HOW TO STRUCTURE A COMPUTER SCIENCE DISSERTATION FOR A DOCTORAL DEGREE

An Academic presentation byDr. Nancy Agens, Head, Technical Operations, Phdassistance Group www.phdassistance.com Email: info@phdassistance.com

Introduction

Basic PhD Dissertation Structure for Computer

Science Conclusion

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TODAY'S DISCUSSION

Introduction

Every single computer science doctoral student must draft a good PhD dissertation for the successful completion of his/her doctoral degree.

It takes a strong plan, broad thinking ability, good research topic selection etc. to write a good PhD computer science dissertation.

For a doctoral student to write a good dissertation, he/she should meticulously develop a strong structure for his/her dissertation.

I would highly recommend you to seek a Computer Science Engineering Dissertation Writing help service provider for choosing the right engineering dissertation topics for your research work.

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How to Structure a Dissertat ion

There is no such particular structural Framework for Writing a PhD dissertation.

The PhD student should frame a structure according to the selected research topic.

While writing a computer science dissertation, the student should make sure that the body segment of dissertation has enough chapters to include all the necessary research data, calculations etc.

Moreover, the student should check the department’s guideline before framing a structure for his/her dissertation.

Basic PhD Dissertation Structure for Computer Science

1. Formulate your Dissertat ion’s Structure

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PhD Dissertation Structure

This is the first page of the dissertation where the student should clearly mention the title of the r esearch work, the PhD student’s name with the registration number, supervisor name, course & department name, the college logo and the date of submission in it.

Ensure that your title is simple, catchy and easily “google-able” for others.

An ideal dissertation title should try to elucidate the aim, objective and the research work conducted.

2. Title Page

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Perfect Title

This section is exclusively to show your gratitude towards the college, department, higher officials, mentors, other faculties, friends, parents etc who have helped you to draft the dissertation.

3. Acknowledgement

4. AbstractAn ideal abstract should summarize the central idea of the research dissertation and it should not be more than 200 to 250 words.

Ensure that your abstract addresses the following,

Addresses the aim, objective and main idea of theresearch work.

States the problem statement and solution for it.

Describes the methodology, problem approach.

Summarizes the results.

Concludes with proper conclusion.

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Abstract

In the table of content, the scholar should list all the chapters and subheadings according to the page number for reader’s convenience.

Moreover, the list of figures, tables and abbreviations is also tabulated for better navigation purposes to the readers.

5. Table of Content & List of Figures, Tables and Abbreviat ion

This section should give a brief idea about the r esearch topic, problem statement to be addressed and the purpose of conducting this research work to the readers.

The scholar should make sure that he/she mentions the following in the introduction;

➔ Establish your research topic and the previous works related to this topic.

➔ Narrow down the topic and mention the scope of the research work.

➔ Put down your research questions and objective of this research work.

6. Introduction

Literature Review is one of the vital sections in the dissertation where the scholar should have a clear understanding about the previous works in the relevant topic.

The scholar is expected to;

❖ Collect all the viable sources relevant to his/her research topic.

❖ Thoroughly Analyse all the collected sources.

❖ Figure out the similarities, method used and problem approach in each research work.

7. Literature Review

Literature Review

Methodology section should illustrate the problem approach, methods used and the experiments conducted during the research phase.

Data collection and data analysis is an important segment in any research work.

❏ Problem approach and the type of research carried out.

❏ Methods used to collect and analyse data.

❏ Materials & Apparatus used for the experiment and the lab facility used.

❏ Difficulties during the experimental phase.

❏ Validation of the methods used in this research phase.

8. Methodology

This is the most vital part of the dissertation where the scholar should present the results obtained from the experiments.

The scholar should ensure that he/she is not manipulating or exaggerating the actual results.

It is advisable to include Graphs, tables, charts, figures etc for illustration purposes.

The student should carefully present only the necessaryresults which are required.

9. Results and Discussion

Results Vs Discussion

This is the final part of the dissertation where the student wraps up the dissertation by summarizing the entire research process briefly.

The conclusion section generally addresses the merits, advantages and the scope of the current work.

It is also important to specify the future works of the research.

This section should conclusively illustrate the objectivesachieved in the current work.

10. Conclusion

It is mandatory to cite all the sources which you have used to write the dissertation.

If the scholar fails to cite the respective work of others, it may be considered as an act of intellectual theft or plagiarism.

So it is highly recommended to bookmark or save the sourcessimultaneously as you read it.

11. Reference

All the results obtained from the research cannot be presented entirely in the dissertation.

Usually, information which lacks direct contribution to answering the research questions is often neglected from the main part of the dissertation and simply added in this section.

12. Appendices

The structure of the dissertation plays an equal and significant part as the research content in writing a good computer science dissertation.

Thus, this article conclusively illustrates the basic PhD structure for a computer science dissertation.

I hope this article gives you a clear idea about the structural framework to be followed while writing your research dissertation.

Conclusion

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