ntu phd thesis template

Chng Eng Siong

Section 3.1 graduate students.

This section provides some tips for incoming graduate students - from thesis writing, useful tools, guide to responding to examiners, etc.

If you are feeling lost about research, or doing research for the first time, heres a short note that may help Tips to new research students. You can also read about JHU's Prof Dredze's guide for "Guide on How to be a Successful PhD Student"

Subsection 3.1.1 SCSE Thesis formatting requirements

• Template for NTU thesis: GitHub URL: link
• A 2020 example of NTU PhD thesis (required front/back matters and formatting) in SCSE, see SCSE thesis suggestion

Subsection 3.1.2 NTU TAC report example

For TAC reporting, heres an example from my PhD student Hou Nana (Oct 2020) submitting this to her TAC panel for their endoresement. Link here TAC HOU Nana (2020)

Subsection 3.1.3 Yearly reporting to TAC

• Updated publications
• progress in research (like a QE presentation, or Phd thesis presentation) ~ about 15~20 mins
• Future research plans/goals.

Subsection 3.1.4 Writing and Presenting for Graduate Students

My take in how you can organize your thesis, as well as presentation slides for your PhD defence (QE is the same).

Tips about writing thesis: word document and main map

I consider structure to be the most important consideration. To have structure, first write a series of questions to drive the report (revise it many times), and with the (finalised) questions, generate a power point file to provide more contents towards answering the questions. Repeat until satisfied, and then write the report. See Chong's example below as well as PhD ProofReader's template (see below) Writing Template

Use ChatGPT to help improve your writing. See: ChatGPT Promots as well as YouTube: Epic ChatGPT Prompts (to help research writing)

Example, how to prepare for QE: have a look at Zhao Yingzhu's (2020) and Andrew Koh's (2021) Qualifying Exam (QE) preparation (details below).

Example, how to prepare for PhD presentation (typically 40-45 mins), see Khassan's example below.

• Chong Tze Yuang preparation for his PhD thesis (2018): List of questions and Power point preparations for thesis and thesis and Presentation Slides

Khassan Yerbolat 's experience for his QE and PhD presentation:

• QE preparation: List of Questions and Initial Draft QE
• Khassan's final PhD thesis , and an example of reply , for examiner.
• During COVID lockdown (April 2020) he presented his PhD defence. The presentation was clear, and coherent. See the Questions used to guide its development, Slides and finally the Online Presentation .
• Zhao Yingzhu preparation for her QE thesis (July 2020): Preparation Suggestions and QE Presentation Slides and Youtube Link presentation and Thesis
• Andrew Koh Jin Jie's github for QE preparation for his QE thesis, slides, and presentation (May 2021).

Subsection 3.1.5 Guideline for Responses to examiner and journal

• Example replies to Examiner in SCSE PhD thesis revision: Great example of a good response
• Khassan's response for PhD revision (see above for his thesis, presentation, etc): reply , for examiner.
• Andrew Koh's response (Nov 2023) for PhD thesis: reply , for examiner.
• An example in IEEE Trans antenna: response
• An example by Steven Atkinson (U of Queensland, CS) pdf paper
• A template (remember you need to cross ref in detail to your revision (where are the changes)) template

Subsection 3.1.6 Tools for writing

• Please use latex for your writing - it will help a lot! In windows you have miktex . You can get a host of templates here. My editor of choice is TexStudio - but ask Quora for the latest answer.
• If you need to watch a youtube video on latex, see overleaf latex
• For drawing, you can try draw.io its a very nice software.
• For collating all your papers, try mendely , or zotero.
• To link all your ideas, I am now trying obsidian , and some of my student prefer roamresearch . I also use iThoughtsHD to generate mindmaps in my iPad.
• Jonathan Dennis experience: tip on tools he used for writing thesis.

Subsection 3.1.7 Tools to organize your work

• notion: keep your notes notion
• MindMap: organize your thoughts with Obsidian.md , Roam Research , or iThoughtsHD .
• Using Google CoLab

Subsection 3.1.8 Writing Advise from others

• PhD Proof Reader - how to write an abstract and other resources - writing abstract , knowledge base , Writing Template
• American Graduate School suggestion - guidelines
• Karpathy's writing on "A survival guide to a PhD" - link
• Karpathy's "Doing well in a course" - link
• Kristin Sainani - writing for the sciences youtube link
• Professor Simon Peyton Jones (Cambridge) - How to write a Great Research Paper youtube Link .
• Judy Swan (Princeton) - Scientific Writing youtube Link .
• Steve Easterbrook - how thesis get written.

Subsection 3.1.9 Subjects, Software you should know

A list of subjects you can and should pick up before starting your graduate school with speech lab: see list of things to know

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• Combine your report as one single file (e.g. put appendices, tables, bibliography, etc., together and not as separate items).
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• Save accompanying materials (e.g. photo journal, video, audio, etc.) in common multimedia formats (e.g. JPG, MP4) and upload as separate files.
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A dissertation is an academic report that has a large word limit (5,000 - 10,000 words). It can be the biggest piece of writing you undertake during your undergraduate degree. You may be asked to select a topic to focus on and this may also require choosing a certain type of methodology or undertaking a literature review. We recommend the following material to help get you started.

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• Carey, M. 2013.,  The social work dissertation: using small-scale qualitative methodology . 2nd ed. Maidenhead: Open University Press.
• Fisher, C. M., and Buglear, J., 2007.,  Researching and writing a dissertation: a guidebook for business students . 2nd ed. Harlow: Prentice Hall.
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• Naoum, S. G., 2013.  Dissertation research & writing for construction students . 3rd ed. London: Routledge.
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• Walliman, N., and Appleton, J. V., 2009.  Your undergraduate dissertation in health and social care: the essential guide for success . Los Angeles: Sage.
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A masters degree usually has some sort of extended individual project. It typically involves a high word count (between 12,000 and 20,000 words). The structure is similar to an undergraduate dissertation, but you will be expected to investigate your topic in greater detail, and develop your research methodology skills further. The following resources will help you get started.

• Biggam, J., 2015.   Succeeding with  your master's dissertation: a step-by-step handbook. 3rd ed.  Maidenhead: McGraw Hill.
• Hart, C., 2005.   Doing your masters dissertation: realizing your potential as a social scientist. London: Sage.
• Jesson, J., Matheson, L., Lacey, F. M., 2011.   Doing your literature review: traditional and systematic techniques .  London: Sage.
• Murray, L., and Lawrence, B., 2000.  Practitioner-based enquiry: principles for postgraduate research .  London: Falmer Press.
• Parija, S. C., and Kate, V., 2018.  Thesis writing for Master's and PhD Program .  Singapore: Springer Nature.
• Wallace, M., and Wray, A., 2016.   Critical reading and writing for postgraduates .  3rd ed. Los Angeles: Sage.
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You can also consult the  Researcher Development Brochure to see the full range of workshops available to postgraduate researchers, including guidance for academic writing, research methodologies, and practical support for working with long documents.

• Churchill, H. & Sanders, T., 2007.  Getting your PhD : a practical insider's guide . London: SAGE.
• Dunleavy, P., 2003. Authoring a PhD : how to plan, draft, write, and finish a doctoral thesis or dissertation.  Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
• Hayton, J., 2015.  PhD : an uncommon guide to research, writing & PhD life . James Hayton PhD: James Hayton.
• Lee, N.-J., 2009.  Achieving your professional doctorate . Maidenhead: Open University Press.
• Murray, R., 2016.  How to write a thesis.4th ed . Maidenhead: Open University Press.
• Phillips, E. and Pugh, D., 2015.  How to get a PhD: a handbook for students and their supervisors. 6th ed. Maidenhead: Open University Press.
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As a graduate student, you may need to complete a thesis or dissertation as part of your program's graduation requirements. While theses are common among master’s students and dissertations among doctoral students, this may not apply universally across all programs. We encourage you to reach out to your program adviser to determine the specific requirements for your culminating project.

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The Office of Theses and Dissertations is the unit of the Graduate School responsible for certifying that theses and dissertations have been prepared in accordance with formatting requirements established by the Graduate School, the University Libraries, and the graduate faculty of Penn State. We are here to help you navigate the review and approval process to ensure you are able to graduate on time.

The Thesis and Dissertation Handbook explains Penn State formatting requirements for all master’s theses and doctoral dissertations. It covers the submission process and approval deadlines, the responsibilities of each student, and provides page examples. We highly recommend all students doing theses or dissertations to carefully review the handbook.

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Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has some special requirements about Final Year Project report submission:

• Font size 12pt, Font family: Times New Roman (Ouch for latexer..)
• Left margin: 35mm, top, right, bottom margin: 30mm
• Sections contains (in order): Cover page, Abstract, Acknowledgement, Table of Contents, List of Figures, List of Tables, Actual content, Reference and Appendix

Nobody likes wasting time on formatting , so hopefully this template save you from the trouble and help you focus on the actual content.

Installation

• Texlive full package
• Times New Roman font installation For Linux 18.04 user (if it doesn't work, see here for more info):

To see the result, either directly open the main.pdf or if you're using Linux, type:

• start your main.tex with:
• modify global varibles specific to your paper in cover.tex :

After further modification, before git commit, please:

How to use single spacing?

What if I need a different citation format Change in your main.tex , e.g.:

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