BAYERO UNIVERSITY KANO,

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

TEMPLATE FOR RESAERCH PROPOSAL FOR M.ENG. AND PhD CANDIDATES

Title page

1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
1.3 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
1.4 AIM AND OBJECTIVES
1.5 SCOPE OF THE STUDY

2. LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 THEORETICAL FUNDAMENTALS (topic specific)
2.2 “OBJECT” OF THE STUDY IN THE LITERATURE (topic specific)
2.3 “SUBJECT” OF THE STUDY IN THE LITERATURE (topic specific)
2.4 JUSTIFICATION OF THE STUDY

3. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1 PLAN OF WORK WITH DATES
3.2 PLAN OF EXPERIMENTS/DATA COLLECTION
3.3 MEASURABLE AND CONTROLED VARIABLES
3.4 RESEARCH SITE AND FACILITIES
3.5 ACCESSIBILITY OF RESEARCH FACILITIES

4. EXPECTED RESULTS AND ANALYSIS

4.1 EXPECTED RESULTS
4.2 ANALYTICAL TOOLS REQUIRED FOR THE RESEARCH

5. SUMMARY

REFERENCES
APPENDICES (if any)
GLOSSARY (if any)

Volume: MS Word - 12 – 19 pages; MS PPT - 20 – 30 slides.

 BAYERO UNIVERSITY KANO,
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

TEMPLATE FOR SEMINAR IIA (LITERATURE REVIEW) FOR M.ENG.

CANDIDATES

Title page

ABSTRACT

1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
1.3 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
1.4 AIM AND OBJECTIVES
1.5 SCOPE OF THE STUDY

2. THEOREICAL FUNDAMENTALS
2.1 …….
2.2 ….
2.3 etc

3. ADVANCED RESEARCH IN …… (state core area of the current study)

3.1 …..
3.2 ….
Etc

4. FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION

4.1 FINDINGS (gaps in knowledge discovered)

4.2 DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS(interpretation and implication of findings)

5. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

4.1 CONCLUSION
4.2 RECOMMENDATIONS

REFERENCES
APPENDICES (to include a 5-page summary of the approved Research Proposal)

Volume: MS Word - 19 pages; MS PPT: 25 – 30 slides

 BAYERO UNIVERSITY KANO,
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

TEMPLATE FOR SEMINAR IIB (EXPERIMENTATION/DATA

COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS) FOR M.ENG. CANDIDATES

Title page

ABSTRACT

1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
1.2 RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS
1.3 AIM AND OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY/EXPERIMENTS
1.4 SCOPE, LIMITATIONS AND DELIMITATIONS

2. MATERIALS AND METHODS

2.1 EXPERIMENTAL MATERIALS/EQUIPMENT
2.2 EXPERIMENTAL SETUP AND PROCEDURE OR DATA COLLECTION
TECHNIQUE
2.2.1 EXPERIMENT I
2.2.2 EXPERIMENT II
2.2.3 ETC.
2.3 DATA ANALYSIS TECHNIQUE

NB: Arrangement and content of the elements are topic-specific.

3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

3.1 EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS
3.2 DISCUSSION OF RESULTS

4. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

4.1 CONCLUSION
4.2 RECOMMENDATIONS

REFERENCES

APPENDICES (to include a 5-page summary of the approved Research Proposal)

Volume: MS Word – 19 pages; MS PPT – 25 – 30 slides

 BAYERO UNIVERSITY KANO,
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

TEMPLATE FOR SEMINAR I (LITERATURE REVIEW) FOR PhD CANDIDATES

Title page

ABSTRACT

1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
1.3 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
1.4 AIM AND OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
1.5 SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY

2. THEORETICAL FUNDAMENTALS
2.1 …….
2.2 ….
2.3 etc
3. ADVANCED RESEARCH IN …… (state core area of the current study)
3.1 …..
3.2 ….
Etc

4. RESULTS OF THE REVIEW

4.1 KNOWLEDGE GAPS DISCOVERED IN THEORY AND/OR PRACTICE
4.2 DISCUSSION OF THE FINDINGS
4.3 JUSTIFICATION FOR THE STUDY

5. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

4.1 CONCLUSION
4.2 RECOMMENDATIONS

REFERENCES
APPENDICES (to include a 5-page summary of the approved Research Proposal)

Volume: MS Word - 19 pages;MS PPT: 25 – 30 slides

 BAYERO UNIVERSITY KANO,
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

TEMPLATE FOR SEMINAR II (MATERIALS AND METHODS) FOR PhD

CANDIDATES

Title page

ABSTRACT

1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
1.2 RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS
1.3 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
1.4 AIM AND OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
1.5 SCOPE, DELIMITATIONS AND LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY

2. MATERIALS AND METHODS

2.1 EXPERIMENTAL MATERIALS
2.2 EXPERIMENTAL SETUP
2.3 SYSTEM DESIGN/DEVELOPMENT
2.4 PLAN AND PROCEDURE OF EXPERIMENTS OR
2.5 DATA CAPTURE AND ANALYSIS TECHNIQUE
2.6 ETC.

NB: Arrangement and content of the elements are topic-specific.

3. EXPECTED RESULTS AND ANALYSES

3.1 EXPECTED RESULTS
3.2 RESULTS/DATA ANALYSIS TECHNIQUE
3.2.1 STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS
3.2.2 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF THE STUDY
3.2.3 ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

4. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

4.1 CONCLUSION
4.2 RECOMMENDATIONS

REFERENCES
APPENDICES (to include a 5-page summary of the approved Research Proposal)

Volume: MS Word - 19 pages; MS PPT: 20 – 25 slides

 BAYERO UNIVERSITY KANO,
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

TEMPLATE FOR SEMINAR III (DATA ANALYSIS, RESULTS AND DISCUSSION)

FOR PhD CANDIDATES

Title page
ABSTRACT

1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
1.3 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
1.4 AIM AND OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
1.5 SCOPE, DELIMITATIONS AND LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY

2. DATA ANALYSIS, RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

3.1 EXPERIMENTAL DATA AND ANALYSIS
3.2 RESULTS OF ANALYSIS
3.3 DISCUSSION OF RESULTS

3. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

4.1 CONCLUSION
4.2 RECOMMENDATIONS

REFERENCES
APPENDICES (to include a 5-page summary of the approved Research Proposal)

Volume: MS Word – 19-23 pages; MS PPT - 35–45 slides

 BAYERO UNIVERSITY KANO,
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
TEMPLATE FOR PRESENTATION OF DISSERTATION/THESIS (INTERNAL
DEFENSE/VIVA-VOCE) FOR M.ENG./PhD CANDIDATES

Title page
ABSTRACT

1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
1.3 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
1.4 AIM AND OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
1.5 SCOPE, DELIMITATIONS AND LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY (Thesis)
1.6 OBJECT (specify) AND/OR SUBJECT (specify) OF THE STUDY IN THE
LITERATURE
1.7 ORIGINALITY, NOVELTY AND CONTRIBUTION TO KNOWLEDGE (Thesis)
1.8 RESEARCH OUTPUT (Papers Published from the Study) (compulsory for Thesis)
2. MATERIALS AND METHODS
2.1 EXPERIMENTAL MATERIALS
2.2 EXPERIMENTAL SETUP
2.3 SYSTEM DESIGN/DEVELOPMENT
2.4 PLAN AND PROCEDURE OF EXPERIMENTS OR
2.5 DATA COLLECTION TECHNIQUE
2.6 DATA ANALYSIS TECHNIQUE

3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

3.1 RESULTS OF THE STUDY
3.2 ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
3.2.1 Statistical Analysis of the Results
3.2.2 Environmental Impact Assessment of the Study (Thesis)
3.3 DISCUSSION OF RESULTS
3.3.1 ….
3.3.5 Economic and/or Social Implications of the Findings (Thesis))
4. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
4.1 CONCLUSION
4.2 RECOMMENDATIONS AND SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER STUDY

APPENDICES
Volume of Presentation: M.ENG - 30-35 MS PPT slides; PhD - 35–45 MS PPT slides
 BAYERO UNIVERSITY KANO,
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

TEMPLATE FOR DISSERTATION/THESIS WRITING

FLY LEAF OR COVER PAGE

TITLE PAGE
DECLARATION (by Candidate)
CERTIFICATION (by Supervisors)
APPROVAL (by the Examiners)
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS (if any)
DEDICATION (if any)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF FIGURES (if any)
LIST OF TABLES (if any)
NOMENCLATURE (if any)

ABSTRACT

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
1.3 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
1.4 AIM AND OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
1.5 METHODOLOGY FOR ACHIEVING STATED OBJECTIVES
1.6 SCOPE, DELIMITATIONS AND LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY (Thesis)
1.7 ORIGINALITY, NOVELTY AND CONTRIBUTION TO KNOWLEDGE (Thesis)
1.8 RESEARCH OUTPUT (Thesis)
1.9 STRUCTURE OF THE DISSERTATION/THESIS

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1 THEORETICAL FUNDAMENTALS

2.1.1 …
2.1.3 ETC
2.2 ADVANCED RESEARCH IN …… (state core area of the current study)
2.2.1 …..
2.2.2 ETC
2.3 JUSTIFICATION OF THE STUDY
CHAPTER 3: MATERIALS AND METHODS

3.1 EXPERIMENTAL MATERIALS

3.2 EXPERIMENTAL SETUP
3.3 SYSTEM DESIGN/DEVELOPMENT
3.4 PLAN AND PROCEDURE OF EXPERIMENTS OR
3.5 DATA COLLECTION TECHNIQUE
3.6 RESULTS/DATA ANALYSIS TECHNIQUE
3.6.1 Statistical Analysis
3.6.2 Environmental Impact Assessment of the Study (Thesis)
3.6.3 Economic Analysis

NB: Arrangement and content of the elements (3.1 – 3.6) are topic-specific.

CHAPTER 4: RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

4.1 RESULTS OF THE STUDY

4.2 DISCUSSION OF RESULTS
4.2.1 …
4.2.3 Socio-Economic Implications of the Findings (Thesis)

CHAPTER 5: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

5.1 SUMMARY
5.2 CONCLUSION
5.3 RECOMMENDATIONS AND SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER STUDY

REFERENCES

APPENDICES
GLOSSARY (if any)

Volume: M.ENG- 80-100 MS Word pages; PhD - 120–150 MS Word pages

 BAYERO UNIVERSITY KANO,
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

STRUCTURE OF B.ENG/PGDME PROJECT

Fly leaf or Cover page

Title page
DECLARATION
APPROVAL
DEDICATION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
TABLE OF CONTENT
LIST OF FIGURES
LIST OF TABLES
NOMENCLATURE
ABSTRACT

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
1.3 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
1.4 AIM AND OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
1.5 METHODOLOGY
1.6 SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1 THEORETICAL FUNDAMENTALS
2.1.1 …
2.2 “OBJECT” AND/OR “SUBJECT” OF THE STUDY IN THE LITERATURE
2.2.1 …

CHAPTER 3: MATERIALS AND METHODS

3.1 EXPERIMENTAL MATERIALS
3.2 SYSTEM DESIGN/DEVELOPMENT
3.3 EXPERIMENTAL SETUP
3.4 PROCEDURE OF EXPERIMENTS OR
3.5 DATA COLLECTION
3.6 DATA ANALYSIS TECHNIQUE

NB: Arrangement and content of the elements (3.1 – 3.6) are topic-specific.
CHAPTER 4: RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
4.1 RESULTS OF THE STUDY
4.3 DISCUSSION OF RESULTS

CHAPTER 5: CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

5.1 CONCLUSION
5.2 RECOMMENDATIONS

REFERENCES

APPENDICES
GLOSSARY (if any)

Volume: 60-90 MS Word pages; PGDME –70-90 MS Word pages; MS PPT – 20-30 slides
 BAYERO UNIVERSITY KANO,
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

TEMPLATE FOR RESAERCH PROPOSAL FOR B.ENG. CANDIDATES

Title page

1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
1.3 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
1.4 AIM AND OBJECTIVES
1.5 SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY

2. LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 THEORETICAL FUNDAMENTALS
2.2 RELEVANT STUDIES REPORTED IN THE LITERATURE
2.3 JUSTIFICATION OF THE STUDY

3. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1 PLAN OF WORK WITH DATES
3.2 PLAN OF EXPERIMENTS/DATA COLLECTION
3.3 RESEARCH SITE AND FACILITIES
3.4 ACCESSIBILITY OF RESEARCH FACILITIES

4. EXPECTED RESULTS AND ANALYSIS

4.1 EXPECTED RESULTS
4.2 ANALYTICAL TOOLS REQUIRED FOR THE RESEARCH

5. SUMMARY

REFERENCES
APPENDICES (if any)
GLOSSARY (if any)

Volume: MS Word - 10 – 12 pages; MS PPT - 20 – 25 slides.