Guidelines to write Introduction and Literature Review in Thesis/ Research Dissertations / Project Reports for Ph. D. / M. Tech. / B. Tech

     👉  INTRODUCTION:

The title of Chapter 1 will be Introduction. A good technical report/thesis Introduction does four things:

    a)  It highlight the problem and motivation for the study.

·      Tell the proof-reader what the topic of the report is.

·      Explain why this topic is crucial.

    b) It introduces a brief summary of previous engineering and/or scientific and experimental work on the topic.

·     Here you present an overview what is experienced about the problem. You would typically cite earlier studies conducted on the same topic and/or at this same site, and in doing so.

·     If you are writing a thesis, you need a full-blown research/literature review with very specific details of all of the scientific or engineering work done on the topic to date. In the introduction, just present a brief summary/analysis, sufficient to establish the need for your research.

    c) It sketch/outline the purpose and specific objectives of the project.

    d) It provides a ‘road map’ for the rest of the report.

·     This is so that the proof-reader knows what’s coming and sees the logic of your organization.

·     Describe the contents of each of the report/thesis chapters.

👉What doesn’t go in your Introduction?

·     Never put any conclusion or decisions in the Introduction. 

👉 LITERATURE REVIEW:

A literature review or analysis is both a summary/overview and explanation of the complete and present state of knowledge on a selected topic as found in academic books and journal articles(previous work published in the literature pertaining to the topic of the research.). Sources enclosed in the review may include scholarly journal articles, books, government reports, Web sites, etc. This shall normally form Chapter 2

👉Aim of the Literature Review:

·      It provides proof-readers easy access to research on a particular topic by selecting high quality articles that are relevant, meaningful, vital, valid and summarizing them into one complete report

·      It gives an excellent focal point for researchers to start doing research in a new area by forcing them to summarize, evaluate, and compare original research in that specific area

·      It ensures that researchers do not duplicate or matching work that has already been performed.

·      It can provide hints as where to focus in future research

·      It enlightens key findings

·      It identifies deviations, gaps and discrepancies in the literature

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