GUIDELINES FOR WRITING A DISSERTATION REPORT Formatting GUIDELINES

1. Manuscript Presentation Manuscripts should be typewritten on A4 paper, with a font Times New Roman of 12 pt for running text, 16 pt for chapter headings 14 pt for main headings of chapter and 12 pt bold italic for chapter subheadings. The main headings, subheading should be expressed as chapter [dot] heading no. (e.g. if chapter no. is 3 and main heading no. is 4, then it should be 3.4) . Similarly for the subheadings it should follow the main headings (e.g. chapter no. is 3 , main heading no. is 4 and the subheadings is 2, then it should be 3.4.2) . Use normal margins on all sides(top, bottom, left and right = 1 gutter = 0 ,gutter position = left) . Please use double spacing for all material. The alignment should be justified. Header = left side-Project Name ,Footer = leftside - chapter name followed by page number (rightside). Figures All photographs, graphs and diagrams should be referred to as a 'Figure' and they should be numbered consecutively (1.1, 2.2, etc. i.e. chapter number [dot]. figure number). Multipart figures ought to be labeled with lower case letters (a, b, etc.). Please insert keys and scale bars directly in the figures. Provide a detailed legend (without abbreviations) to each figure, refer to the figure in the text and note its approximate location in the margin. The resolution of figure must at least be 300 dpi. Figures that are prepared by excel should be send along with their source of data . Tables Each table should be numbered consecutively (1.1, 2.2, etc. i.e. chapter number [dot]. table number). In tables, footnotes are preferable to long explanatory material in either the heading or body of the table. Such explanatory footnotes, identified by superscript letters, should be placed immediately below the table. Please provide a caption (without abbreviations) to each table, refer to the table in the text and note its approximate location in the margin. The same data should not be presented simultaneously in tables and figures.

GUIDELINES for Content of the DISSERTATION report

The report should at least include following chapters: introduction, literature survey, Methodology of Design , results and/or discussions, conclusion and references. Abstract Please provide a short abstract of 100 to 250 words which should contain the objective of the project. The abstract should not contain any undefined abbreviations or references.

Chapter I. INTRODUCTION. Broad introduction to project topic and method. Page one or two. Need for the project. Who will benefit? Discuss applied and scientific contributions. Brief summary of all the chapters.

Chapter 2: Review of the Literature The purpose of the study should suggest some theoretical framework to be explained further in this chapter. The literature review thus describes and analyzes previous work on the topic. This chapter, however, should not merely string together what other researchers have found. Rather, you should discuss and analyze the body of knowledge with the ultimate goal of determining what is known and is not known about the topic. This determination leads to your research questions and/or hypotheses. In some cases, of course, you may determine that replicating previous research is needed. Chapter 3 Methodology of Design This chapter describes and justifies the data gathering method used. This chapter also outlines how you analyzed your data. Begin by describing the method using flowcharts you chose and why this method was the most appropriate. In doing so, you should cite reference literature about the method. Next, detail every step of the data gathering and analysis process. Chapter 4 Results and Discussion This chapter addresses the results from your data analysis and discussing your findings in relation to the theoretical framework introduced in the literature review. Chapter 5. CONCLUSION. Summary of entire project in a few pages. Conclusion. Refer to lit review. Implications. Speculate about broadest possible consequences, both theoretical and practical. Label speculation clearly. Limitations. Theory, method. Suggestions for future research. References All publication cited in the text should be presented in the list of references following the text of the manuscript. In the text refer to the authors' name (without initials) and year of publication (e. g. Williams, 2004). For three or more authors use the first author followed by "et al.," in the last. The list of references at the end of the manuscript should be arranged

alphabetically authors' names and chronologically per author: The list of references should be given in the following style: Journal article: Karbassi, A. R. & Amirnezhad, R. (2004). Geochemistry of heavy metals and sedimentation rate in a bay adjacent to the Caspian Sea. Int. J. Environ. Sci. Tech., v.1, No.3, pp. 199-206. 2. Book chapter: Cutrona, C. E. & Russell, D. (1990). Type of social support and specific stress: Towards a theory of optimum matching. (In I.G. Sarason, B. R. Sarason, & G. Pierce (Eds.), Social support: An interactional view (pp. 341-366). New York: Wiley.) 3. Book, authored: Capland, G. (1964). Principles of preventive psychiatry. (New York: Basic Books) 4. Book, edited: Felner, R. D., Jason, L. A., Moritsugu, J. N. & Farber, S. S. (Eds.) (1983). Preventive psychology: Theory, research and practice. (New York: Pergamon Press) 5. Paper presented at a conference: Phelan, J. C., Link, B. G., Stueve, A. & Pescosolido, B. A. (1996, November). Have public conceptions of mental health changed in the past half century? Does it matter? (Paper presented at the 124th. Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, New York) 6. Dissertation: Trent, J.W. (1975) Experimental acute renal failure. Dissertation, University of California 7. Internet publication/Online document 7.1. Internet articles based on a print source VandenBos, G., Knapp, S. & Doe, J. (2001). Role of reference elements in the selection of resources by psychology undergraduates [Electronic version]. J. Bibliog. Res., 5, 117-123. VandenBos, G., Knapp, S., & Doe, J. (2001). Role of reference elements in the selection of resources by psychology undergraduates. J. Bibliog. Res., 5, 117-123. Retrieved October 13, 2001, from http://jbr.org/articles.html. 7.2.Article in an Internet-only journal Fredrickson, B. L. (2000, March 7). Cultivating positive emotions to optimize health and wellbeing. Prevention & Treatment, 3, Article 0001a. Retrieved November 20, 2000, from http://journals.apa.org/prevent/vol3/pre03.html.

APPENDICES You may include your source code in this section.

Sequence of the report

Front page Acknowledgement Contents List of figures List of tables All the chapters References Appendices