It states the rationale and the objectives of the research. Do not put citations or quotes in this section. Avoid beginning the abstract tit ?This paper/document/thesis/study/pro]etc/… The abstract should include at least five keywords that are relevant to the thesis project. For example: Keywords : agent, collaboration, communication, multi-agent systems, and distributed artificial intelligence. For possible keywords &/or classification recommended by the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) and Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), please see the following sites, respectively: http://www. ACM. Org/ class’, http://code. Scuds. Dude/keywords. HTML, http://code. Cud. Dude/IEEE_keywords. Table of Contents Observe the following format: 1. 0.
Research Description 1. 1 . Overview of the Current State of Technology 1. 2. Statement of the Problem 1. 3. Research Objectives 1. 3. 1. General Objective 1. 3. 2. Specific Objectives 1-1 1-2 1-2 1-3 1-3 1-3 ITS-C: Intelligent Tutoring System for C Programming Note that the page number notation is as follows: – Thus the first page of Chapter 2 is 2-1, while the first page of Appendix A is A-I . 2 Research Description 1. 1 . Overview of the Current State of Technology This section ivies the reader an overview of the specific technology or field in the international or local setting.
The information regarding the technology or field should be contemporary and not based on outdated sources. Discussion must not be too technical or too detailed. This section ends with a discussion on the problems faced by or that still exist in the specific technology or field (e. G. , limitations of existing software or algorithms). 1. 2. Statement of the Problem This section contains the statement of the problem which summarizes the closing discussions in Section 1. 1 of the Thesis Proposal. The problem statement would lead to the research objectives.
It possible, limit this to one (1) sentence only. 1. 3. Research Objectives 1. 3. 1 . General Objective This subsection states the overall goal that must be achieved to answer the problem. 1. 3. 2. Specific Objectives This subsection is an elaboration of the general objective. It states the specific steps that must be undertaken to accomplish the general objective. These objectives must be specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, dumbfounded. Each specific objective may start with ?to design/survey/review/analyze… L Studying a particular programming language or development tool (e. . , to study Windows/ObJect-Oriented/ Graphics/C++ programming) to accomplish the general objective is inherent in all thesis and, therefore, must not be included here. 1. 4. Scope and Limitations of the Research This section discusses the boundaries (with respect to the objectives) of the research and the constraints within which the research will be developed. 3 Significance of the Research This section explains why research must be done in this area. It rationalizes the objective of the research with that of the stated problem.
Avoid including here ententes such as ?This research will be beneficial to the proponents/department/ college] as this is already an inherent requirement of all CSS thesis projects. Focus on the research’s contribution to the Computer Science field. 2. 0. Review of Related Literature This chapter discusses the features, capabilities, and limitations of existing research, algorithms, or software that are relevant and related/similar to the thesis. The reviewed works and software must be arranged either in chronological order, or by area (from general to specific). Observe a consistent format when presenting each f the reviewed works.
In this chapter, the maximum number of pages is 10. 3. 0. Research Methodology This chapter lists and discusses the specific steps and activities that will be performed by the proponents to accomplish the project. The discussion covers the activities from the proposal stage to the final stage. Examples of activities include inquiry, survey, research, brainstorming, canvassing, consultation, review, interview, observe, experiment, design, test, document, etc. The methodology also includes the following information: 4. 1 . Who is responsible for the task
