Thesis report guidelines for a system project

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HAAGA-HELIA THESIS REPORT GUIDELINES !""#
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Thesis report guidelines for a system project
The purpose o( %his )uide is %o )i,e ins%ruc%ions ho- %o -ri%e a %hesis. -hen %he
%hesis is a s$s%e& pro'ec%/
This )uide is (or BIT s%uden%s/
The 0asic s%ruc%ure and ins%ruc%ions o( %he )uide ha,e 0een %a1en (ro& %he
Writing your thesis at HAAGA-HELIA docu&en%/
The &ain par%s o( %he )uide are
" The 0asic s%ruc%ure o( %he s$s%e& pro'ec% %hesis
Guidelines (or %he con%en%s o( %he s$s%e& pro'ec% %hesis
+ The s$s%e& -or1 %hesis in a nu%shell/
There are also ins%ruc%ions concernin) %he con(iden%ial &a%erial o( %he %hesis/
2hen -ri%in) %he %hesis %he BIT s%uden% &us% also (ollo- %he co&&on ins%ruc%ions
concernin) 0i0lio)raph$. re(erences. use o( source e%c/ )i,en in Writing your thesis at
HAAGA-HELIA/ See HH e3%rane% Studies/Thesis/ThesisReportGuide(word200!/
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HAAGA-HELIA THESIS REPORT GUIDELINES 4 !""#
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1 The basic structure of the system project thesis
5o,er pa)e
Assess&en% s%a%e&en%
A0s%rac%
!Pre(ace#
5on%en%s
6oca0ular$
A00re,ia%ion
In%roduc%ion
Basis
2or1 i&ple&en%a%ion
Resul%s
Su&&ar$ and conclusions
Reco&&enda%ions
Bi0lio)raph$
Appendices
- %he ac%ual resul%s o( %he s$s%e& pro'ec% deli,ered %o %he sponsor
The con(iden%ial resul%s !i( an$# are no% in %he pu0lic ,ersion/ In %he li0rar$
,ersion %here are onl$ shor% re(erences o( %he con(iden%ial appendices/
Bac1 co,er
No%e7 5on(iden%ial &a%erial
I( %he %hesis con%ains 0usiness or %rade secre%s. %hen
"# pri&aril$ %he sponsor and 0usiness 0ranch are 0lo%%ed ou% (ro& %he %hesis
and i%s appendices/
I( %ha% is no% possi0le. %hen
# %he con(iden%ial appendices are re&o,ed (ro& %he pu0lic %hesis !-hich
)oes %o %he HAAGA-HELIA li0rar$ and %o %he elec%ronic Theseus li0rar$#
and in %he appendices %here are onl$ a lis% o( %he resul%s -i%h shor%
descrip%ions o( %heir purpose/
No%e7 Nu&0ers o( %he sec%ions
The (irs% nu&0ered sec%ion is %he 8In%roduc%ions9 sec%ion -i%h nu&0er " and
%he las% %he :Reco&&enda%ions:/ The o%her nu&0ers depend on %he -a$ $ou
di,ed and la0el %he %hesis sec%ions/
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HAAGA-HELIA THESIS REPORT GUIDELINES ; !""#
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2 Guidelines for the contents of the system project thesis
Cover page
educa%ional ins%i%u%ion. lo)o
na&e o( %he %hesis
-ri%er<s= %he -ri%ers< na&es
%e3% > 8Bachelor?s Thesis9
%rainin) pro)ra&&e
pu0lica%ion $ear
See Thesis "o#er e3a&ple
@ou &a$ edi% $our %hesis %i%le also a(%er $ou ha,e co&ple%ed $our -or1 %o
ensure %ha% %he %i%le &a%ches -i%h %he con%en%s/
Assessment statement
%he (inal assess&en% s%a%e&en%. -hich is )i,en %o %he s%uden% a(%er %he
%hesis assess&en% &ee%in)/
Abstract
&us% (i% %o one pa)e
in En)lish onl$
shor%. independen% presen%a%ion o( %he con%en%s o( %he %hesis. is
pu0lished in %he HH li0rar$
con%en%sA 0ac1)round. deli,era0les and o%her o0'ec%i,es. deli&i%a%ions.
used &e%hods. o0%ained resul%s. conclusions and )i,en
reco&&enda%ions
also 0i0lio)raphic in(or&a%ion
1e$-ords !%he inde3 %er&s#
len)%hA En)lish ;* - ;** -ords
s%andard SBS +C;;
Use A$stra"t te%p&ate
Preface no% necessar$
(or e3a&ple reasons (or %he &a1in) o( %he %hesis 'oinin) an assi)n&en%
e3%ensions %o %he 0i))er -holeness or di,ision o( la0our. i( %-o -ri%ers
or %han1s %o %he persons or or)anisa%ions )o% help alon) (ro& -hich
%o endA place. da%e %he -ri%er<s na&e<s= %he -ri%ers< na&es
I( %here is no pre(ace. %han1s can 0e presen%ed here in a :Than1s:
-para)raph
I( %he -or1 con%ains con(iden%ial appendices. i% &us% 0e %old here/ In %ha%
case and %he pre(ace is &anda%or$
Contents
%all headin)s and correspondin) pa)e nu&0ers
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HAAGA-HELIA THESIS REPORT GUIDELINES D !""#
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appendices -i%h pa)e nu&0ers
possi0le lis% o( pic%ures and %a0les !a(%er %he ac%ual %a0le o( con%en%s#
Vocabulary
i( %he %hesis con%ains si)ns. %er&s and uni%s %he reader canno% easil$
unders%and. %he$ are e3plained in a separa%e lis%
Abbreviation
a lis% o( a00re,ia%ions -i%h %o%al na&es and e3plana%ions i( needed
!In%roduc%ion#
Introduction
The in%roduc%ion has %-o pri&ar$ %as1sA
- %o raise %he readers in%eres% and
- %o pro,ide %he reader -i%h 0ac1)round in(or&a%ion a0ou% %he %opic/
)eneral in%roduc%ionA 0ac1)round. i&por%ance. curren% in%eres%
de(ini%ion o( %he assi)n&en%
deli,era0les and o%her o0'ec%i,es. %he scope and deli&i%a%ion o( %he
%hesis
&e%hodolo)$ e&plo$ed
%he co&&issionin) par%$
1e$ concep%s and o%her (ac%ors e((ec%in) %he -or1s s%ruc%ure
2ri%e %he in%roduc%ion so %ha% %he reader -ill unders%and %he -hole %hesis/ I%
is 0es% %ha% $ou (inalise $our in%roduc%ion onl$ a(%er $ou ha,e co&ple%ed %he
re&ainder o( $our %hesis/ A )ood in%roduc%ion is shor%. (or a %hesis -4
pa)es/
!Theore%ical par%#
asis
Theore%ical 0ac1)round o( $our %hesis 0ased on pro(essional li%era%ure and
o%her sources - 0asis o( %he %hesisA
%he applica%ion do&ain on %he co&&on le,el
1e$ concep%s. i( no% in %he in%roduc%ion
s%andards=co&&on solu%ions e%c/ $our -or1 is 0ased on
e%c/
!E&pirical par%#
!or" implementation
The s$s%e& pro'ec% %hesis i&ple&en%a%ion descrip%ion should 0e precise
enou)h %ha% %he reader -ould 0e a0le %o reproduce %he resul%s achie,ed on
%he 0asis o( %he in(or&a%ion pro,ided/
Descri0e -ha% $ou did. ho- $ou did and -ha% %he deli,era0les -ere. s%ep 0$
s%epE re&e&0er %o include used &e%hods and %ools in %he s%eps/
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HAAGA-HELIA THESIS REPORT GUIDELINES F !""#
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HAAGA-HELIA THESIS REPORT GUIDELINES C !""#
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Here $ou ha,e
presen%a%ion o( %ar)e% under s%ud$A %he 0usiness case. special
(ea%ures=e3cep%ions and o%her in(or&a%ion %ha% helps %he reader %o
unders%and %he deli,era0les
used de,elop&en% &odels. &e%hods and %ools
%he reasons (or %he choice o( &e%hods
pro'ec% i&ple&en%a%ion. %he &iles%ones and resul%s s%ep 0$ s%ep.
pa$ a%%en%ion %o %he pro0le&s. especiall$ %heir solu%ions and ne- -a$s
o( opera%ion used in %his %hesis -or1
#esults
The deli,era0les and %heir ,alidi%$
presen%a%ion o( %he pro'ec% deli,era0les
anal$Ge Huali%$ o( %he deli,era0les
!Discussion> anal$sis#
$ummary and conclusions
This sec%ion re,ie-s %he 1e$ resul%s. and %he conclusions %ha% can 0e &ade
(ro& %he&/ The sec%ion should indica%e ho- success(ull$ %he s$s%e& -or1
-as done/ I% also discusses %he si)ni(icance and ,alidi%$ o( %he resul%s. and
,alue o( %he resul%s %o %he co&&issionin) par%$ and co&&onl$/
!su&&ar$#
a re,ie- o( %he -or1s pri&ar$ o0'ec%i,es and purpose
a re,ie- o( %he deli,era0les and o%her resul%s
!conclusions#
si)ni(icance. i&por%ance o( %he resul%s and %heir ,alue !econo&ic.
social. co&pe%i%i,e //#
%he ne- 1no-led)e -hich increase 1no-led)e a0ou% %he %opic
!discussion#
es%i&a%e ho- success(ull$ %he %hesis con%ri0u%e %o %he %opic under s%ud$
es%i&a%e sui%a0ili%$ o( %he chosen approaches. &e%hods. %ools e%c/ %o %his
-or1
an$ li&i%a%ions in $our -or1. &e%hods. and eHuip&en%s. i( so. -ha% %he$
-ere and ho- %he$ could 0e (ur%her i&pro,ed upon in (ur%her s$s%e&
-or1s pro'ec%s
!E,alua%ion and re(lec%ion o( %he learnin) and e3periences durin) %he %hesis
pro'ec% 0elon) %o %he pro'ec% (inal repor%/#
#ecommendations
concre%e reco&&enda%ions -i%h reasonin) 0ased on %he o0%ained resul%s
and e3perience !%o %he sponsor. so&e o%her or)aniGa%ionsI#
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HAAGA-HELIA THESIS REPORT GUIDELINES J !""#
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reco&&enda%ion %o (u%ure de,elop&en% pro'ec%s. plan o( ac%ion.
pro&o%ion o( a &a%%er I
!Reco&&enda%ions concernin) pro'ec% &ana)e&en% 0elon) %o %he pro'ec%
(inal repor%/#
!Bi0lio)raph$ and appendices#
ibliography
The 0asis o( $our %hesis is 0ased on $our re(erenceA
all %he sources. -hich are in %he %e3% re(erenced %o. are lis%ed
research s%udies. 0oo1s. ar%icles. in%er,ie-s. %he In%erne%. pro(essional
se&inars. lec%ures. as -ell as repor%s produced 0$ co&panies.
associa%ions or %he pu0lic sec%or
Appendices
Pro'ec% deli,era0les. %he docu&en%a%ion
%he ac%ual resul%s o( %he s$s%e& pro'ec% deli,ered %o %he sponsor e%c/
li1e
- s$s%e& docu&en%a%ion accordin) %o %he used docu&en%a%ion
ins%ruc%ion !HAAGA-HELIA?s s$s%e& descrip%ion reco&&enda%ions or
%he sponsors ins%ruc%ions#/
- user )uide
- o%her repor%s
- source code alon) in a)reed -a$. i( %he s$s%e& pro'ec% has con%ained
%he i&ple&en%a%ion s%a)e
- %es% docu&en%s
No%e7 5on(iden%ial &a%erial
I( %he %hesis con%ains 0usiness or %rade secre%s. %hen
"# pri&aril$ %he sponsor and 0usiness 0ranch are 0lo%%ed ou% (ro& %he repor%
and i%s appendices/
I( %ha% is no% possi0le. %hen
# %he con(iden%ial appendices are re&o,ed (ro& %he pu0lic %hesis repor%
!-hich )oes %o %he HAAGA-HELIA li0rar$ and %o %he elec%ronic Theseus
li0rar$# and in %he appendices %here are onl$ a lis% o( %he resul%s -i%h shor%
descrip%ions o( %he purpose/
S%andards concernin) appendices
2ri%in) $our %hesis a% HAAGA-HELIA. Repor% Guidelines 2or1in)
Group. "/J/**F
S%andard ISO ;JDDA in iden%i(ica%ion o( appendices upper-case le%%ersA
Appendi3 A. %he Appendi3 B e%c/. (or e3a&ple Appendi3 an
EHuip&en%/
Headlinin) in appendicesA A// Peripheral de,ices. A//+/ Prin%ers/
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HAAGA-HELIA THESIS REPORT GUIDELINES "" !""#
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% The system &or" thesis in a nutshell
The &ain s%ruc%ure o( %he s$s%e& pro'ec% %hesis accordin) %o %he HH Thesis Repor%
Guidelines
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A pro'ec% concernin) in(or&a%ion s$s%e& de,elop&en%A
a plannin). a s%ud$. an anal$sis or a de,elop&en% pro'ec%
+fficial assessment statement
Abstract
in En)lish onl$
Preface
no% necessar$
Contents
Vocabulary and abbreviations
Introduction
- )eneral in%roduc%ion
- de(ini%ion o( assi)n&en% !de%ailed#
- o0'ec%i,es. %he scope o( -or1
- &e%hodolo)$. 1e$ concep%s
Theoretical part
- 0asis o( %he -or1
- applica%ion do&ain and &odels
- pro(essional li%era%ure and o%her sources
(mpirical part
- presen%a%ion o( %ar)e% under s%ud$. %he 0usiness case
- de,elop&en% &odels. &e%hods. %ools. solu%ions
- -or1 i&ple&en%a%ion
- deli,era0les and %heir Huali%$
-iscussion /analysis0
- su&&ar$ and conclusions
- discussion !success. used &e%hods. li&i%a%ions#
- reco&&enda%ions
ibliography
Appendices
- deli,era0les o( %he pro'ec%
- o%her appendices. i( an$
The e&phasis o( %his %$pe o( a %hesis is on %he (ollo-in) par%sA %he e&pirical par%. %he
deli,era0les in %he appendices and reco&&enda%ions/ The siGe o( %he s$s%e& pro'ec%
%hesis -i%hou% appendices is a0ou% "; pa)es/
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