Tips for writing pre-synopsis and post-synopsis while doing PhD dissertation

1. TIPS FORWRITING PRE- & POST- SYNOPSIS WHILE DOING PHD DISSERTATION An Academic presentationby Dr. Nancy Agens, Head, Technical Operations,TutorsIndia Group www.tutorsindia.com Email:info@tutorsindia.com

2. Today'sDiscussion OUTLINE InBrief GeneralOverview Strictly Follow the Synopsis Format Conclusion

3. InBrief The PhD dissertationprocess usually includes writing a well framed synopsis that illustrates the objective of the research, methodologies as well as the sources of reference. It’s more like a blueprint of your entire research workthat should be laid down in a nutshell. The more precisely it is presented, higher are the chances of carrying out your following research workin full swing.

4. GeneralOverview The synopsis for the PhD dissertationmust include the most ideal title pertaining to the research workthat clearly underlines yourwork. The existing problem in general that is addressed in theresearch. And eventually validating and comparing the work with facts and experimental outcomes thereby ensuring that the work presented is yielding satisfactory results compared to the already existing approaches.

5. SynopsisFormat Synopsis presented in a clear and crisp manner, through which the reader can getthe overall crux of yourresearch. Any synopsis must include the following punchpoints: Title ProblemIntroduction Objectives LiteratureReview Methods orProcess Experiments andResults Conclusion References Contd..

6. TITLE The title is the entry point of your synopsis which be same as provided in your thesis. It should be unique and professional enough to do fair justice to your researchwork. INTRODUCTION OF A PROBLEM This section must include the background of the prevailing issues along with highlighting the contributions of previous work in carrying out the presentresearch. It must project the need and importance of the research with in 200words. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES What is the main objective of theresearch? It should address the problem that has been specified in the sectionbefore. Contd..

7. REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE Giving a brief review helps to understand your work and issues ofconcern. The write-up of the review must be explanatory enough, within a limit of 300words. METHODOLOGY In this section you will be presenting your actual approach, databases, samples and methods associated with the study thereby convincing the validity of theresearch. EXPERIMENTS AND RESULTS This includes that the proposed methodology is being simulated, experimented and compared with the other prevailingmethods. Contd..

8. By making use of charts, figures and tables, the results generated can be welldepicted. CONCLUSION Conclusion must first be preceded by outlining the objective of the researchand thereafter the outcome or implementation of theresearch. REFERENCES A list of all valid sources from where the data is collectedmust be mentioned inthe references section one by one.

9. Conclusion Synopsis writing for a PhD dissertation may appear as simple as preparing a rough draft. But in actual it’s the forefront as well as the backbone of your actualthesis. When writing it, rather than thinking and populating it with what all you know, it’s better to think from the second person’s point of view who knowsnothing. Entice the readers supported by relevant material as and when required. This will help in showcasing an effective and powerfulsynopsis.

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