Guidelines for Sem IX

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Based on the deliberations of all principals at a meeting held at Sir JJ College of Architecture on
22nd September 2016, the following guidelines are issued in advance of the juries for Sem IX
Design Dissertation.

Eligibility
At a meeting of the Ad-hoc Board of Studies in Architecture, held on 8th June 2016, it was
resolved that a student in Sem X may not be allowed to appear for the Design Dissertation viva,
unless the student had successfully cleared the Design Dissertation viva of Sem IX.

Content (from the B. Arch. syllabus)

Students are required to choose a topic and conduct research under the guidance of internal
teachers. They are required to submit a report to in the given format. The report should include:
Title and description of the topic
Justification for Architectural intervention in context

Back ground study

Review of related literature
Analysis of terms

Methodology of study (Survey, Case studies, project reviews)

Findings and analysis based on the methodology
Design objectives based upon the findings, and development of design brief
Site selection criteria
Description of the site
Site analysis to include local Architectural context, and socio economic conditions
Climatic and environmental conditions and prevalent bylaws

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Mandatory Requirements of the Report

Certificate
A certificate attesting to the bonafides of the students should preface the report, duly signed by
the student, the research guide and the college Principal.

Declaration of Plagiarism
The student shall include the declaration (as provided) and duly sign it.

Contents Page
A contents page with complete chapterization (Chapter titles and sub headings) shall be provided
with correct page numbers.

Introduction
The report should commence with an Introduction to the chosen area of study, and provide a
background context, and justify its value. A summary of the contents of each chapter may be
given.

Conclusions
The report must have ‘Conclusions’, in which a student summarizes the learnings and provides
inferences to his/her research findings, and presents guidelines and directions that will guide the
design application of the research in Sem X.

Citations
It is expected that all sources that the student has accessed (books, journals. Dissertations, other
media, online resources, as well as discussions with experts should be acknowledged using
proper citations and footnotes (the APA system is recommended). Please see the plagiarism

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declaration also attached. The guides may please read out and discuss the declaration to their
students and make them understand the implications stated therein.

Bibliography
The report must end with a complete bibliography, presented in alphabetical order beginning
with authors surnames. All resources printed or online must be included.

Format of the Report

The Report shall be printed with black ink on good quality white paper of A4 size (if absolutely
necessary, a few A3 sheets may be used and folded into the report).
The Report may be printed using both sides of the page.
The Report shall be aligned in Portrait format, with adequate margins on all sides of the text.
The Report shall use Times New Roman font, 12 point, with 1.5 spacing. Headings may be in
bold and use 14 point.
The use of multiple colours in the text is discouraged.
Students should type the text in normal format. ALL CAPITALIZATION is unacceptable.
All images, figures, tables and diagrams should be captioned, and where necessary sources of
these should be cited.

The Final Report shall be bound in hardcover (portrait format).

The cover shall be encased in black rexin with gold embossed titles and details.
Students should submit one copy of the Report to the College Library and one to the Research
Guide.

Note: This Report should be attested and preserved by the college, as the same shall be presented
during the Sem X Design Dissertation Jury.

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Sem IX Design Dissertation Jury
The following guidelines/protocols should be followed for the Sem IX Design Dissertation Jury.
All the Dissertation Reports and presentation drawings shall be submitted to the college at least
one day in advance of the jury, duly attested and signed by the Research Guides and the College
Principal. The Jury shall be conducted in two stages:

Stage One:
Two jury members shall examine each student.
The pair of Jury members should (in Stage One) be given the final reports submitted by the
students and allowed to examine them for two hours. This will be done without the students
being present. All Research Guides must be present for the whole day and available to the jurors,
if required. The Jurors are advised to examine the reports and make a preliminary marking.

It is advised that each set of jurors examine around 12-15 students in a day.
For schools with a large intake, the juries may be held on more than one day, but with the same
group of jurors.

Stage Two
The jurors should, after Stage One, be escorted to the Jury Hall where the students shall be
present.
Each student may put up a presentation (to elaborate on any essential points of their research, or
present larger maps/plans, site study, etc.) in the form of one 4’ x 8’ sheet for a ‘stand-up’
presentation or a present a portfolio of upto 4 A2 Sheets, if a table presentation is preferred.

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The set of two jurors shall then conduct a viva voce with each student, whose report they have
already examined in Stage One.
The Jurors shall then make their final assessment/ marking.

Note: The Sem IX B Arch examinations are to be conducted by the college, and the above
guidelines may be adjusted to the requirements of each college. However the mandatory
requirements of submission and jury should be followed.