Appendices • - titles of appendices (if any) placed in supplementary section. www.hamdiahmed.weebly.com

  12. Text of thesis Chapter 1: Introduction (~5-10 pages) -Thesis Statement: • What is your thesis about and what have you done? • If you have a hypothesis, what is it? • How will you test (prove/disprove) your hypothesis? -Motivation: • Why is this problem you've worked on important. www.hamdiahmed.weebly.com

  13. Chapter 1: Introduction (~5-10 pages) Problem statement What is the problem statement?? a) Why the research was conducted? b) The problem being addressed. c) What methods were used to solve the problem? d) The major results obtained. e) The overall conclusions from the experiment as a whole. www.hamdiahmed.weebly.com

  14. Chapter 1: Introduction (~5-10 pages) • -Goals / Objectives: • What are you trying to do and why? • How will you or the reader know if or when you've met your objectives? • -Contributions: • What is new, different, better, significant? • Why is the world a better place because of what you've done? • What have you contributed to the field of research? • What is now known/possible/better because of your thesis? • -Outline of the thesis (optional) www.hamdiahmed.weebly.com

  15. Chapter 2: Background (LR): (~8-40 pages) Surveys previous literature and studies relevant to the field and related topics. Be clear as to how previous work being described relates to your own. The reader should not be left wondering why you've described something!! Critique the existing work – show the strength and weakness. What are the unreasonable/undesirable assumptions? Summarize this section and show where is the gap. www.hamdiahmed.weebly.com

  16. Chapter 2: Background (LR): (~8-40 pages) After reading this chapter, one should understand the motivation and importance of your thesis. You should clearly and precisely define all of the key concepts dealt with in the rest of the thesis, and teach the reader what s/he needs to know to understand the rest of the thesis. Summarize the literature showing what it must be investigated. www.hamdiahmed.weebly.com

  17. Chapter 3: Theory / Methodology / Solution / Program / Problem / Experimental set up: (~5-30 pages) • Continuing from Chapter 2 explain the issues. • Outline your solution / extension / refutation. • Describes and explains research methodology used. • Sub-topics  key research questions, research design, research procedures . • Sampling methods, research instruments, and statistical methods. www.hamdiahmed.weebly.com

  18. Chapter 3: www.hamdiahmed.weebly.com

  19. Chapter 4:Implementation / Formalism (~15-30 pages) • Not every thesis has or needs an implementation. www.hamdiahmed.weebly.com

  20. Chapter 5: Results and discussion: (~15-30 pages) • Adequacy, efficiency, productiveness, effectiveness (choose your criteria, state them clearly and justify them). • Be careful that you are using a fair measure. • If comparing with previous techniques, those techniques must be described in Chapter 2. • Be honest in evaluation. • Admit weaknesses. • Analyzed in form of figures, tables contours, etc. • Interpret and analyze the data. www.hamdiahmed.weebly.com

  21. Chapter 6: Conclusions and Future Work: (~2-5 pages) • State what you've done and what you've found briefly. • Summarize contributions (achievements and impact). • Distinguish between conclusion and summary! • Recommendations are optional. www.hamdiahmed.weebly.com

  22. Bibliography / References • Include references to: • Credit previous works. • Distinguish your work from others. • Support your claims. • Complete citation: authors, title, journal or conference, volume and number of journals, date of publication and page numbers. Consistent punctuation. • Format bibliographic references (e.g., EndNote, Mendeley, Latex, MS word). www.hamdiahmed.weebly.com

  23. Bibliography / References • Samples: Chen (2015) Lord and Ismail (2012) Last name et al., (2010). Wang (2010a, 2010b, 2010c). • URL's are not valid bibliographic references (changes and not refereed). e.g., www.engineeringtools.com • List of references should not be numbered. www.hamdiahmed.weebly.com

  24. Appendices Additional illustration of data sources includes technical material that would disrupt the flow of the thesis. • Divided into Appendix A, B, C etc. • Side calculations, equations, derivations etc. • Equipment, Instrument, measuring devices, etc. • Subroutine program. • Each appendix: listed in Table of Contents. • Tables and figures must numbered and listed in List of Tables and List of Figures www.hamdiahmed.weebly.com

  25. Numbering • Prefaces → Greek. • Text →Arabic. • Appendices → A-1, A-2, etc. B-1, B-2, etc. www.hamdiahmed.weebly.com

  26. Plagiarism • Do not make minor modifications to someone else's work! • Read it over, put it aside, and then re-write in your own words what that work is about. www.hamdiahmed.weebly.com

  27. Units of measurement • (SI) units. • If other units are used? www.hamdiahmed.weebly.com

  28. Writing Hints: • Start thinking about what your contributions are early on. • How is what you are doing interesting and important? • How will it make the world a better place? • What you are doing or discovering if it hasn't already been done or isn't already known? • Do proofreading and make corrections yourself many times before printing out. www.hamdiahmed.weebly.com

  29. Writing Hints • Be critical of your own work when you do this. • Not only syntax and grammar corrections, but the structure of sentence, paragraph, and section, and can someone else understand or believe what you are saying. • It is not your supervisor's job! www.hamdiahmed.weebly.com

  30. Writing Hints: • Start writing Chapter 1, 2 and 3 early. The results and conclusions are unknown and varied. • Include enough details in your thesis to be easy to validate your results by next researchers. • State precisely what you mean.  • Try to get an outline and style guidelines from your college for formatting your thesis. www.hamdiahmed.weebly.com

  31. Using and misusing abbreviations: • "it's" = "it is" it is NOT a possessive form of "it". • The abbreviation "for example" = (e.g., this is how to use for example). Avoid use it too often. • The abbreviation "that is" = (i.e., this sentence is the example). Avoid use it too often. www.hamdiahmed.weebly.com

  32. Using and misusing abbreviations: • The use of the abbreviation "etc.“ is usually an admission of ignorance. • Do not write 3.3GHz or 16GB, but 3.3 GHz or 16 GB. www.hamdiahmed.weebly.com

  33. Grammar and Punctuation: • Part of speech; • Verb, noun, subject, object, adverb, adjective, preposition. • Brackets, parenthesis, colon, semi-colon, comma, dash, full stop, question mark, quotation mark, slash. www.hamdiahmed.weebly.com

  34. Thank you For listening www.hamdiahmed.weebly.com

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