Guidelines - Thesis Report

Structure of the Final Project Report
The main body of the Report is subdivided into logical sections, or

chapters. The structure should follow the following format although the
number of chapters may vary (the following is a sample, but you don’t
have to follow exactly, the exact table of contents of your final report
should have been discussed between yourself and supervisor at the
moment):
 Title page
 Second page
- Abstract
- Acknowledgements
- Dedication
- Key words
 Contents Page
 Chapter 1 Introduction
 Chapter 1.1 Aims and Objectives
 Chapter 2 Market Research/literature review
 Chapter 3 Artefact Design,
 Chapter 4 Development & Testing
 Chapter 5 Evaluation
 Chapter 6 Conclusions & Further Work
 References
 Appendices
Title Page (Report Frontcover) (see slides on breo as well)

This should give:
- the student’s name

- the student’s number
- the title of project
- the degree title
- Undergraduate Thesis Report
- department’s and university’s identities
[E.g. Department of Computer Science & Technology
The University of Bedfordshire]
- the supervisor’s name
- the date (AY18/19) of writing the report
Abstract
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The abstract should be a concise summary of the study, identifying the
nature and scope, the major findings and the contribution to the overall
field of the subject. Abstracts give the reader an overview and feel for the
work without first having to study the whole project.
The abstract must be succinct (not exceeding 200 words) and clearly
written. It is important to note that the abstract is not an introduction.
Acknowledgements
This section should be used to state the names of the individuals who
provided substantial help. Care must be taken not to forget the
supervisor!!
Dedication
The author usually dedicates the project to their spouse, parents, dog, or
whomever they choose. This decision is left to the individual.
Keywords
Assume that the project is to be converted to electronic form (e.g. CDROM
or Internet). You need to supply key words and/or phrases so that
researchers can locate the project by means of searches. The total
number of key words must not exceed eight.
The Contents Page
The Contents should be structured by 'nesting' as shown in the example:
Contents List
1. CHAPTER TITLE
1.1 Sub-section Title
2. CHAPTER TITLE
APPENDIX A TITLE
APPENDIX B TITLE
APPENDIX C TITLE
Introduction
This is always the first chapter and informs the reader about the nature of
the artefact and the project. It should put the work into context, including
history and the background to the study. The introduction presents a
broad general development of the work covered in the project. The
introduction should be presented under the sub-sections:
 Introduction to Problem
 Introduction to Project
 Introduction to Artefact
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The introduction should also detail the structure of the report.
The Main Body of the Project

In the various chapters of the main body, the findings of the literature
search, pertinent facts, evidence, data, analyses, findings, discussions and
arguments are all presented. These chapters and the nested sections and
sub-sections should be well structured and must remain focused. It is
essential that the chapters, sections, sub-sections are all clearly linked
together and are presented in a logical sequence. There should be a clear
match between the contents of these chapters and the hypothesis, the
questions asked and the aims and objectives presented in the
Introduction.
Conclusions & Further Work
This section is used to bring together and summarise the main points and
findings, along with any recommendations. The conclusion must not be
used to introduce new material. You should finish your discussion with
thoughts on future developments and/or recommendations.
References
These should be presented as per the Literature Review.
Here is a Harvard Reference Generator -

http://www.neilstoolbox.com/bibliography-creator/
The Appendices
The appendix or appendices can be used to present detailed information
of relevance that is not essential in the main text. Appendices help to
minimise 'clutter' in the main body of the project, making it more
readable. The project plan should be made the first Appendix. Any
completed forms for the supervisor-student progress meetings might also
be included as an appendix – as per the advice given by the supervisor.
Any source code listings should be included as an appendix or submitted
as a separate document – again as advised by the supervisor. Appendices
may include, for example, data, graphs, tables, data sheets, background
theory and lists of relevant names and addresses to support the main
text. It is not acceptable to include photocopies of materials from books,
journals or the Internet merely to show that certain documents were
previously consulted. Material in appendices should be closely linked to
the main document.
Every appendix should be coded with a letter, Appendix A, Appendix B,

and so on, and should be titled. Each appendix begins on a fresh page.
All material in the appendix should be cited in the main text.
Presentation
 The final document must be word-processed using the 'formal' font
Times New Roman. The font size must be 12 point. The text should be
Centre justified. You should use 1.5 line spacing.
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 Paper size should be A4 and printing must only be on one side of the
page. (we only request for e-copy submission, but if you want to make
a hard copy for yourself, you may follow this)
 The margin on the left side of the sheet should be 4cm – to allow for
spiral binding. (we only request for e-copy submission, but if you want
to make a hard copy for yourself, you may follow this)
Length
The length of the main body of the thesis is suggested to be around 70
pages (please discuss with your supervisor). This normally results in
reports that have an average thickness of between 0.5 to 0.75 inches. The
pre-Section 1 material, the figures, the references and the material
incorporated into the appendices are excluded from the page count.
Proof-reading
As the writing progresses, every aspect of the entire project should be
read and re-read, checked and double-checked to minimise errors.
Electronic checking is also helpful with errors in spelling and grammar.
Calculations should also be thoroughly checked. References must be
scrutinised for accuracy. Mistakes, sloppy presentation, numerous
typographical errors, all give a very bad impression.
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Structure of the Final Project Report

The main body of the Report is subdivided into logical sections, or

Title Page (Report Frontcover) (see slides on breo as well)

- the student’s name

The Main Body of the Project

Here is a Harvard Reference Generator -

Every appendix should be coded with a letter, Appendix A, Appendix B,

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