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1 UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN FACULTY OF COMPUTER SCIENCE Title of the Thesis two lines maximum BY: Ditta White Presented for the degree of Computer Engineering DIRECTOR OF STUDIES: Dr. Anna Márton Associate Professor Debrecen 2018

2 Acknowledgements You can acknowledge the work and contribution of people who helped your studies and your work in finishing your thesis. The text is based on the article of Robert Clemson [4].

3 Table of Contents 1. Introduction Background Information Theoretical Background The Applied Soft Wares and Program Languages SPSS PHP Review of the Literature and Research Statement of the Question or Problem Presentation of Your Work Conclusion References Appendices... 12

4 1. Introduction In the opening paragraphs, your goal is to introduce the reader to the particular question your thesis is seeking to answer. Unlike in the traditional five-paragraph essay, in thesis writing the introduction is not merely a summary of points to be elaborated on in later sections. Rather, your objective here is to inform the reader of what the question is, why it is important, and how your thesis will provide an answer. In the opening paragraphs, your goal is to introduce the reader to the particular question your thesis is seeking to answer. Unlike in the traditional five-paragraph essay, in thesis writing the introduction is not merely a summary of points to be elaborated on in later sections. Rather, your objective here is to inform the reader of what the question is, why it is important, and how your thesis will provide an answer. In the opening paragraphs, your goal is to introduce the reader to the particular question your thesis is seeking to answer. Unlike in the traditional five-paragraph essay, in thesis writing the introduction is not merely a summary of points to be elaborated on in later sections. Rather, your objective here is to inform the reader of what the question is, why it is important, and how your thesis will provide an answer. 1

5 2. Background Information reader will benefit from a section that contextualizes the question and 2.1. Theoretical Background reader will benefit from a section that contextualizes the question and 2

6 reader will benefit from a section that contextualizes the question and 2.2. The Applied Soft Wares and Program Languages reader will benefit from a section that contextualizes the question and SPSS reader will benefit from a section that contextualizes the question and 3

7 PHP reader will benefit from a section that contextualizes the question and Figure 1: Early cylinder seal depicting beer production [5] reader will benefit from a section that contextualizes the question and 4

8 Figure 2: Chinese writing [2] reader will benefit from a section that contextualizes the question and 5

9 3. Review of the Literature and Research The next step is to review the current state of research on the topic entertained in your thesis. This differs from a section on background information in that whereas background information remains more general in scope, this section concentrates on those issues and aspects of the field that specifically relate to the question you seek to answer. As such, this section should also incorporate an examination of the varying viewpoints surrounding your question, in order to orient the reader in the discourse of the field. Keep in mind, however, that at this stage of the thesis writing your goal is simply to present these varying viewpoints, not to be critical of them. That comes later. This section should also be given a topic-specific title, and should be organized by ideas rather than by authors or works. Using subsections is a practical means of distinguishing the different approaches to the problem. 6

10 4. Statement of the Question or Problem Different disciplines use different words to refer to the central focus of the thesis. Whether it is a question you are trying to answer or a problem you are trying to solve, there are three important steps to take in establishing the role of your thesis: State the question. Assert that this question remains unanswered. Argue why this question is worth answering at all. In stating the question, clarity is of utmost importance. Here it is not a good idea to beat around the bush. Use clear, concise language and exact terminology to avoid misleading the reader. In the second part, your goal is to assert that your question remains unanswered. It is in this phase of the thesis writing that you provide critical analysis of the information you presented in the preceding section. Take the various approaches that have been put forth by other authors and in other works about multiplayer games, and show that each of them fails to provide a wholly satisfactory answer to the question. Of course, it is not necessary to pick them apart one by one. Since you organized the preceding section by ideas, you can now take on entire classes of approaches rather than individual medical malpractice lawyer New York authors or works. Now that you have established that your question remains unanswered, your final task in this section is to argue why it is worth answering this question at all. What good will come out of finding an answer? In what ways will the answer contribute to knowledge? The reader needs to have some understanding of the purpose of your thesis writing in order to be sympathetic to your views. 7

11 This section is central to the thesis, and the reader will definitely be looking out for it. You may actually want to include the word question or problem in the title itself in order to make it stand out to the reader. 8

12 5. Presentation of Your Work If a thesis had a climax, this would be it. What did you do to answer the question about breast augmentation Houston, and what results were obtained? The structure of this section is highly flexible, and will depend much on the nature of your work. Whatever the format, the goal is the one and the same: convince your reader that you have done what you set out to do in writing the thesis. Show all relevant evidence to support your position, and avoid weakening it with the mention of dead ends or blind alleys, unless they too are relevant to demonstrating that you answered the question. 9

13 6. Conclusion As with the introduction, the conclusion section in thesis writing is not the same as it is in the five-paragraph essay. A typical thesis conclusion comprises three subsections: the conclusions drawn from your work, a summary of the contributions your thesis has made, and a prospect of future research. In the first subsection, avoid amorphous summarizing, and strive for a clear and concise presentation of the conclusions of your work. From the most to the least important, describe the inferences that you were able to make as the result of your research, and be sure to relate them directly to the question of your thesis itself. Next, provide the reader with an overview of the contributions to knowledge that your thesis has made. Make sure that you present these as new and original contributions; otherwise, the reader will overlook them as filler. Naturally, this subsection may overlap with the preceding one. Again, order your contributions from most to least significant. Finally, share your thoughts as to how your thesis can serve as the starting point for future research. This subsection is intended for future researchers who may be interested in taking your ideas further. 10

14 7. References Every citation made in the body of your thesis must appear in the list of references. The list of references can be used as a measuring stick to evaluate the breadth of your research. A good review of the literature, after all, is essential to good thesis writing. The reader will typically review the list of references to determine whether you have consulted the more prominent works in the field. The reader may also search for his or her own publications if they are relevant to the thesis topic, so be sure to work those in as well. Know that unlike a bibliography, which may include titles that are not directly referred to in the text, every item in your list of references must be referred to in the body of the thesis. The preferred way of organizing your references is alphabetically by author surname, although you may also organize the list by order of citation in the thesis. [1] Academic Word, (Downloaded on May 14, 2011) [2] From Oracle Bone Inscriptions to Modern Language, Cultural China, (Downloaded on May 14, 2011) [3] How to Write a Master's Thesis, (Downloaded on May 14, 2011) [4] Robert Clemson: Thesis Writing: How To Write A Masters Thesis, (Downloaded on May 14, 2011) [5] The History of Writing, (Downloaded on May 14, 2011) 11

15 8. Appendices Appendices are a useful tool for presenting material that may otherwise interrupt the flow of the thesis writing, such as lengthy data tables, complex charts and graphs, extensive listings of any kind, etc. In general this is information that is not absolutely essential for the reader to continue on with the thesis, but which should be available to the reader to back up relevant points in your argumentation. 12