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How to Structure a Computer Science Dissertation for a Doctoral Degree

Dr. Nancy Agens, Head,

Technical Operations, Phdassistance

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I. INTRODUCTION

Every single Computer Science Doctoral

Student must draft a good PhD dissertation

for the successful completion of his/her

doctoral degree. So, the PhD scholar should

understand the importance of drafting a

good dissertation and conducting diligent

research for his/her doctoral degree. It takes

a strong plan, broad thinking ability, good

research topic selection, proper guidance,

good decision making skills, determination,

hard work etc. to write a good PhD

Computer Science Dissertation. To be

honest, there is no such fixed format or

curriculum for the PhD students. So, the

student should wisely analyse and make

discussions based on his/her own caliber. I

would highly recommend seeking computer

science dissertation writing Help 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. To develop a strong structure,

the foundation of the dissertation should be

strong and stable in the first place. So, the

scholar should wisely select a good

dissertation topic to establish a strong

foundation for his/her research.

Furthermore, 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. I can also assure you that this

article will surely help you to develop a

strong structure for your dissertation.

Fig 1. How to Structure a Dissertation

II. BASIC PHD STRUCTURE FOR A

COMPUTER SCIENCE DISSERTATION

1. Formulate your dissertation’s structure

There is no such particular structural

Framework for Writing a PhD

dissertation. So, the PhD student should

frame a structure according to the selected

research topic. While writing a computer

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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. Once the

dissertation’s structure is formulated, the

student should make sure that he/she gets

approval from his/her mentor before

proceeding. Nowadays, there are many

computer science dissertation help providers

available on the internet who would provide

writing help with thesis in computer science

and other domains. So, It is advisable to do a

detailed background study about the service

providers before choosing them.

Fig 2. PhD dissertation structure

2. Title page

This is the first page of the dissertation

where the student should clearly mention the

title of the Research 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. Generally, a

good dissertation title will be no more than 7

to 9 words.

3. Acknowledgement

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.

4. Abstract

An ideal abstract should summarize the

central idea of the research dissertation and

it should not be more than 200 to 250 words.

As per the quotes, “Face is the index of the

mind” this section is the index of the

dissertation so the scholar should draft it

meticulously with high priority. Even

Though abstract is short, this is the first

section (and sometimes the only section)

that people will read. Hence, it is absolutely

necessary to get it right. Ensure that your

abstract addresses the following,

Fig 3. Abstract

● Addresses the aim, objective and

main idea of the research work.

● States the problem statement and

solution for it.

● Describes the methodology, problem

approach.

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● Summarizes the results (preferably in

numbers or values).

● Concludes with proper conclusion.

Students can even make use of the computer

science research paper abstract writing

service from a professional computer

science dissertation service provider to draft

a good abstract.

5. Table of content & list of figures, tables

and abbreviation

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.

6. Introduction

This section should give a brief idea about

the Research 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.

7. Literature review

This 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. In this section,

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.

Once the Literature Review phase is done,

the scholar can easily figure out the research

gaps and other hypotheses in the selected

topic. subsequently, new theory and

methodology should be formulated and

Finally, the scholar should conclude this

section by proposing a theoretical solution

for the unsolved problem.

Fig 4. Literature review

8. Methodology

In a Professional Computer Science

Dissertation, 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. So, to ensure whether the

student is using the right method to extract

and analyse the data. It is advisable to refer

to multiple data collection and data analysis

computer science dissertations relevant to

the current research. Furthermore, this

section should be inclusive of the following;

❏ 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.

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❏ Difficulties during the experimental

phase.

❏ Validation of the methods used in this

research phase.

9. Results and discussion

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. Furthermore, it is advisable to

include Graphs, tables, charts, figures etc for

illustration purposes. The student should

carefully present only the necessary results

which are required. Try to avoid presenting

charts or figures with the same information

which is already explained.

Fig 5. Results vs Discussion

10. Conclusion

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 objectives achieved in the

current work.

11. Reference

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 sources simultaneously as you read it.

12. Appendices

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.

III. CONCLUSION

As quoted by the american social activist

Abbie Hoffman,“structure is more than

content in the transmission of information.”

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.

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