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M. Sc. GEOLOGY and ENGINEERING GEOLOGY DISSERTATION GUIDELINE 2 3 M. Sc. GEOLOG

M. Sc. GEOLOGY and ENGINEERING GEOLOGY DISSERTATION GUIDELINE 2 3 M. Sc. GEOLOGY and ENGINEERING GEOLOGY DISSERTATION GUIDELINE (Revised Edition) Published by: CENTRAL DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY Kirtipur, Kathmandu NEPAL 2018 4 5 Message from the Head of the Department The dissertation research is mandatory for all M. Sc. Geology and Engineering Geology students of Tribhuvan University in partial fulfillment for the award of the degree of Master of Science in Geology/Engineering Geology. In order to make all dissertation researches standard and uniform, this guideline has been prepared. I hope this will help students to write their master thesis in systematic and scientific way. I also hope that this will provide a baseline for the scientific writing to the students in the future as a professional in the field of Geology/Engineering Geology. I would like to thank Associate Professor Dr. Khum Narayan Paudayal for preparing this guideline. Dr. Lalu Paudel Head Central Department of Geology Tribhuvan University Kirtipur, Kathmandu NEPAL 6 7 CONTENTS SECTION-I INTRODUCTION 9 1.1. Background 9 1.2. Implementation of dissertation guideline 9 1.3. Minimum requirement of the dissertation 10 SECTION-II PROCEDURE, STYLE AND FORMAT 11 SECTION-III DISSETATION RESEARCH PROPOSAL WRITING 3.1. Format of the dissertation research proposal 16 SECTION-IV DISSERTATION FORMAT 21 4.1. Technical specification 21 4.2. Citation of literature 27 4.3. Scientific writing 29 4.4. Binding 32 4.5. Order of dissertation contents 32 SECTION-V DISSERTATION SUBMISSION AND EVALUATION PROCEDURE 50 5.1. First two copies of submission 50 5.2. Examination through the open defense and viva 50 5.3. Evaluation 51 5.4. Final Submission after corporation the comments 52 8 APPENDICES Appendix-I. Title and cover page sample Appendix-II. Recommendation from the supervisor(s) Appendix-III. Letter of acceptance from the Head of the Department Appendix-IV. Board of examiners 9 SECTION-I INTRODUCTION 1.1. Background Tribhuvan University started Bachelors in Geology (B. Sc.) at the Tri-Chandra Campus in 2024 B. S. and Masters in Geology (M. Sc.) in 2032 B. S. In 2042 B. S. the Central Department of Geology (CDG) was established to conduct M. Sc. program at the premises of Tribhuvan University at Kirtipur. Since its beginning of the masters level the dissertation research is mandatory for all M. Sc. Geology students of Tribhuvan University in partial fulfillment for the award of the degree of Master of Science in Geology. The Central Department of Geology started M. Sc. in Engineering Geology since 2072 B. S. To make the dissertation uniform, standard and authentic this guideline has been prepared. This guideline follows current international trends and norms of the scientific writing in Geology/Engineering Geology related dissertations. This includes the general procedure to be followed prior and during inception of research, field work, laboratory work, dissertation writing, submission and evaluation. 1.2. Implementation of dissertation guideline This guideline has been prepared by the CDG as per the curriculum requirement of the Tribhuvan University. The CDG and Dean's office, Institute of Science and Technology will monitor the implementation of this guideline. The Central Department of Geology reserves the right to explain, extend and amend the guideline as and when required. 10 1.3. Minimum requirement of the dissertation a. The copyright authority of the M. Sc. Geology/Engineering geology dissertation is reserved to Tribhuvan University. b. The dissertation must provide a distinct contribution to the knowledge of the subject and afford evidence of originality as a part of field work as well as laboratory experiments. It must be of a satisfactory literary standard and must be suitable for publication as a dissertation of Tribhuvan University. c. The dissertation must consist of the student's account of his/her own research. A student will not be permitted to submit a dissertation consisting wholly of the work for which a degree has been conferred on him/her in this or any other University. d. The research proposal and dissertation must be submitted in a form as prescribed in this document. e. It is candidate's responsibility to prepare and assemble all material for the dissertation, and to have the pages of the dissertation in a correct order. f. Close attention should be paid by the students so that the text and all illustrative materials should be clear and free of errors. The format and technical specification should be as guided by this document. 11 SECTION-II PROCEDURE, STYLE AND FORMAT STEP 1: Inception of the dissertation proposal M. Sc. Geology/Engineering Geology students when admitted to fourth semester will be notified by the department to submit their intention in the possible areas of dissertation research related to their field of study as per M. Sc. Geology/Engineering Geology curriculum. The student should submit the outline of the research concept on his/her dissertation research. STEP 2: Appointment of supervisor (s) The head of the department of the CDG will appoint faculty members or experts with at least Masters or higher degree in Geology and related field, as supervisor (s). The basis of selection of supervisor (s) generally will be based on their expertise related to intended dissertation research. However, the main supervisor must be full time faculty member of CDG. STEP 3: Proposal writing, defense and approval of the dissertation proposal After official announcements, the student shall write and prepare the proposal of dissertation research under the guidance of main supervisor and with consultation to other supervisors. The proposal of dissertation must be written in a standard format given by this guideline. The CDG will call for open defense of the proposals of dissertation research. The head of the CDG will chair the committee and all faculties (and, if required experts from the related field from outside) will be the members. The committee 12 will approve the proposal. If necessary, the student shall be asked to do corrections and amendments before the approval of the proposal. Under special circumstances, the head of the department can amend or revise the approved proposal in consultation with concerned student and supervisors. In the case of any dispute or difficulties, the final decision will be made by the head of the department in regards of dissertation research. The student must work as per approved or amended proposal and must follow the instructions from the head of the department. STEP 4: Field work After the proposal of the dissertation research is completed the student along with the consultation of his/her supervisors the student should prepare for the field work. The dissertation will ordinarily include from four to six weeks of fieldwork. The dissertation supervisor will accompany the student to train the basic concepts of mapping, sampling, data collection and computing procedures in the field. The supervisor may stay in field with the student for 1 to 2 weeks. Necessary field equipments (if available) will be provided by the CDG for entire field work. The students are responsible for the care of the apparatus and equipments. STEP 5: Laboratory work After the field work is over the supervisor will guide the student for the analysis of the collected data at the CDG laboratory. The head of the CDG will contact the possible laboratories for further analysis, if such facilities are not available at CDG. In such case the students will be posted to the identified laboratories and such laboratories should be well equipped, government recognized and 13 also recognized by the CDG and Tribhuvan University. The student will make close contact with supervisors for the entire period of field work, laboratory analysis and dissertation writing. STEP 6: Progress report The progress report of the dissertation will be submitted by the student to the head of the department of CDG through his/her supervisors. STEP 7: Dissertation write up After the completion of field work as well as the laboratory work or having enough data acquired for writing dissertation the student will be informed to write up the outcome of their research in a standard format. STEP 8: Dissertation and manuscript submission The dissertation shall be accepted two times a year through his/her supervisor. Exact submission deadline will be announced by the CDG each time. The student must submit at least two copies loose bound or spiral bound of well prepared and duly signed dissertation to the CDG for the approval. A manuscript based on research also should be submitted for publication along with the dissertation. If any student has submitted his/her manuscript to any other academic journal, he/she should submit the evidence of submission or acceptance to CDG. Submitted manuscripts will be published in Bulletin of Department of Geology after peer review process. The head of the department of CDG will approve and will forward for the further process of examination and evaluation of the dissertation and manuscripts on 14 the basis of this guideline. The approval authority can return the dissertation or/and manuscript to the student for necessary amendments before its approval. The student should correct the dissertation or/and manuscript and resubmit it to CDG within one week. STEP 9: Evaluation and date of viva-voce defense The dissertation will be forwarded to internal examiner (one of the full time faculty member of the CDG at least having M. Sc. degree in Geology) and uploads/Litterature/ thesis-guide.pdf