GuidetowritingaSynopsisfortheThesisProject

How to write Synopsis for a Thesis ProjectThis article would be of great interest to the Final year Architecture students. Writing a Synopsisdetermines your level of understanding of the chosen topic as your thesis project. We will list out anddiscuss different steps in which one should proceed with writing a Synopsis.

Thesis Project

1. Introduction2. Motivation3. Objectives and Scope and Limitations4. Description of the research work5. Conclusions/Summary of the work6. List of Case studies7. List of references/literature case studies for thesis research work8. Identification of the project site

IntroductionBriefly explain the Architectural/technological/social relevance or significance of the research work of yourthesis topic. Be precise and include only relevant background material in the introduction. Provideinformation on past works by way of giving appropriate references.

It should not exceed two pages.

MotivationDevelop further on the background material provided in the introduction and bring the subject of thesis inthe chosen area of research in to focus. Emphasize, based on the content status, the importance of theresearch problem identified. Should broadly indicate the existing drawbacks and why further research isrequired to eliminate the drawbacks and find new architectural solutions. Identification of these should bebrief and can be out of the scope of the Thesis subject but has to be relevant. You can enumerate thosetechnical challenges one has to address to solve the problems/drawbacks posed herein to place emphasison the quality of the research work.

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This should not exceed two pages.

Objectives and Scope and LimitationsState precisely the questions for which the answers are sought through this thesis work. Define theconceptual, analytical, experimental and/or methodological boundaries within which the exercise will becarried out.

Admit with clarity the limitation of such a research and difficulties involved.

It should not exceed two pages.

Description of the research workKeeping in mind the limitations and difficulties, identify the precise architecturally relevant area and extentof research that is attempted by you.

Detailed explanations of the drawbacks/problems identified for which you are seeking possiblearchitectural solutions.

Explain in detail how the case studies will help in resolving the drawbacks/problems identified.

Clear the role of literature studies/observations/experiments/questionnaires.

Define with clarity the detailed methodology to be adopted that will lead you towards the Architecturalsolutions.

Explain in detail how you are specifically equipped to deal with the research and find Architecturalsolutions.

It should not exceed 10-12 pages.

Conclusions/Summary of the workHighlight major conclusions you are working towards. Clearly bring out not only the generally usefuladvantages arising out of the work but also the architectural advancement you are seeking through thisThesis work. If there are no conclusions at the moment, then enumerate the possible contributions of thework.

Maximum two pages.

List of Case studiesList the probable Case Studies and the relevant areas of study possible in them. Indicate clearly why youhave chosen the particular case for study. Make a mention of the ease/difficulty of approach and obtaininginformation from the case studies. Also give the time frame required for each case study.

It should not exceed one page.

(Also, it is important to know all the factors to be considered for conducting a successful case study.)

List of references/literature studies for thesis research workList the publications/books you have already identified for your literature study. List only published oraccepted books/papers.

Never claim contents of the publications/books as your own. Always give credit where it is due.

Maximum one page.

Identification of Project siteThe student has to identify a possible and suitable site for the proposal where the conclusions andsolutions can be carried out. The project site may or may not be a live project but should definitely besuitable for the chosen project.

Maximum one page.

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#1 by osundwa on June 29, 2011 - 5:23 am

great job!

#2 by nandheni on October 15, 2011 - 6:46 am

dear sir iam a final year architecture student.i am entering 9th semester now.i am supposed to give a synopsis of mythesis project.could you please guide me how to choose topics for my thesis. regards nandheni

#3 by nehaa on November 18, 2011 - 5:38 am

hi i am a 9th sem student!!i m completely at my wits end in going ahead with my topic!!althou not a topic myidea is liketo represent space in terms of all 5 elements,air,water,fire,earth,space(sky).which form d veryessence of life,present in everything but r disguised!i really dunno how to translate this into a built space!!n watit l b!can anybody throw some light on this..

#4 by Arun S on December 13, 2011 - 12:55 am

Hi Neha This is Arun, i myself am a final year student of architecture and we are also supposed to give synopsis on thethesis topics. and i guess that i am pretty lost. it would be gr8 if u could share in yhing that u have come across regarding the synopsis, how it is done or made.

regards Arun

#5 by BenzuJK on December 13, 2011 - 11:52 pm

Hello friends, I hope you have gone through the guidelines for writing the Synopsis. This will definitely be of help to you.Inspite of the guidelines, if you are unable to understand as to what is to be included in your thesis synopsis, youcould tell us your topic through our comment section and then we shall have a discussion so that all the readersbenefit from it.

#6 by BenzuJK on December 13, 2011 - 11:56 pm

Also check out the following link. You will find various articles that will benefit you. Guidelines for a Thesis Project

#7 by tejal shah on January 9, 2012 - 8:29 am

its so helpful to me,thanks ..

#8 by SIDDHANT GARG on March 11, 2012 - 12:26 am

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#10 by teesha majumder on August 10, 2012 - 4:36 am

gr8 job

#11 by Farah khan on September 8, 2013 - 12:07 am

i m architecture final year student i want to take topic related to our cultural in terms of family entertainment buti m confused how to proceed that topic and how to write synopsis for that particular topic plz guide me as i haveto submitt ny synopsis on coming tuesday

#12 by BenzuJK on October 5, 2013 - 8:03 am

Hello Farah,

Apologies for the delay in replying. I hope your synopsis writing went well. I can definitely give you feedbackand guide you through your thesis project. Do get back in touch and we can discuss your project on the blog.

Cheers

#13 by gayathri on December 6, 2013 - 8:01 am

hi,im a final year architecture student. im supposed to give my synopsis on the 9th of December. as of now i amplanning to do an apparel house( as my school prefers only pure architectural projects at the under graduatelevel)..kindly suggest a few live case studies in India ..:D regards gayathri.

#14 by BenzuJK on December 7, 2013 - 5:19 am

Hello there,

There is an apparel house in Gurgaon, Haryana.

#15 by khan mariyam on January 11, 2014 - 8:22 am

Such a gr8 help in taking my initial steps towards thesis

#16 by Mir on November 11, 2014 - 1:30 am

I am a architecture 9th semister student and i am working on marble industry thesis ,I have problems in mythesis methodology hope you will guide me

#17 by BenzuJK on November 26, 2014 - 4:10 pm

Hello Mir,

It would be useful if you could post your questions regarding your thesis here so that we can all have a look atit and help you with your thesis.

#18 by Sumeet jaiswal on November 25, 2014 - 10:08 pm

Hello sir, I m a student of architecture in my final sem. I have choose a juvenile center as my thesis topic. Soplease sir can u help me out with this. U can mail me on my mail id:sumeet1202@gmail.com

#19 by joshua njoku on May 30, 2015 - 5:43 pm

Hello,am a student of architecture,I have choose hotel as my thesis topic.really need your help on how to start.

#20 by BenzuJK on July 5, 2015 - 6:14 pm

Hello Joshua,

Here is the link to a number of articles on how you could progress with your thesis project. http://www.architecture-student.com/category/thesis-project/

I am sure this will be useful.

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