This course is designed for M.Tech students for the submission of dissertation (for fulfillment) of their Master Degrees.

Basic Details:

Generally speaking, the terms ‘dissertation’ and ‘thesis’ are used interchangeably to refer to a research submitted to get an advanced degree. They are submitted as a requirement for fulfilling a master or doctorate degree. To be specific, the students submit a dissertation to obtain a master degree while obtaining Ph.D. entails the students to submit a thesis. 

The main difference between a thesis and dissertation is the depth of knowledge the researcher attained. The Ph.D. thesis is detailed and search in depth. As for the research article or paper, it is a research that is submitted to journals to get academic promotion, assessment of students by their academic institutions, fame etc. It is brief, informative and succinct, having all the features of research. In this assignment, the term ‘thesis’, is used to refer to research submitted to get Ph.D. while dissertation refers to a master degree.