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(FYP) Thesis Writing

Wahyu Kuntjoro

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

Universiti Teknologi MARA

Shah Ala

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Why *oing FY +ro#ect'research,

- To o.tain ne/ kno/le*ge$ e0+lore unkno/n

as+ects an* fin* out solutions for current'ne/

+ro.les!

- Research lea*s to invention$ innovation an*

creation of +ro*ucts /hich are useful to

ake the living ha++ier!

- The outcoe of the +ro#ect'research shall .e*isseinate* Thesis

1ETT231 T4E 5E1REE



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The final year +ro#ects is a*e co+ulsory

66!!The stu*ent is sho/n to have *evelo+e*

techni7ues in literature revie/ an* inforation

+ros+ecting! 2t +rovi*es o++ortunities to utilise

a++ro+riate o*ern technology in soe

as+ect of the /ork$ e+hasising the nee* for

engineers to ake use of co+uters an*

ultie*ia technology in every*ay+ractice!



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PO1Engineering knowledge - Able to apply knowledge of mathematics scienceengineering fundamentals and an engineering speciali!ation to the solutionof comple" engineering problem#

PO$%esign& %e'elopment of solutions - Able to design solutions for comple"engineering problems and design systems components or processes thatmeet specified needs with appropriate consideration for public health andsafety cultural societal and en'ironmental considerations#

PO(

)n'estigation * Able to conduct in'estigation into comple" problems usingresearch-based knowledge and research methods including design ofe"periments analysis and interpretation of data and synthesis of

information to pro'ide 'alid conclusions#

PO+

,odern tool usage * Able to create select and apply appropriatetechniues resources and modern engineering and ). tools includingprediction and modeling to comple" engineering acti'ities with anunderstanding of the limitations#

PO/

.he engineer and society * Able to apply reasoning informed by conte"tual

knowledge to assess societal health safety legal and cultural issues andthe conseuent responsibilities rele'ant to professional engineeringpractice#

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ommunication * Able to communicate effecti'ely on comple" engineeringacti'ities with the engineering community and with society at large such asbeing able to comprehend and write effecti'e reports and designdocumentation make effecti'e presentations and gi'e and recei'e clearinstructions#

Why *oing FY +ro#ect'research,W!"unt#oro$ FYP Thesis Writing$ %&'%'


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1.1. Choose aChoose a

Problem/TitleProblem/TitleUnderstand the domainUnderstand the domain 2.2. Define/State theDefine/State the

ProblemProblemObserve, questions, getObserve, questions, get

advieadvie

!.!. "im/Ob#etive"im/Ob#etive

and h$%othesisand h$%othesisState researh aim&s' andState researh aim&s' and%redition about (hat%redition about (hat

to ha%%ento ha%%en

). *esearh). *esearhStrateg$/+ethodoStrateg$/+ethodo

log$log$Plans to meet the ob#etivePlans to meet the ob#etive

and test the h$%othesisand test the h$%othesis

..

-ab/theor$/simula-ab/theor$/simula

tiontion5erive theories$ *o5erive theories$ *o

e0+erients$ +erfore0+erients$ +erfor

siulationsiulation

. Data/*esult. Data/*esult

organiation 0 validationorganiation 0 validationCreate a hart or gra%h of $our data ,Create a hart or gra%h of $our data ,

and validateand validate

. Dra( onlusions. Dra( onlusions"nal$se $our data and"nal$se $our data and

summarise $our findingssummarise $our findings

2iterature 3

e'iew

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:o+onents of FYP Thesis

- Title- 9rientation to the Pro.le or ;ackgroun*

to the Stu*y- Stateent of the Pro.le- 9.#ective of the Research

- Significance of the Stu*y



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- Sco+e of the Stu*y- Revie/ of the


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- TitleShoul* reflect the research'+ro#ect .eing con*ucte*

- 9rientation to the Pro.le or ;ackgroun* to theStu*y

E0+lain the research *oain$ /hy it is i+ortant$current con*ition'situation$ +ro.les .eing face*

- Stateent of the Pro.le:urrent challenge= nagging +ro.les$ things that

can .e i+rove*

- 9.#ective of the ResearchThe ai'target to achieve in the research



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- Significance of The Research2+act'contri.ution of the research to science an*

technology an* to the society Y9UR :93TR2;UT293

- Sco+e of The ResearchWhat you *o an* /hat you /ill not *o



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- Te0t .ooks$ +rocee*ings$ #ournals (2*eallythe international #ournals of the last t/o years)

? A goo* (+lease see a.ove) literature revie/ can

in*icate the originality @ i+ortance of the a++roachcon*ucte* in the research



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- Research Metho*ology

(Strategy to achieve the o.#ective) ? 5esign (or strategy) of the Stu*y ? Flo/ chart of the

research ? Theoretical Mo*el to use (Euler$ 5ynaic E7n$

:ontrol$ ;en*ing Theory$ etc)) 4

? Mo*eling an* siulation to use (:F5$ FEM$ etc) ? 5esign of E0+erients (Set@u+$ tools$ sensors$ etc) ? Po+ulation an* Sa+le to use (s+eciens etc)

4) Soe .asic theories an* forulas ight .e *escri.e*in the


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- Result ? Analysis an* 5iscussion ? Ta.ular or 1ra+hic Presentation

? E0+eriental 5ata ? Result ? Analysis (tren* an*essage given .y the result$ o+inion'i+ression)

? Siulation Result ? Analysis (tren* an* essage given.y the result$ o+inion'i+ression)

? Theoretical :alculation ? Result ? Analysis (tren* an*

essage given .y the result$ o+inion'i+ression) ? Bali*ation (Theory vs Siulation vs E0+erients)

- :onclusion

? 5iscussing the achieveent of the o.#ectives ? Things that are learne* fro the research'+ro#ect ? 2+roveent to .e *one for a .etter research

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Pro.le Stateent

(A**itional 3otes)


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PROBLEM STATEMENT (Problem Definition)

is a clear, precise statement of the question or issuethat is to be investigated with the goal of finding ananswer or solution

PROBLEM STATEMENT

• Should indicate the nature of the research project

• Must indicate exactly what you are seeking from theresearch


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Literature eview

Some thought for considerations• !hat is known about the subject"

• !hat is the current status of research in this area"

• #re there any gaps in the knowledge of the subject"

• $ave areas of further study been identified by other

researchers that you may want to consider"

• !hat aspects have generated significant debate on thetopic"


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• !hat methods or problems were identified by others

studying in the field and how might they impact your

research"• !hat is the most productive methodology for your

research based on the literature you have reviewed"

• !hat sources of information or data were identified

that might be useful to you"

Literature eview

Some thought for considerations


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%urpose of Literature eview

• &o see what has and has not been investigated'• &o discover how a research project is related to the

work of others'

• &o identify data sources that other researches haveused'

• &o learn how others have defined and measured keyconcepts'

• (t allows the reader to be brought up to date regardingthe state of research in the field

• to convey to the reader what knowledge and ideashave been established on a topic and what are the

strengths and weaknesses'




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$ow to do Literature Search"

Identifying Resoures• )ooks

• eference Materials

• *ournals• +onference %apers

• (nternet

• overnment publications

• &heses• etc




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!hat to write in -.% Literature eview

• )ackground of the domain

• $istory

• /efinition and terms

• egulations• elevant methods

• !hat other people had done 0and found1 problems, solutions, interesting aspects, etc2within the domain

• !hat other researchers are doing


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