THESIS ORIENTATION

2017-18

ROHIT RAKA
 1. ACADEMIC REQUIREMENT

2. BASICS IN DISSERTATION

3. ABOUT THE PROJECT

ASPECTS COVERED 4. HOW TO RECOGNISE A PROBLEM

WHICH WOULD BE THE BASIS OF THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF YOUR DISSERTATION
TOPIC

5. BUILDING TYPOLOGIES

6. DO’S AND DON’TS WHILE WRITING A

DISSERTATION REPORT.
 Dissertation is concerned with integrating your learning
of 4.5 years in architecture through a research project.

Students are expected to research on a particular

topic with an aim of finding a appropriate solution to a
presented problems demonstrating your ability to use
effectively the tools of independent investigation and
judgement to evolve design culture.

Student shall choose the subject related to architecture

only, by considering following aspects:
1. Data Collection and Analysis
2. User’s requirement and justification.
3. Socio-economic uses
4. Climatic/Environmental issues.

ACADEMIC 5. Selection of site.

6. Method of construction
7. Integrated building services.
REQUIREMENTS 8. Landscape and its affect on town planning.

At the end of the semester, each student Is expected

to submit all ORIGINAL drawings prepared as per
specifications of the department. Three copies of the
report in the specified format along with the model
submitted to the department, after obtaining the
approval to the respective guides.

For, the end exam Viva will be conducted by the jury

comprising of minimum two external examiners along
with the internal faculty.

40% of the marking is internal and the rest 60% is

through external . In total the Marking would be from
200 Marks.
 ‘Dissertation’ = Researching on a particular
topic.

Topic has to be of your choice

(but to be approved by the guides on the
panel)

You should be able to justify your jury, your right

to graduate and practice as an architect.

BASICS
SHEDULED
SHEDULED
+ CRITIQUE
DISCUSSIONS
SESSIONS

The Project selected should be Feasible,

Distinctive and Believable.

‘KEEP IN MIND ANYTHING COULD BE FEASIBLE,

DISTINCTIVE AND BELIVABLE IN THIS DAY AND
AGE’
 A project starts with a problem and ends with
finding APPROPRIATE SOLUTION to that
problem.

SOLUTION FINDING

ABOUT THE PROJECT SERIES OF RESEARCH

WORK
ANALYSIS AND
APPROPRIATE
REASONING

EVALUATION AND
RE-EVALUATION

YOU NEED TO COME UP WIH ENOUGH PROOF

TO INDICATE THAT YOUR SOLUTION IS RIGHT
 MYTHS

EXISTING ORIGINAL
TOPIC TOPIC
HOW TO COME UP Do not select the topic Although a research

WITH A PROBLEM? just because you know

someone has already
done it and has all the
project is never original,
degree of originality is
the key requirement.
info. needed.

Good re-search depends on many factors and

good topic /idea alone is not enough.

Quality of research and methodology of

execution would lead your Dissertation to be
of a great success.

‘AN AVERAGE IDEA WELL-EXECUTED IS MUCH

BETTER THAN A BRILLIANT IDEA EXECUTED
BADLY’
 CRITERIA FOR CHOOSING A TOPIC OR A
PROBLEM:
1. Re-search topic must be the one which you
have selected.
2. Topic must be within your interest.
3. Topic must be within your specialisation.
4. The topic must be in your ability rather
competence to tackle the necessary
problem.
5. The project must have definable limits to
suit your available resources.
6. The topic should be researchable and
manageable.
HOW TO COME UP 7. Must be completed within reasonable
amount of time.

WITH A PROBLEM? 8. Solution must consist of original, critical, and

reflective thinking.
9. It must be significant, important and
relevant to the present time and situation.
10. It should contribute to the overall
development of lifestyle of the people and
of the world.
11. Your project solution and the project itself
should not undermine nor compromise the
moral and spiritual values of the people.
12. It should advocate changes in the present
order of things which have become
irrelevant over a period of time.
13. Your project must offer some kind of returns
for your efforts.
 What are your interests? Do you know any
organisations or groups that support your
interests?

Do you know any possible project proposal?

Does the project have clear AIM?

FEW QUESTIONS Do you know what type of techniques you will

apply to find your appropriate solution?
TO ASK
What skills will you need to develop?

Does your department has the relevant

expertise?

Can you justify why others should be interested

in your project.
 BUILDING
TYPOLOGY

RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL

TRANSPORTATION

INDUSTRIAL INSTITUTIONAL

Cultural, socio-cultural,
educational, health and
recreational
A MIX OF ABOVE USES
 PLAGERISM: Don’t ever copy text from the
published works. It is a capital offense in thesis
writing (you could be jailed)

Always write in your own words.

Do acknowledge and CITE your source. This

applies to all possible data sources including
personal interviews.

Proof reading MUST be done.

Do include pictures, photographs, graphs,

DO’S AND DON’TS IN maps, charts and sketches to support your
study. Remember architecture is a visual

WRITING YOUR medium so always reinforce your ideas with

figures.

THESIS Proper captions should be given at relevant

data study.

Make your reader understand the significance

of that denoted graph, sketch, photograph
etc. which you included in your study report.

Don’t use abbreviations, unnecessary

acronyms and contractions.

Do introduce new ideas through new

chapters.
ALWAYS REMEMBER :

SELECT A TOPIC WHICH CAN HELP YOU WITH YOUR FUTURE

ASPIRATIONS.

THE ONLY GOOD DISSERTATION IS A DONE DISSERTATION

THANK YOU