MUD Thesis Handbook 2014-15

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Master of Urban Design

Thesis Handbook 2014-2015

School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal


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Thesis Handbook 2014-15 Master of Urban Design

Director SPA Bhopal

Dr. Rachna Khare

Head of Department, Architecture

Master of Urban Design Faculty

Ar. Piyush Hajela

Associate Professor and Coordinator

Urban Design Programme

Dr. Tapas Mitra

Dr. Anand Wadwekar

Ar. Manjusha Misra

Ar. Geeta Vishwakarma

Ar. Gayatri Nanda

Ar. Karna Sengupta

Cover Page :Figure Ground of old city near Kamla Park, Bhopal.

Cover Page Design and Layout :Ar. Tapas Mitra & Ar. Karna Sengupta

First Published in 2012, By the Thesis Committee Master of Urban Design

2014 SPA Press.

This document was written in 2012 and edited in 2013 and 2014 by the Thesis

Coordinators Master of Urban Design.


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Thesis Committee 2014-15 Master of Urban Design

Ar. Piyush Hajela Ar. Karna Sengupta Ar. Gayatri Nanda

Associate Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor

Program Coordinator Thesis Coordinator Thesis Co-CoordinatorMaster of Urban Design

Master of Urban Design Thesis Panel 2014-15

Ar. Piyush Hajela Dr. Tapas Mitra Ar. Manjusha Misra

Dr. Anand Wadwekar Ar. Gayatri Nanda Ar. Karna Sengupta

Experts from practice and fellow faculty from Planning department , landscape and

conservation program would be invited to form part of the panel from time to time .


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PREFACE

This thesis handbook of SPA Bhopal describes the process, requirements, guidelines and

format for the preparation of the postgraduate urban design thesis. Students are expected

to be familiar with its contents to avoid any confusion about the methods and procedures

to be followed while working on their thesis. The students may contact their coordinator/s

or guide/s for any clarifications in this regard.


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CONTENTS :

TITLE Page

Urban Design Faculty 2

Thesis Committee and Panel 3

Preface 4

CONTENTS 5

1.0 INTRODUCTION 6-7

2.0 SYLLABUS 8-9

3.0 SUBMISSION FORMAT 10-12

4.0 REPORT FORMAT GUIDELINES 13

5.0 REFERENCING STYLE 14 -17

6.0 THESIS SYNOPSIS/ PROPOSAL 18

7.0 RULES AND REGULATIONS 19 - 21

7.4 SCHEME AND EVALUATOIN 2013 20

ANNEXURES

Annexure-A: Specimen of the Cover Page 22

Annexure-B: Declaration and Certificate 23

Annexure-C: First Page 24

Annexure-D: General Letter of Request for Data/Information 25

Annexure-E: Log Sheet 26

Annexure-F: Weekly Work Plan Sheet 27

Annexure-G: Specimen of the Hardcover Page 28

Annexure-H: Format for Submission 29

Annexure- I: Format for Marks 30

Annexure-J: Marking Scheme and Evaluation 31


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1.1 INTRODUCTION

The Urban Design thesis provides students with an opportunity to undertake

independent research in urban design, also enabling graduates to apply principles of

urban design at an advanced level; generate proposals and solutions to complex urban

design issues in a variety of urban settings; and demonstrate an ability to critique urbandesign propositions.

This thesis is a self-directed exploration of an urban design topic of the students' choice,

which may be submitted for examination in the form of a Research Thesis Alone OR a

Written Dissertation, Plus a Design Proposal. Both types of products are presented to

an external jury for final review where students are expected to position their work in the

context of contemporary urban design theory and to defend their research conclusions

and/or design propositions with context to application of the contemporary urban design

theory.

The students will work on and complete the written master thesis independently. In theprocess, they will develop their own position and viewpoint with regard the concept-,planning-, or design-oriented theme that they have drawn from their research andpractical experience. The students will choose the theme themselves develop aresearch proposal on it (the enquiry might be carried out by design or by researchmethods) and eventually concluding in a design or a written thesis and it shouldcorrespond to the advanced level of knowledge gained in the subject area UrbanDesign.

It may be research or application-oriented. The scope of work should include showing

how a solution can be reached. The masters thesis should be based on a theme thatgenerates integrated planning-based, strategic-conceptional and/or design-basedconstructional-spatial results.

The thesis presentation given by the students should place the theme of the masterthesis in a scientific, design-based context.

Teaching and learning forms: self-directed and independent academic work with thesupport of the examiners; intermediate reviews, panel reviews under the supervision ofthe allotted guide.

1.1 OBJECTIVE

SPA Bhopal has developed this manual to aid the students in producing the thesis work

in a form that is comparable to the best and comes out to be a scholarly publication of

the Institute. The purpose of these guidelines is to assist in the preparation of thesis that

consistently maintains high standards for their contents, quality of research and

presentation.


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A thesis is a permanent record of the scholarly work performed by a student as a

requirement for an academic degree awarded by SPA Bhopal. Its contents, presentation

and quality of workmanship are a reflection on the student as well as the Institute. It is

therefore, incumbent on the Institute also to ensure that the material for public display in

the library is of the highest standard. This manual will be the most useful in producing

good quality thesis work. Moreover, there are a number of technical aspects to be

considered, while working on a thesis to make it a useful reference point for the

posterity.

1.2DURATION

Thesis is a part of curriculum of Masters programme in Urban Design and is carried out

in the last semester of the course, as a part of the academic requirement for being

eligible for the Masters degree. The student shall be required to work under the

guidance of a supervisor allotted by the Department and complete the requisite work in

the course of the Semester, followed by a viva-voce exam by a panel of examiners. The

students work shall be reviewed regularly by an expert panel throughout the Semester

to assess their progress and guide them from time to time. The student shall be

required to substantiate the thesis through drawings, reports, study sheets, models,

digital and verbal presentations, wherever necessary depending on the topic, in all the

reviews and final viva-voce.

1.3EXPECTED OUTCOME

The thesis project shall be undertaken independently by each student on a topic of

his/her choice, approved by the thesis committee. The student is expected to go

through the process of literature review, data collection, documentation, analyses

synthesis, design program related to his/her specific topic and related area of work.

After the finalization of the structure plan, alternative proposals shall be required to be

worked out through an iterative process of prioritization and elimination. The final option

of the proposal selected by the jury panel shall then need to be worked out in detail

depending upon the objectives of the topic. The final outcome of the thesis shall be in a

hard bound report form of maximum of 20000 words both side printed on a good qualitypaper along with drawings presented in a panel in A0 Size sheets to suitable scale. For

the report, all maps shall be condensed to A3 size and be placed appropriately by

folding to A4 size. The softcopy of the thesis in a pdf format shall be submitted by

inserting in a flapped pocket fixed on the last page of the thesis report.


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2.0 SYLLABUS: THESIS

MAUD 0401 THESIS BY DESIGN

The culmination of student work, the design thesis is an independent design on a topic

defined by the student, leading to the development of a clear design proposal to be

supervised by a faculty team and evaluated by an external jury.The tutorial will assist the students to strengthen the theoretical base of the thesis and

analyze relevant successful design demonstrations through case studies.

OR

MAUD 0401 THESIS BY RESEARCH

The thesis by research is an independent research on a topic defined by a student, to

be completed in the form of a comprehensive report under the supervision of an advisor

and evaluated by an external jury. The tutorial will assist the student in research

methodologies, conducting of surveys, identifying case studies etc. Types of research:

descriptive vs Analytical, applied vs fundamental, quantitative vs qualitative, conceptual

vs empirical research Introduction to urban research, Research design methodology,

Descriptive research, Explanatory research, diagnostic, experimental research.

CODE SUBJECT CLASSES ENDSEMESTEREVALUATION

CREDITS EXAMDURATION

Lecture Studio Total

MAUD 0401 Design ThesisOr ResearchThesis

4 16 20 Viva Voce 20 -

To develop independent critical thinking and design/research abilities and apply the

knowledge gained, skills developed and professionalism inculcated over the last three

semesters in an exercise of own interest and significant complexity.

The thesis project is to be undertaken independently by each student on a topic of

his/her choice, selected and approved by the faculty during the previous semester as

part of course requirements of the Pre Thesis Seminar.

As part of the studio requirements, the student is expected to go through a process of

documentation, analyses and synthesis related to his/her specific topic and related areaof work.

Initial stages would include study of relevant case studies and l iterature relevant to the

topic, on the basis of which the structure plan and design program would be

determined.


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Final stages of work would include detailed design of one portion of the structure plan

selected. Detailing would be largely dependent on the thrust and focus of the project

selected and would vary from student to student.

The student is required to work under the guidance of a supervisor approved by the

department and allotted by the thesis committee after the submission of the guide

consent forms by the students and complete the requisite work in the course of the

semester, ending in a viva-voce exam by a panel of examiners both external and

internal.

Progressive evaluation would be done by a panel of external and/or internal jurors

during reviews held at intervals during the course of the semester.

The student is required to defend his thesis through drawings, reports, study sheets,

models and verbal communications in all the reviews and the final viva-voce.

For students doing thesis by research, in depth understanding of the topic should be

shown through using appropriate research methodology to carry out the research

forming a robust research design with supportive precedents to support the cases in

research. The surveys and case studies carried out for the research project should be

on the basis of a comprehensive literature review identifying appropriate gaps in them

liable for research.


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3.0 SUBMISSION FORMAT

3.1 Sheets and Model: All presentations and reviews would be panel reviews on

drawings presented by the student supplemented by study models at various stages of

the thesis. The models need to be to suitable scale for the design and analysis to be

comprehensively explained through the model. The drawings should be printed in nosmaller than A0 Sheets and presented in a sequential manner to explain the

documentation, analysis and design process and must be to suitable scale, with suitable

title to each sheet with the student scholar number, name of the student, name of the

programme and orientation of drawings clearly mentioned. Please note that orientation,

size of similar maps and drawings have to remain consistent throughout the drawings,

reports and the presentation.

3.2 Report : The Thesis Report will be in A4 Format and will also contain A3 folded

prints of your sheets and maps. Word limit of the report would be from minimum 10000

words to maximum 20000 words. 20% of the report text would be referenced, restneeds to be paraphrased. Harvard System of referencing needs to be followed. Two

hard copies of your report in hard binding need to be submitted. This document will

include the following:

a. Title page

b. Abstract

c. Content

d. List of tables, illustrations, graphs, diagrams

e. Introduction

f. Literature Review

g. Methodology

h. PrecedentsExemplarsBest Practice

i. Design: Site, Analysis, Design, Exploration, Options

j. Conclusions

k. Further Studies

l. Bibliographym. Annexes

n. Appendices


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The above list is just indicative. You may use different terminology to name the different

parts/sections of your research or your general structure may differ from this one due to

the nature of your research.

3.3 CD with an electronic copy as follows:Report (PDF format), A0 sheets (PDF

format)

The Deliverables for the Thesis Review are as follows:

Thesis Synopsis and Methodology

Literature review and collection of Secondary Data (Including secondary case

studies)

Site visits, primary case studies (Observations and Documentation)

Analysis : Quantitative and Qualitative

Inferences, Formation of a Vision Formulation of a design brief

Formulation of a design program

Framing a structure plan

Detailed design informed with best practices

Models of the existing and proposed structure plans.

3.4 Research Thesis Report:The format of submission would be A3. The word limit for

the report would be minimum 10000 to maximum 20000 words.

Tentative Structure of the research thesis report:

a. Title page

b. Abstract

c. Content

d. List of tables, illustrations, graphs, diagrams

e. Introduction

f. Literature Review forming the gap in research literature giving rise to the

hypothesis

g. Methodology for research

h. Forming the research hypothesis

i. Research Methods used


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j. Inferences from the qualitative and quantitative methods used

k. Research process to investigate the hypothesis

l. Research outcome

m. Conclusions

n. Further Studies

o. Bibliography

p. Annexes

q. Appendices

3.5 Final Submission and Viva Voce :Final submission would be one day prior to the

Final Viva Voce by 5 pm and NO work would be submitted after the deadline. All the

sheets should be printed in a presentable format with adequate graphics and should be

A0 size. Please print your work to suitable scale to fit into the sheet size. You are

allowed to combine 2 A0 sheets after pinning up to show larger scale drawings. All

students need to report by 9:30 am and the reviews will begin from 10:00 am. All

students need to be present for the complete reviews. This would be a PUBLIC OPEN

JURY. Each student will have to explain their project in maximum 30 minutes followed

by questions from the open forum. Approximately each student would have their review

for an hour each.


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4.0 FORMATTING GUIDELINES: Table : 1 - Report Format Guidelines

S.No. Guidelines Specifications

i No. of thesis report copies Three

ii Cover Masters: Hardbound in Maroon with golden embossed text

iii Printing Back to backiv Paper size A4

v Paper quality Executive bond/minimum of 75 gsmvi Maximum words 20,000

vii Page margins Left 1.25, other margins 1

viii Text Arial (12), except for chapter names, tables and footnotesix Numbers in running text For 0 to 9, write in words. Above nine, use numbers

x Spacing 1.5, except for text in tables

xi Header Chapter name (centre align), Arial, 10xii Footer Thesis title (centre align), Arial, 10

xiii Footnote Arial (10)

xiv Heading Style Chapter 1

(Arial, 16, Bold) URBANDESIGNMain Heading (Arial,12, Bold)

1.0 Introduction

Side Heading (Arial,12)

1.1 Design Program

Side Sub Heading(Arial, 12, Italics)

1.1.1 Case Studies

xv Page no..

Bottom centre Arial, 10

Preliminaries pagesbefore chapterisation

Roman, small numbers (i, ii,iii.....) For certificate anddeclaration, no numbering

Body Numbers (1, 2, 3......)xvi Chapter name Upper case (Arial, 16)xvii Maps A3 size (coloured, scaled maps with proper title panel

including map title, legend, north point, scale, keymap/location map, notes, etc.)

xviii Tables Text in Table Arial,11, single spacing

Table No. and Heading Arial, 12, Top Left Eg. TableNo.1:Population, Bhopal (2011)

Sources Arial, 10, Italics, Bottom Left Eg.Source: Directorate ofEconomics and Statistics (2001).

xix Figures/Illustrations/ Photographs

Heading Arial, 12, Top LeftEg. Fig. No.1:Landuse, Bhopal(2011)

Source Eg. Source: Directorate of TCP(2001)

xx Reference style See Table - 2xxi Certificate See Annexure-Bxxii Declaration See Annexure-B


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5.0 REFERENCE STYLE :

Table 2: Harvard system of referencing has to be followed.

Material Type In-Text Example Reference List Example

Book: SingleAuthor

(Holt 1997) or Holt(1997) wrote that...

Holt, DH 1997, Management principles and practices,Prentice-Hall, Sydney.

Book: 2 or 3Authors

(McCarthy, William &Pascale 1997)

McCarthey, EJ, William, DP & Pascale, GQ 1997, Basicmarketing, Irwin, Sydney.

Book: More Than 3Authors

(Bond et al. 1996) Bond, WR, Smith, JT, Brown, KL & George, M1996, Management of small firms, McGraw-Hill,Sydney.

Book: No Author (A history of Greece1994)

A history of Greece1994, Irwin, Sydney.

Book: Editor (ed. Jones 1998) Jones, MD (ed.) 1998, Management in Australia,Academic Press, London.

Book: 2 or MoreEditors (eds Bullinger &Warnecke 1985) Bullinger, HJ & Warnecke HJ (eds) 1985, Toward thefactory of the future, Springer-Verlag, Berlin.

Book, edition otherthan first.

(Drafke, 2009) Drafke, M 2009, The human side of organizations, 10thedn, Pearson/Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, N.J

Book: Translator &Author

(trans. Smith 2006) Colorado, JA 2006, Economic theory in the Mexicancontext: recent developments on the ground, trans. KSmith, Oxford University Press, Oxford.

Book: Organisationas Author

(Australian Bureau ofAgricultural andResource Economics2001)

Australian Bureau of Agricultural and ResourceEconomics 2001,Aquaculture development in Australia:a review of key economic issues, ABARE, Canberra.

Book: Chapter orArticle in Edited

Book

A number of disturbingfacts intrude' (Milkman

1998, p 25)

Milkman, R 1998, 'The new American workplace:highroad or low road?' in Workplaces of the future, eds P

Thompson & C Warhurst, Macmillan Press, London, pp.22-34.

E-book (Aghion & Durlauf2005)

Aghion, P & Durlauf, S (eds.) 2005, Handbook ofeconomic growth, Elsevier, Amsterdam. Available from:Elsevier books. [4 November 2004].

E-book: Chapter orArticle in an EditedE-book

'Historical thinking isactually a Westernperspective' (White2002, p 112)

White, H 2002, 'The westernization of world history'in Western historical thinking: an intercultural debate,ed J Rusen, Berghahn Books, New York pp. 111-119.Available from: ACLS Humanities E-Book. [14 May2009].

Book: DifferentWorks by SameAuthor in Same

Year

(Bond 1991a) (Bond1991b)

Bond, G 1991a, Business ethics, McGraw-Hill,Sydney.Bond, G 1991b, Corporate governance, Irwin, London.


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CMO Article (Jennings1997)

Jennings, P 1997, 'The performance and competitive advantage of smallfirms: a management perspective', International Small Business Journal,vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 63-75. Available from: The University of WesternAustralia Library Course Materials Online. [1 September 2004].

JournalArticle: Print

(Conley&Galeson

1998)

Conley, TG & Galeson, DW 1998, 'Nativity and wealth in mid-nineteenthcentury cities', Journal of Economic History, vol. 58, no. 2, pp. 468-493.

JournalArticle:ElectronicDatabase

(Liveris2011)

Liveris, A 2011, 'Ethics as a strategy', Leadership Excellence, vol. 28, no.2, pp.17-18. Available from: Proquest [23 June 2011].


Company

Report

(Aspect Huntley

2009)

Aspect Huntley DatAnalysis 2009, National Australia Bank Limited

Company Report. Available from: Aspect Huntley DatAnalysis. [20May 2009].

CompanyProfile

(Datamonitor2009)

Datamonitor 2009, Wesfarmers Limited Company Profile. Availablefrom: Business Source Premier. [20 May 2009].

Financial Data (Datastream 2009) Datastream, 2009, S&PASX200 daily index data 2000-2009.Available from: Datastream. [20 May 2009].


Conference

ProceedingPaper: Print

(Riley 1992) Riley, D 1992, 'Industrial relations in Australian education', in

Contemporary Australasian industrial relations:proceedings ofthe sixth AIRAANZ conference, ed. D. Blackmur, AIRAANZ,Sydney, pp. 124-140.

ConferenceProceedingPaper:Electronic

(Fan, Gordon &Pathak 2000)

Fan, W, Gordon, MD & Pathak, R 2000, 'Personalization ofsearch engine services for effective retrieval and knowledgemanagement',Proceedings of the twenty-first internationalconference on information systems, pp. 20-34. Available from:ACM Portal: ACM Digital Library. [24 June 2004].

ConferenceProceedingPaper:Unpublished

(Brown & Caste1990)

Brown, S & Caste, V 2004, 'Integrated obstacle detectionframework'.Paper presented at the IEEE Intelligent VehiclesSymposium, IEEE, Detroit MI.


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Webpage: NoAuthor

(Improveindigenous housing2007)

Use first few wordsof the page title

Improve indigenous housing now, government told,2007.Available from: . [8 February 2009].

Webpage: NoDate

(Jones, n.d.) Jones, MD n.d., Commentary on indigenous housing initiatives.Available from: . [6 June2009].

WebDocument

(Department ofIndustry, Tourismand Resources2006)

Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources 2006, BeingPrepared for an Influenza Pandemic: a Kit for SmallBusinesses, Government of Australia, Available from:. [28 February 2009].

Website (AustralianSecurities Exchange2009)

Australian Securities Exchange 2009, Market Information.Available from:. [5 July 2009].

Blog (Newton 2007) Newton, A. 2007, Newcastle toolkit. 16 January 2007.AngelaNewton: Blog. Available from:. [23 February 2007].

ComputerSoftware

(OpenOffice.org2005)

OpenOffice.org, computer software 2005. Available from:. [11 January 2005].

Web BasedImage / table /figure

(The Lunar Interior2000)

The Lunar Interior, 2000. Available from:. [28 November 2000].


Video (Effectiveperformanceappraisals 1994)

Effective performance appraisals1994, (video recording),Melbourne, Educational Media Australia.

TelevisionProgramme

(Crystal 1993) Crystal, L (executive producer) 1993, The MacNeil/Lehrer newshour(television broadcast) 11 October 1993, New York andWashington DC, Public Broadcasting Service.

AudioPodcast

(Van Nuys 2007) Van Nuys, D (producer) 2007, 'The anatomy of a lobotomist[Show 84]',Shrink Rap Radio (podcast). Available from:. [11 April 2007].

VideoPodcast

(Kloft 2006) Kloft, M (producer/director) 2006, The Nuremberg trials (motionpicture), in M.Sameuls (executive producer),Americanexperience (podcast). Available from:. [4 March

2006].Music Trackfrom anAlbum

(Shocked 1992) Shocked, M 1992, 'Over the waterfall', onArkansasTraveller (CD). New York, Polygram Music.

Video BlogPost

(Norton 2006) Norton, R 2006, 'How to train a cat to operate a light switch'(video file). Available from:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vja83KLQXZs>. [4 nov 2006].


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Newspaper: Print (Ionesco 2001) Ionesco, J 2001, 'Federal election: new Chip in politics', TheAdvertiser23 October, p. 10.

Newspaper:Electronic

Database

(Meryment 2006) Meryment, E 2006, 'Distaff winemakers raise a glass of theirown to their own', The Australian, 7 October, p. 5. Available

from: Factiva. [2 February 2007].Newspaper:From a Website

(Hilts 1999) Hilts, PJ 1999, 'In forcasting their emotions, most people flunkout',The New York Times 16 February. Available from. [19 February 2000].

Material Type In-Text Citation Reference List Entry

Standard:Retrieved From

a Database

(StandardsAustralia 2008)

Standards Australia 2008, Personal floatation devices -General requirements.AS 4758.1-2008. Available from:

Standards Australia Online. [1 December 2008].Standard:Published

(StandardsAustralia/NewZealand Standard1994)

Standards Australia 1994, Information processing - text andoffice systems - office document architecture (ODA) andinterchange format: part 10: formal specifications,AS/NZS3951.10:1994, Standards Australia, NSW.

Material Type In-Text Citation Reference List Entry

Thesis:Unpublished

(Hos 2005) Hos, JP 2005, Mechanochemically synthesized nanomaterialsfor intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cellmembranes.Ph.D thesis, University of Western Australia.

Thesis:Published

(May 2007) May, B 2007,A survey of radial velocities in the zodiacal dustcloud. Bristol UK, Canopus Publishing.

Thesis:Retrieved Froma database

(Baril 2006) Baril, M 2006,A distributed conceptual model for streamsalinity generation processes: a systematic data-basedapproach. WU2006.0058. Available from: Australasian DigitalTheses Program. [12 August 2008].


Lecture Notes (Foster 2008) Foster, T 2004, Balance sheets, lecture notes distributed inFinancial Accounting 101 at The University of WesternAustralia, Crawley on 2 November 2008.


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6.1 Thesis Proposal/SynopsisThe thesis proposal format shall in general include the following, however the format may

vary depending on the thesis topic:

Thesis Title

Contextual background

Thesis concern/Nature of the problem Hypothesis to be tested (if relevant)

Aims and objectives

Scope and limitations

Proposed approach and methodology

Data/information requirements

Techniques/methods of data collection

Expected outcome

References

6.2 Thesis AbstractAn abstract of not more than 500 words shall be prepared by the student. It may consist of

the preliminary remarks, criteria for selection of topic and study area, summary of the

process/methodology and results achieved. The abstract shall reflect the essential outline of

the thesis in the sequence followed in the main body of the thesis. It is expected to avoid

repetition.

Table-3: Thesis Report Structure

S.No. Divisions Details

i Preliminaries Blank page, Title page, Declaration, Certificate,Acknowledgements, Thesis abstract, Table of contents,List of Tables, List of figures, List of Annexures,

Abbreviations.ii Body Chapterisation shall include around eight chapters in the

following structure, however the chapterisation maydepend on the thesis topic: In troduct ionBackground, aims, objectives, scope,limitations, methodology, expected outcome (one chapter) Literature reviewTerminology, concepts/theories,arguments, best practices, experiences, trends (one or twochapters) Data col lection- Checklist, formats, criteria, area profile,case study details (one or two chapters)

Data synthesis, analysis and inferences- Coding,decoding, methods, techniques, data analysis (one or twochapters) Structure plan ,Finding s and Propos alsPlanningsolutions, Tools for implementation, etc. (one chapter)

iii Reference matter Annexures, Tables, List of select references


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7.0 RULES AND REGULATIONS

7.1 Attendance

A log sheet in the prescribed format (see Annexure-D) shall be maintained by the

student and submitted to the thesis coordinators on the day of the scheduled review.

However on the other days, the student shall be required to submit it as and when it is

asked by the thesis coordinator. Attendance shall be recorded by the thesis

coordinators based on the classroom contact hours and the signed log sheet by the

respective guide/s. Attendance shall be on the basis of the following:

Nature of contact hours / Week Master of Urban Design

Interaction with Thesis Coordinators 02

Interaction with Thesis Guide 03Work at the institute (Library, Lab,classroom, etc.)

15

Total 20

The student shall seek the consent of the guide and as well as the thesis coordinators, if

he/she needs to travel for case study or any data collection.

7.2 System of Evaluation

Evaluation shall be done for a total of 100 marks in a two pronged manner (i) Internal

Evaluation, (ii) External Evaluation. The breakup of marks is as follows:

Table-7: System of Evaluation

Evaluation Panel Guide Attendance Total

InternalEvaluation

35% 25% (5%) 60

ExternalEvaluation

40% -- -- 40

Grand Total 100

7.3 Monitoring the Work Progress

Student shall submit the Weekly Work Plan and Weekly Log Sheet to the thesis

coordinator in the prescribed format (see Annexure-E &F) approved by the guide. This

shall be used for the purpose of monitoring the work progress of the student.

7.4 Constitution of Review Panel

An internal review panel for each of the reviews, consisting of two thesis coordinators of

the respective course along with atleast three other subject experts from the available

internal faculty members shall be constituted. The review panel shall be rotated for each

review, so as to enable the students to receive inputs from different experts.


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MAUD 0401 Design Thesis Schedule and Evaluation Scheme 2014-15

Schedule Expected Stages of Work Marks

Panel Guide Total

4th

- 19th

December Initial presentation of topic and area ofstudyPre thesis Seminar Discussionwith guides

------ ------ ------

20th December 4thJanuary

Literature review and finalization ofmethodology, Visits for site study

------ ------ ------

5th January Final synopsis, Methodology andliterature review

1.5 1 2.5

19th-20th January Literature review, Identification of primarycase studies, Framework for site study ,case study precedents.

1.5 1 2.5

18thJanuary -1st

February

Site visits and Primary Case studies ,

Documentation phase.

------ ------ ------

5th-6th Februrary Documentation phase review 1.5 1 2.5

7th -18thFebruary Regular studios to work on analysis,inferences, case studies and model.

------ ------ ------

19thFebruary- 20thFebruary

Review Documentation: Study areamodel, Report and comprehensivedocumentation and analysis withinferences

3 2 5

26th- 27thFebruary Consolidation of inferences and Visionstatement

------ ------ ------

5th- 6thMarch Consolidation of inferences and Visionstatementfinal review, Initial structureplan

------ ------ ------

7th18thMarch Regular Studios for structure plan anddesign program

------ ------ ------

19th-20th March Vision statement , structure plan anddesign program

1.5 1 2.5

30th31stMarch Mid Term: Documentation,Siteanalysis, Inferences, Vision Statement ,Structure plan, Design Programexternal evaluation

20 10 30

1st- 17th April Regular studios to work on detaileddesign intervention and model

------ ------ ------

20th- 21stApril Prefinal review Intervention stage withmodel and draft report

1.5 1 2.5

4th5th May Prefinal Review : Complete work withworking models

2 1 3

11th-12thMay Prefinal panel review with draft report 3 1.5 4.5

18th-19th May Final External Jury 40 40

Attendance 5

Total 75.5 24.5 100


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7.5 Plagiarism

The thesis shall contain original ideas of the students and any reference from the

existing literature shall be clearly brought out and mentioned. Plagiarism of any kind

shall be viewed seriously. The students shall be automatically debarred from appearing

in the final viva-voce, if found guilty of directly copying the contents from existingliterature without appropriate referencing (See Table-2 for reference styles).


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MASTER OF URBAN DESIGN

[Sch. No. ]

SCHOOL OF PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE, BHOPALNEELBAD ROAD, BHAURI, BHOPAL - 462030

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Declaration

I_______________________________________, Scholar No.____________________

hereby declare that the thesis entitled_____________________________________,

______________________________________________________________________submitt

ed by me in partial fulfillment for the award of Master Of Urban Design , in School of Planning

and Architecture Bhopal, India, is a record of bonafide work carried out by me. The matter

embodied in this thesis has not been submitted to any other University or Institute for the award

of any degree or diploma.

Certificate

This is to certify that the declaration of ____________________________________ is true to

the best of my knowledge and that the student has worked for one semester in preparing this

thesis.

RECOMMENDED

ACCEPTED

Ar. Piyush Hajela Dr. Rachna Khare

Coordinator Head

Urban Design Programme Department of Architecture


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A DESIGN THESIS

Submi t ted

in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the

award of the degree of

MASTER OF URBAN DESIGN

By

[Sch. No. ]

Under the Guidance of

SCHOOL OF PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE, BHOPAL

NEELBAD ROAD , BHAURI, BHOPAL - 462030

MAY < YEAR >


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From:

Name

Designation

Department of Architecture

Date ---------------

TO WHOM SO EVER IT MAY CONCERN

Dear Sir/Madam,

Sub: Request to provide necessary Information required for Master of Urban DesignThesis.

***

Mr/Ms._________________________________, Sch.No.__________________ student ofMaster of Urban Design is currently working on________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________ as apart of his/her thesis.In view of the same, I request you to provide him/her with the necessary informationrelating to the subject. I assure you that the information provided will strictly be used foracademic purpose only.

In anticipation of your kind cooperation.

With sincere regards,

_____________________Programme Coordinator /

Thesis Coordinator/Thesis Supervisor.


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School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal(An Autonomous Institution of MHRD, Government of India)


Master of Urban Design Students Log Sheet

S.No. Date Content Discussed Guides Remarks(if any)

Signature of theGuide

1..

Name of the Student Scholar No. Name of the Guide

Thesis Topic/Title


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School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal(An Autonomous Institution of MHRD, Government of India)


Master of Urban Design Students Weekly Plan Sheet

Signature of Student Signature of Supervisor

Date Date

Name of the Student Scholar No. Name of the Guide

Thesis Topic/Title

Work Plan

S.No. Date Proposed Work Supervisors Remarks


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FORMAT FOR THESIS SUBMISSION :

S.No. Sch.No. Name of theStudent

Name of theGuide

ThesisTopic/Title

No. ofcopiessubmitted

Date ofsubmission

Signatureof theStudent


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FORMAT FOR MARKS :

S. No. Student Topic Marks

(Max.___)

Suggestions


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School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal Master of Urban Design Thesis

THESIS ASSESSMENT PRO-FORMA

Review of Subject AreaCritical structured reviewOf current knowledge

Problem DefinitionFormulation of problemStatement of aims

20

Method and Documentation

Methodology adopted &

Sources appropriate to itDocumentation of study area

15

Analysis & InterpretationAnalysis of results

Design/ResearchResearch through designImplications from theoriesExploring theories through design

45

ConclusionFindings related to initial aims

10

Structure & PresentationAppropriate presentationReferencing & conventions (inc.illustrations list etc)

10

Other comments

100

NOTE;

THE MARKING SCHEME IS FOR THE GUIDANCE, BUT NOT STRICT ADHERENCE OF EXAMINERS.


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Students Work: Master of Urban Design Thesis 2012, Nivedita Yashwant Fadnis.


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Students Work: Master of Urban Design Thesis 2012, Devya Poonam Shrivastava.

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