GENERAL GUIDELINES
Characteristics of Thesis Writing:–
One factor of the greatest importance for the writing of a good thesis is
mechanical accuracy and neatness of appearance. Due attention should be given to items such as titles, margins, subtitles, paragraphs, spacing, tables, graphs, figures and general appearance. There are some important tips of style for writing a good thesis.
Clearness
i. Some times people may have little time for reading the thesis and therefore they must be able to understand quickly and accurately what is presented to them. To be clear, English should be grammatically correct.
Violations:-
English grammar make for obscurity and ambiguity. Due attention ought to be paid to the importance of concise, clear announcement and exact definition to keep away from dangerous technical and cost-effective results. Clearness may be accomplished by using using technical terms and everywhere precise word. Uncommon phrases have to be described inside the hobby of clearness.
Ii. Clearness is gained through careful and correct sentence structure in writing. Short declarative sentences have to be used. If a sentence includes extra than fifteen or twenty words, it’s miles difficult to understand it absolutely. Excessive use of the compound sentence detracts from clearness. Iii. Clearness have to also be carried out to paragraph structure. The sentences within the par
iii. Clearness should also be applied to paragraph structure. The sentences in the paragraph should proceed in a logical order, each clear in the light of what has preceded, and each pertinent to the topic of the paragraph.
iv. A write up will not be clear unless it is arranged in a logical order. In other words, it must have structural clearness. Each paragraph must have a logical relation to what preceded and what follows and should be linked to the others.
v. Identical And easy common type of language should be used at some stage in the write-up.
Such devisers as sub-titles, marginal outlines, paragraph side headings, and drawings are of immense value in making writing clear. .
vi. Clearness makes a thesis easy to understand. It saves the reader from the imitation caused by his attempt to find out the writer‟s meaning. It gives a feeling of satisfaction.
Conciseness
1. One of the cardinal principles of the thesis fashion is conciseness or compactness.
ii. Certain mechanical devices to secure conciseness much used in writing. Such methods as tabular statements of static phrase outlines and even illustrations all help to make the writing of thesis not only more attractive and intelligible but also more concise.
Completeness
i. Completeness is a characteristic of thesis writing that demands attention. A letter, a report and specially set of specifications or a contract should contain all the information which the reader must know to
iii. Therefore, a writer should observe proper proportions. A complete treatment of the subject leaves the reader satisfied and in a mood to receive the writer‟s ideas.
Accuracy:
i. The mechanics of writing also demands accuracy. Margins, paragraphs, indentation, spacing, and sectioning should be accurately and carefully done in writing.
ii. The writer should write so accurately that he would not have to fear of misinterpretations. Such matters as the accuracy of address, spelling of names, dates, places and references tap are an added importance, especially for thesis writing.
i. The thesis writing must have coherence, must develop from a logical beginning to a logical conclusion.
ii. Abrupt changes in thought,:-
plan less execution and unwarranted conclusion have no place in thesis writing in general. The progress of the presentation should start from the known to the unknown, from a statement of the
problem to the solution proposed. For example, a laboratory report begins with apparatus and method and ends with the result.
It may also be secure by following a process step by step. Such an order would begin with raw material and end with the finished product.
Unity:
i. Unity in writing closely linked with the matter of careful organization means that a matter shall deal with one subject at a time.
ii. Unity in the sentence:-
demands that one sentence develops one thought such that the unity should not be destroyed by the addition of unrelated thoughts.
They may be treated in one paragraph if the topic/sentence makes the matter clear, but it is a better style in writing to have a new paragraph for every idea, even though the paragraph consists of a single sentence.
iii. The double message does
not put in your thesis the conclusions and recommendations of the thesis. Each conclusion and recommendation of a thesis should deal with a single unified idea.
iv. To put more than one idea in a single paragraph or section of the conclusions of the thesis is confusing to the reader because it does not produce a single unified impression.
Style:
i. style of thesis writing is very important to understand.
It does not mean literary style.
ii. Good style:-
characterized by the frequent use of curves, drawings, photographs, etc.
Frequently the ideas can interpret these more quickly than written discourse, and if they are properly explained they add to the attractiveness of a matter.
iii. Therefore, from the standpoint of style as well as clearness, the use of the above should be encouraged wherever they are practicable. In general, however, the writer should write impersonally. The personal element, the
“I” does not enter into his/her work and should not be reflected in his/her writing.
A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the Post Graduate or Doctorate should consist of three main parts in order as listed below:
1. The ‘Preliminary Pages’ composed of:
a) The Cover
b) Title Page
c) CERTIFICATE – I
d) CERTIFICATE – II
e) Acknowledgment
f) CONTENTS
g) LIST OF TABLES
h) LIST OF FIGURES
i) LIST OF SYMBOLS/NOTATIONS
j) LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
2. The ‘Main Text Pages’ consisting of:
a) INTRODUCTION
b) REVIEW OF LITERATURE
c) MATERIALS AND METHODS
d) THEORETICAL CONSIDERATIONS (wherever necessary)
e) RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
f) SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION
3. The ‘End Pages’ including:
a) REFERENCES
b) APPENDIX/APPENDICES
c) VISTA GENERAL GUIDELINES
