Thesis Part A Written Report

The written report should expand on the first 4 tasks set out in Section 3 of the Course Outline. You should be able to use most of your Thesis Part A written report as a basis for your Thesis Part B report.

The report should:

• include a title page, containing: thesis title, author name(s), submission date, supervisor name
• contain proper page numbers and a properly formatted list of references (bibliography)
• be at least 10 pages long, not including the title page and bibliography
• preferably, not be longer than 40 pages
• be formatted for an A4 page with 2cm margins, 12-point font size, and 1.5 spacing
• be in PDF format that is readable with Acrobat (acroread) on the CSE workstations

Assessment Criteria:

The report will be assessed on the following criteria:

• a clear definition of the topic and the aim of the work
• analysis of the literature: organisation, comprehensiveness, citations and bibliography
• summary and comparison of alternative approaches, identification of the problems
• research or work plan
• presentation (i.e. formatting and English expression)

Late Penalty