GUIDELINES FOR PREPARATION OF DISSERTATION REPORT

The Dissertation shall report, in an organized and scholarly fashion, an account of the project work
of the student leading to the innovative solution for the problem or techniques or correlation of facts
already known (analytical, experimental, hardware oriented etc) and demonstrating a quality as
to make a definite contribution to the advancement of knowledge. The following guidelines shall
be followed in the preparation of the Report/ Dissertation.

The students shall submit a typed copy of the manuscript to the guide for the purpose of approval.
The manuscript shall also be prepared in accordance with these guidelines. The sequence in which
the project report material should be arranged and bound should be as follows:

1. Cover Page & Title Page

2. Bonafide Certificate
3. Abstract
4. Acknowledgement
5. Table of Contents
6. List of Tables
7. List of Figures
8. List of Symbols, Abbreviations and Nomenclature
9. Chapters
10. Appendices
11. References
The table and figures shall be introduced in the appropriate places.
S.No Item Guidelines
1 Dissertation Report Three hard copies + two soft copies on
DVD in pdf format.
2 Size of Dissertation Report (typed matter Not more than 100 pages
reckoned from the first page of Chapter 1 to
the last page including the list of References)
3 Cover Page and Title page A specimen copy of the Cover page &
Title page of the project report are given
in Appendix 2
4 Dissertation Report (hard copy) size (290 mm x 205 mm) after Trimming.
5 Page margins (Tables and Figures should also Top edge: 30 to 35 mm
conform to the margin specifications) Bottom edge: 25 to 30 mm
Left side: 35 to 40 mm
Right side: 20 to 25 mm
6 The content shall be in the following order:
BONAFIDE CERTIFICATE - Font Style Font Size 14 with double line spacing as per the Format
in Appendix 3 The certificate shall carry the guide’s signature and shall be followed by
the guide’s name, academic designation (not any other responsibilities of administrative
nature), department and full address of the institution where the guide has guided the
student. The term ‘GUIDE’ must be typed in capital letters between the guide’s name
and academic designation.
ABSTRACT - Abstract should be one-page synopsis of the project report typed in double
line spacing, Font Style and Font Size 14.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT - not exceeding one page when typed in double spacing
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 TABLE OF CONTENTS – The table of contents should list all material following it as well as
any material which precedes it. The title page and Bonafide Certificate will not find a
place among the items listed in the Table of Contents but the page numbers of which
are in lower case Roman letters. One and a half spacing should be adopted for typing
the matter under this head. Refer to Appendix 5
LIST OF TABLES – The list should use exactly the same captions as they appear above the
tables in the text. One and a half spacing should be adopted for typing the matter under
this head.
LIST OF FIGURES – The list should use exactly the same captions as they appear below the
figures in the text. One and a half spacing should be adopted for typing the matter under
this head.
LIST OF SYMBOLS, ABBREVIATIONS AND NOMENCLATURE – One and a half spacing should
be adopted or typing the matter under this head. Standard symbols, abbreviations etc.
should be used.
CHAPTERS – The chapters may be broadly divided into 3 parts (i) Introductory chapter,
(ii) Chapters developing the main theme of the project work (iii) and Conclusion. The
main text will be divided into several chapters and each chapter may be further divided
into several divisions and sub-divisions.
 Each chapter should be given an appropriate title.
 Tables and figures in a chapter should be placed in the immediate vicinity of the
reference where they are cited.
 Footnotes should be used sparingly. They should be typed single space and
placed directly underneath in the very same page, which refers to the material
they annotate.
CHAPTER FORMATTING: chapter headings to be centered 50 mm below the top of the
page and the text should commence 4 spaces below the heading.
Font Style (TIMES NEW ROMAN) and Font Size 14 should be used for the general text with
one and a half Line spacing. Abbreviations should be written in full and abbreviated
within brackets, while citing for the first time in the text.
Headings: use bold fonts, do not underline; Use Arab numbers logically; allow one clear
line below primary and higher-level headings; Use of fourth level headings may be
avoided.
Table and figures - By the word Table, is meant tabulated numerical data in the body of
the project report as well as in the appendices. All other non-verbal materials used in the
body of the project work and appendices such as charts, graphs, maps, photographs
and diagrams may be designated as figures.
Page Numbers: To be given serially for all pages, including those with Figures and Tables.
Preliminary pages (such as Title page, Acknowledgement, Table of Contents etc.) Should
be numbered in lower case Roman numerals.
APPENDICES – Appendices are provided to give supplementary information, which is
included in the main text may serve as a distraction and cloud the central theme.
 Appendices should be numbered using Arabic numerals, e.g. Appendix 1,
Appendix 2, etc.
 Appendices, Tables and References appearing in appendices should be
numbered and referred to at appropriate places just as in the case of chapters.
 Appendices shall carry the title of the work reported and the same title shall be
made in the contents page also
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 LIST OF REFERENCES –The listing of references should be typed 4 spaces below the
heading “REFERENCES” in alphabetical order in single spacing left – justified. The
reference material should be listed in the alphabetical order of the first author. The name
of the author/authors should be immediately followed by the year and other details. A
typical illustrative list given below relates to the citation example quoted above.
REFERENCES
1. Ariponnammal, S. and Natarajan, S. (1994) ‘Transport Phonomena of Sm Sel – X Asx’,
Pramana – Journal of Physics Vol.42, No.1, pp.421-425.
2. Barnard, R.W. and Kellogg, C. (1980) ‘Applications of Convolution Operators to
Problems in Univalent Function Theory’, Michigan Mach, J., Vol.27, pp.81–94.
3. Shin, K.G. and Mckay, N.D. (1984) ‘Open Loop Minimum Time Control of Mechanical
Manipulations and its Applications’, Proc.Amer.Contr.Conf., San Diego, CA, pp. 1231-
1236.
TYPING INSTRUCTIONS: The impression on the typed copies should be black in colour. One
and a half spacing should be used for typing the general text. The general text shall be
typed in the Font style ‘Times New Roman’ and Font size 14.
BINDING: cover page white with back calico edge
Table 2: Guideline for Dissertation Report Writing

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
The pursuit of the professional degree in architecture brings with it the demand for integrity, for
integrity is the heart of professional practice. Your commitment to integrity begins here and the work
that is required of you. The personal commitment that you make to uphold this, not only preserve
the integrity of the degree you will earn but also honours the profession you will serve. Students will
be removed from the thesis process if involved in any of the following acts that will violate academic
integrity:

 Copying from another students works of the same college or from any other college
 Submission of a copy or modified version of an existing project / thesis project of another
college.
 Copying of another person’s designs, compositions, data, research, writings, printed
material, electronic material or original ideas. This includes even the use of parts or fragments
of someone else’s works or ideas.

YOU MUST NEVER PRESENT SOMEONE ELSE’S WORK AS YOUR OWN. STUDENTS ARE STRICTLY ADVISED
TO REFRAIN FROM DOING THIS, WHICH SHALL LEAD TO SEVERE PUNITIVE ACTION.

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DOs AND DON’Ts
1. Don’t ever copy text from any published works. That is a capital offense in Dissertation. Write in
your own words. Start writing your report after the completion of every stage of reviews. Your
comprehension of the things you write can only be shown by your ability to summarize reports.
2. Don’t include photocopied texts in your SHEETS or Dissertation REPORT except as an appendix.
3. Do acknowledge and cite your source. This applies to all possible data sources including personal
interviews. This will save you a lot of effort in explaining some concepts that are not really your own
to begin with.
4. Do read and check your work. Checking includes grammar, spelling and composition.
5. Do include pictures, graphs, maps, charts and sketches. Architecture is a visual medium so always
reinforce your ideas with figures. Of course, there should be proper captions.
6. Don’t use abbreviations, and unnecessary acronyms and contractions.
7. Do make the effort to introduce new ideas, new chapters, etc. This will create a smoother flow of
your discussions.
8. Do keep back-up (send all stages progress to your email) of all study sheets and drawings etc.

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 APPENDIX 1

(A typical Specimen of Cover Page & Title Page)

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TITLE OF DISSERTATION

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DISSERTATION REPORT
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Submitted by
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NAME OF THE CANDIDATE(S)

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in partial fulfilment for the award of the degree

of

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NAME OF THE DEGREE

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IN

BRANCH OF STUDY
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NAME OF THE COLLEGE

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 ANNA UNIVERSITY: CHENNAI 600 025

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MONTH & YEAR

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SPECIMEN

LEED RATED IT PARK

DISSERTATION

Submitted by

PRIYADHARSHINI M

in partial fulfillment for the award of the

degree of

MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE
ENVIRONMENTAL ARCHITECTURE

McGAN’S OOTY SCHOOL OF

ARCHITECTURE, PERAR,
THE NILIGIRIS

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 ANNA UNIVERSITY: CHENNAI 600 025

JANUARY 2022

APPENDIX 2

(A typical specimen of Bonafide Certificate)

<Font Style Times New Roman>

ANNA UNIVERSITY: CHENNAI 600 025

<Font Style Times New Roman – size -18>

BONAFIDE CERTIFICATE
<Font Style Times New Roman – size -16>

Font Style Times New Roman – size -14>

Certified that this Dissertation report “…TITLE OF THE THESIS...” is the bonafide work
of “NAME OF THE CANDIDATE (REG.NUMBER)” who carried out the thesis work
under my supervision.

<<Signature of the Head of the Department>> <<Signature of the Supervisor>>

SIGNATURE SIGNATURE
<<Name>> <<Name>>

HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT DISSERTATION GUIDE

<<Academic Designation>>
<<Department>> <<Department>>
<<Full address of the Dept & College >> <<Full address of the Dept
College >>
<Signature of the Principal>>

SIGNATURE

<<Name>>

PRINCIPAL

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SPECIMEN

ANNA UNIVERSITY: CHENNAI 600 025

BONAFIDE CERTIFICATE

Certified that this DISSERTATION report “LEED RATED IT PARK” is the

bonafide work of MS.PRIYADHARSHINI M (712121652001) who carried out the
dissertation work under my supervision.

SIGNATURE SIGNATURE

HEAD OF DEPARTMENT ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

SIGNATURE

PRINCIPAL

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APPENDIX 3

(A typical specimen of Bonafide Certificate)

<Font Style Times New Roman>

ANNA UNIVERSITY: CHENNAI 600 025

<Font Style Times New Roman – size -18>

DISSERTATION REPORT
<Font Style Times New Roman – size -16>

<Font Style Times New Roman – size -14>

This is to certify that this Dissertation Report “…….TITLE OF THE THESIS ..... ” of
“….NAME OF THE CANDIDATE (REG NO.).…” Second year (Batch 2021-2024)
Mcgan’s Ooty School of Architecture, Perar, The Niligiris has been
approved on 00.00.2024.

Submitted for the University VIVA-VOCE Examination held on….(DATE)…..

INTERNAL EXAMINER EXTERNAL EXAMINER

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SPECIMEN

ANNA UNIVERSITY: CHENNAI 600 025

DISSERTATION REPORT

This is to certify that this Dissertation Report LEED RATED IT PARK of

PRIYADHARSHINI M (712121652001), Second year (Batch 2021-2024) McGAN’s
Ooty School of Architecture, Perar, The Niligiris has been approved on 00.00.2024.

Submitted for the University VIVA-VOCE Examination held on 00.00.2024

INTERNAL EXAMINER EXTERNAL EXAMINER

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APPENDIX 4

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER NO. TITLE PAGE NO.

ABSTRACT iii

LIST OF TABLE xvi

LIST OF FIGURES xviii

LIST OF SYMBOLS xxvii

1. INTRODUCTION 1

1.1 GENERAL 1
1.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.2.1 General 5
1.2.2 . . . . . . . . . . . 12
1.2.2.1 General 19
1.2.2.2 . . . . . . . . . . 25
1.2.2.3 . . . . . . . . . . 29
1.2.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
1.3 . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 45
1.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
2. LITERATURE REVIEW 69

2.1 GENERAL 75
2.1.1 . . . . . . . . . . 99
2.1.1.1 ……………. 100

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APPENDIX 5

LIST OF TABLES

TABLE TITLE PAGE NO.

1.1 Average rainfall of the year 5

2.1 Climatic Data 12

3.1 Site Inventory 19

LIST OF FIGURES

FIGURE TITLE PAGE NO.

1.1 Location Map 1

2.2 Mahoney’s Chart 9

3.3 Land Use Map 22

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