MUD Thesis Handbook 2014-15

Master of Urban Design
Thesis Handbook 2014-2015
School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal

(An Autonomous Institution of MHRD, Govt. of INDIA)
Neelbad Road , Bhauri , Bhopal 462030 , Ph - 9755590393
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.
School of Planning and Architecture, Neelbad Road, Bhauri, Bhopal - 462030
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Thesis Committee 2014-15 Master of Urban Design

Ar. Piyush Hajela
Associate Professor
Program Coordinator
Ar. Karna Sengupta

Assistant Professor
Thesis Coordinator
Ar. Gayatri Nanda

Assistant Professor
Thesis Co-Coordinator
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
Thesis Committee and Panel
Preface
CONTENTS
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

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 urban
design 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 the
process, they will develop their own position and viewpoint with regard the concept-,
planning-, or design-oriented theme that they have drawn from their research and
practical experience. The students will choose the theme themselves develop a
research proposal on it (the enquiry might be carried out by design or by research
methods) and eventually concluding in a design or a written thesis and it should
correspond to the advanced level of knowledge gained in the subject area Urban
Design.
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 that
generates integrated planning-based, strategic-conceptional and/or design-based
constructional-spatial results.
The thesis presentation given by the students should place the theme of the master
thesis in a scientific, design-based context.
Teaching and learning forms: self-directed and independent academic work with the
support of the examiners; intermediate reviews, panel reviews under the supervision of
the 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.
School of Planning and Architecture , Neelbad Road, Bhauri, Bhopal - 462030
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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.
1.2 DURATION
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.
1.3 EXPECTED 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 quality
paper 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
MAUD 0401
Design Thesis
Or Research
Thesis
CLASSES
Lecture Studio
4
16
Total
20
END
SEMESTER
EVALUATION
CREDITS
EXAM
DURATION
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 area
of work.
Initial stages would include study of relevant case studies and literature 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 no
smaller 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, rest
needs 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. Precedents Exemplars Best Practice
i.
Design: Site, Analysis, Design, Exploration, Options
j.
Conclusions
k. Further Studies
l.
Bibliography
m. 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.
i
ii
iii
iv
v
vi
vii
viii
ix
x
xi
xii
xiii
xiv
Guidelines
No. of thesis report copies
Cover
Printing
Paper size
Paper quality
Maximum words
Page margins
Text
Numbers in running text
Spacing
Header
Footer
Footnote
Heading Style
Specifications
Three
Masters: Hardbound in Maroon with golden embossed text
Back to back
A4
Executive bond/minimum of 75 gsm
20,000
Left 1.25, other margins 1
Arial (12), except for chapter names, tables and footnotes
For 0 to 9, write in words. Above nine, use numbers
1.5, except for text in tables
Chapter name (centre align), Arial, 10
Thesis title (centre align), Arial, 10
Arial (10)
Chapter 1
URBAN
(Arial, 16, Bold)
DESIGN
xv
Page no.
.
xvi
xvii
Chapter name
Maps
xviii
Tables
xix
Figures/
Illustrations/ Photographs
Main Heading (Arial,

12, Bold)
Side Heading (Arial,
12)
Side Sub Heading
(Arial, 12, Italics)
Bottom centre
Preliminaries pages
before chapterisation
Reference style
Certificate
Declaration
1.1 Design Program

1.1.1 Case Studies
Arial, 10
Roman, small numbers (i, ii,
iii.....) For certificate and
declaration, no numbering
Numbers (1, 2, 3......)
Body
Upper case (Arial, 16)
A3 size (coloured, scaled maps with proper title panel
including map title, legend, north point, scale, key
map/location map, notes, etc.)
Text in Table
Arial,11, single spacing
Table No. and Heading Arial, 12, Top Left Eg. Table
No.1:Population, Bhopal (2011)
Sources
Arial, 10, Italics, Bottom Left Eg.
Source: Directorate of
Economics and Statistics (2001).
Heading
Arial, 12, Top Left
Eg. Fig. No.1:Landuse, Bhopal
(2011)
Source
xx
xxi
xxii
1.0 Introduction
Eg. Source: Directorate of TCP

(2001)
See Table - 2
See Annexure-B
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
Book: Single
Author
Book: 2 or 3
Authors
Book: More Than 3
Authors
(Holt 1997) or Holt

(1997) wrote that...
(McCarthy, William &
Pascale 1997)
(Bond et al. 1996)
Book: No Author
(A history of Greece
1994)
(ed. Jones 1998)
Book: Editor
Book: 2 or More
Editors
Book, edition other
than first.
Book: Translator &
Author
(eds Bullinger &

Warnecke 1985)
(Drafke, 2009)
Book: Organisation
as Author
(Australian Bureau of
Agricultural and
Resource Economics
2001)
A number of disturbing
facts intrude' (Milkman
1998, p 25)
Book: Chapter or
Article in Edited
Book
(trans. Smith 2006)
E-book
(Aghion & Durlauf

2005)
E-book: Chapter or
Article in an Edited
E-book
'Historical thinking is
actually a Western
perspective' (White
2002, p 112)
Book: Different
Works by Same
Author in Same
Year
(Bond 1991a) (Bond

1991b)
Reference List Example

Holt, DH 1997, Management principles and practices,
Prentice-Hall, Sydney.
McCarthey, EJ, William, DP & Pascale, GQ 1997, Basic
marketing, Irwin, Sydney.
Bond, WR, Smith, JT, Brown, KL & George, M
1996, Management of small firms, McGraw-Hill,
Sydney.
A history of Greece 1994, Irwin, Sydney.
Jones, MD (ed.) 1998, Management in Australia,
Academic Press, London.
Bullinger, HJ & Warnecke HJ (eds) 1985, Toward the
factory of the future, Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
Drafke, M 2009, The human side of organizations, 10th
edn, Pearson/Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, N.J
Colorado, JA 2006, Economic theory in the Mexican
context: recent developments on the ground, trans. K
Smith, Oxford University Press, Oxford.
Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource
Economics 2001,Aquaculture development in Australia:
a review of key economic issues, ABARE, Canberra.
Milkman, R 1998, 'The new American workplace:high
road or low road?' in Workplaces of the future, eds P
Thompson & C Warhurst, Macmillan Press, London, pp.
22-34.
Aghion, P & Durlauf, S (eds.) 2005, Handbook of
economic growth, Elsevier, Amsterdam. Available from:
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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 May
2009].
Bond, G 1991a, Business ethics, McGraw-Hill,
Sydney.
Bond, G 1991b, Corporate governance, Irwin, London.
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Material Type
In-Text Example
Company
Report
(Aspect Huntley
2009)
Company
Profile
Financial Data
(Datamonitor
2009)
(Datastream 2009)
Material Type
In-Text Example
Conference
Proceeding
Paper: Print
(Riley 1992)
Conference
Proceeding
Paper:
Electronic
(Fan, Gordon &

Pathak 2000)
Conference
Proceeding
Paper:
Unpublished
(Brown & Caste

1990)
Material Type
In-Text Example
CMO Article
(Jennings
1997)
Journal
Article: Print
(Conley
&
Galeson
1998)
(Liveris
2011)
Journal
Article:
Electronic
Database

Aspect Huntley DatAnalysis 2009, National Australia Bank Limited
Company Report. Available from: Aspect Huntley DatAnalysis. [20
May 2009].
Datamonitor 2009, Wesfarmers Limited Company Profile. Available
from: Business Source Premier. [20 May 2009].
Datastream, 2009, S&PASX200 daily index data 2000-2009.
Available from: Datastream. [20 May 2009].

Riley, D 1992, 'Industrial relations in Australian education', in
Contemporary Australasian industrial relations: proceedings of
the sixth AIRAANZ conference, ed. D. Blackmur, AIRAANZ,
Sydney, pp. 124-140.
Fan, W, Gordon, MD & Pathak, R 2000, 'Personalization of
search engine services for effective retrieval and knowledge
management',Proceedings of the twenty-first international
conference on information systems, pp. 20-34. Available from:
ACM Portal: ACM Digital Library. [24 June 2004].
Brown, S & Caste, V 2004, 'Integrated obstacle detection
framework'. Paper presented at the IEEE Intelligent Vehicles
Symposium, IEEE, Detroit MI.
Jennings, P 1997, 'The performance and competitive advantage of small

firms: a management perspective', International Small Business Journal,
vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 63-75. Available from: The University of Western
Australia Library Course Materials Online. [1 September 2004].
Conley, TG & Galeson, DW 1998, 'Nativity and wealth in mid-nineteenth
century cities', Journal of Economic History, vol. 58, no. 2, pp. 468-493.
Liveris, A 2011, 'Ethics as a strategy', Leadership Excellence, vol. 28, no.

2, pp.17-18. Available from: Proquest [23 June 2011].
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Material Type
In-Text Example
Webpage: No
Author
(Improve
indigenous housing
2007)
Webpage: No
Date
Web
Document
Website
Use first few words

of the page title
(Jones, n.d.)
(Department of
Industry, Tourism
and Resources
2006)
(Australian
Securities Exchange
2009)
Blog
(Newton 2007)
Computer
Software
Web Based
Image / table /
figure
(OpenOffice.org
2005)
(The Lunar Interior
2000)
Material Type
In-Text Example
Video
Television
Programme
(Effective
performance
appraisals 1994)
(Crystal 1993)
Audio
Podcast
(Van Nuys 2007)
Video
Podcast
(Kloft 2006)
Music Track
from an
Album
Video Blog
Post
(Shocked 1992)
(Norton 2006)

Improve indigenous housing now, government told,
2007. Available from: <http://www.architecture.com.au/icms?page=10220>. [8 February 2009].
Jones, MD n.d., Commentary on indigenous housing initiatives.

Available from: <http://www.architecture.com.au>. [6 June
2009].
Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources 2006, Being
Prepared for an Influenza Pandemic: a Kit for Small
Businesses, Government of Australia, Available from:
<http://www.innovation.gov.au>. [28 February 2009].
Australian Securities Exchange 2009, Market Information.
Available from:
<http://www.asx.com.au/professionals/market_information/inde
x.htm>. [5 July 2009].
Newton, A. 2007, Newcastle toolkit. 16 January 2007. Angela
Newton: Blog. Available from:
<https://elgg.leeds.ac.uk/libajn/weblog/>. [23 February 2007].
OpenOffice.org, computer software 2005. Available from:
<http://www.openoffice.org>. [11 January 2005].
The Lunar Interior, 2000. Available from:
<http://www.planetscapes.com/solar/browse/moon/moonint.jpg
>. [28 November 2000].

Effective performance appraisals 1994, (video recording),
Melbourne, Educational Media Australia.
Crystal, L (executive producer) 1993, The MacNeil/Lehrer news
hour(television broadcast) 11 October 1993, New York and
Washington DC, Public Broadcasting Service.
Van Nuys, D (producer) 2007, 'The anatomy of a lobotomist
[Show 84]',Shrink Rap Radio (podcast). Available from:
<http://www.shrinkrapradio.com/>. [11 April 2007].
Kloft, M (producer/director) 2006, The Nuremberg trials (motion
picture), in M.Sameuls (executive producer), American
experience (podcast). Available from:
<http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/podcast_pb.xml>. [4 March
2006].
Shocked, M 1992, 'Over the waterfall', on Arkansas
Traveller (CD). New York, Polygram Music.
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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Material Type
In-Text Example
Newspaper: Print
(Ionesco 2001)
Newspaper:
Electronic
Database
Newspaper:
From a Website
(Meryment 2006)
Material Type
In-Text Citation
Standard:
Retrieved From
a Database
Standard:
Published
Material Type
(Hilts 1999)
(Standards
Australia 2008)
(Standards
Australia/New
Zealand Standard
1994)
In-Text Citation
Thesis:
Unpublished
(Hos 2005)
Thesis:
Published
Thesis:
Retrieved From
a database
(May 2007)
Material Type
Lecture Notes
(Baril 2006)
In-Text Example
(Foster 2008)

Ionesco, J 2001, 'Federal election: new Chip in politics', The
Advertiser 23 October, p. 10.
Meryment, E 2006, 'Distaff winemakers raise a glass of their
own to their own', The Australian, 7 October, p. 5. Available
from: Factiva. [2 February 2007].
Hilts, PJ 1999, 'In forcasting their emotions, most people flunk
out',The New York Times 16 February. Available from
<http://www.nytimes.com>. [19 February 2000].
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Standards Australia Online. [1 December 2008].
Standards Australia 1994, Information processing - text and
office systems - office document architecture (ODA) and
interchange format: part 10: formal specifications, AS/NZS
3951.10:1994, Standards Australia, NSW.
Reference List Entry

Hos, JP 2005, Mechanochemically synthesized nanomaterials
for intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cell
membranes. Ph.D thesis, University of Western Australia.
May, B 2007, A survey of radial velocities in the zodiacal dust
cloud. Bristol UK, Canopus Publishing.
Baril, M 2006, A distributed conceptual model for stream
salinity generation processes: a systematic data-based
approach. WU2006.0058. Available from: Australasian Digital
Theses Program. [12 August 2008].

Foster, T 2004, Balance sheets, lecture notes distributed in
Financial Accounting 101 at The University of Western
Australia, Crawley on 2 November 2008.
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6.1 Thesis Proposal/Synopsis
The 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 Abstract
An 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 may
depend on the thesis topic:
Introduction Background, aims, objectives, scope,
limitations, methodology, expected outcome (one chapter)
Literature review Terminology, concepts/theories,
arguments, best practices, experiences, trends (one or two
chapters)
Data collection- 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 two
chapters)
Structure plan ,Findings and Proposals Planning
solutions, 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
Interaction with Thesis Coordinators

Interaction with Thesis Guide
Work at the institute (Library, Lab,
classroom, etc.)
Total
02
03
15
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
Internal
Evaluation
External
Evaluation
Grand Total
Panel
35%
Guide
25%
Attendance
(5%)
Total
60
40%
--
--
40
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
th
th
4 - 19
December
20th December 4th

January
Schedule and Evaluation Scheme 2014-15
Expected Stages of Work

Initial presentation of topic and area of
study Pre thesis Seminar Discussion
with guides
Literature review and finalization of
methodology, Visits for site study
Marks
Panel
Guide
Total
------
------
------
------
------
------
5th January
Final synopsis, Methodology and

literature review
1.5
2.5
19th-20th January
1.5
2.5
18thJanuary -1st
February
Literature review, Identification of primary

case studies, Framework for site study ,
case study precedents.
Site visits and Primary Case studies ,
Documentation phase.
------
------
------
5th-6th Februrary
Documentation phase review
1.5
2.5
7th -18th February
Regular studios to work on analysis,

inferences, case studies and model.
------
------
------
------
------
------
------
------
------
2.5
10
30
------
------
2.5
1.5
4.5
40
19th February- 20th

February
Review Documentation: Study area

3
model, Report and comprehensive
documentation and analysis with
inferences
th
th
26 - 27 February
Consolidation of inferences and Vision
-----statement
5th- 6th March
Consolidation of inferences and Vision
-----statement final review, Initial structure
plan
7th 18th March
Regular Studios for structure plan and
-----design program
19th -20th March
1.5
Vision statement , structure plan and
design program
30th 31st March
Mid Term: Documentation,Site
20
analysis, Inferences, Vision Statement ,
Structure plan, Design Program
external evaluation
1st- 17th April
Regular studios to work on detailed
-----design intervention and model
20th- 21st April
1.5
Prefinal review Intervention stage with
model and draft report
4th 5th May
Prefinal Review : Complete work with
2
working models
11th -12th May
Prefinal panel review with draft report
3
18th-19th May
Final External Jury
40
Attendance
Total
75.5
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 existing
literature without appropriate referencing (See Table-2 for reference styles).
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<THESIS TITLE>
MASTER OF URBAN DESIGN
<Students Name>
[Sch. No.
SCHOOL OF PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE, BHOPAL

NEELBAD ROAD, BHAURI, BHOPAL - 462030
MAY <YEAR>
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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.
<[Students Name]>
<[Date]>
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
<[Guides Name]>
<[Designation]>
ACCEPTED
Ar. Piyush Hajela
Dr. Rachna Khare
Coordinator
Urban Design Programme
Head
Department of Architecture
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<THESIS TITLE>
A DESIGN THESIS
Submitted
in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the
award of the degree of
MASTER OF URBAN DESIGN
By
<Students Name>
[Sch. No.
Under the Guidance of
<Guides Name>
SCHOOL OF PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE, BHOPAL

NEELBAD ROAD , BHAURI, BHOPAL - 462030
MAY < YEAR >

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From:
Name
Designation
Date ---------------
TO WHOM SO EVER IT MAY CONCERN

Dear Sir/Madam,
Sub: Request to provide necessary Information required for Master of Urban Design
Thesis.
***
Mr/Ms._________________________________, Sch.No.__________________ student of
Master of Urban Design is currently working on
________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________ as a
part of his/her thesis.
In view of the same, I request you to provide him/her with the necessary information
relating to the subject. I assure you that the information provided will strictly be used for
academic purpose only.
In anticipation of your kind cooperation.
With sincere regards,
_____________________
Programme Coordinator /
Thesis Coordinator/
Thesis Supervisor.
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(An Autonomous Institution of MHRD, Government of India)
Master of Urban Design Students Log Sheet
Name of the Student
Scholar No.
Name of the Guide
Thesis Topic/Title
S.No.
Date
Content Discussed
Guides Remarks
(if any)
Signature of the
Guide
1..
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(An Autonomous Institution of MHRD, Government of India)
Master of Urban Design Students Weekly Plan Sheet
Name of the Student
Scholar No.
Name of the Guide
Thesis Topic/Title
Work Plan
S.No.
Date
Proposed Work
Supervisors Remarks
Signature of Student
Signature of Supervisor
Date
Date
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FORMAT FOR THESIS SUBMISSION :
S.No.
Sch.No.
Name of the
Student
Name of the
Guide
Thesis
Topic/Title
No. of
copies
submitted
Date of
submission
Signature
of the
Student
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FORMAT FOR MARKS :
S. No.
Student
Topic
Marks
(Max.___)
Suggestions
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Master of Urban Design Thesis
THESIS ASSESSMENT PRO-FORMA
Review of Subject Area

Critical structured review
Of current knowledge
20
Problem Definition
Formulation of problem
Statement of aims
Method and Documentation
Methodology adopted &

Sources appropriate to it
Documentation of study area
15
Analysis & Interpretation

Analysis of results
45
Design/Research
Research through design
Implications from theories
Exploring theories through design
Conclusion
Findings related to initial aims
Structure & Presentation

Appropriate presentation
Referencing & conventions (inc.
illustrations list etc)
10
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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REPORT FORMAT GUIDELINES

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RULES AND REGULATIONS

SCHEME AND EVALUATOIN 2013

Annexure-B: Declaration and Certificate

Annexure-C: First Page

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

Annexure-E: Log Sheet

Annexure-F: Weekly Work Plan Sheet

Annexure-G: Specimen of the Hardcover Page

Annexure-H: Format for Submission

Annexure- I: Format for Marks

Annexure-J: Marking Scheme and Evaluation

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1.3 EXPECTED OUTCOME

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Design: Site, Analysis, Design, Exploration, Options

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Research Methods used

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Inferences from the qualitative and quantitative methods used

k. Research process to investigate the hypothesis

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Main Heading (Arial,

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