Thesis - Urban Systems Engineering MSc | Faculty of Engineering

2024/2025/1

Thesis submission:
bound copy submitted in person
and
electronic version uploaded to the e-learning platform

Content and Layout Requirements of the Thesis and Thesis Defence
for Urban Systems Engineering MSc at the
Faculty of Engineering, University of Debrecen

Thesis layout

• Font: Times New Roman, Arial Narrow or Arial (or similar)
• Font size (body text): 12
• Line spacing: 1.5
• Minimum number of pages: 60
• Maximum number of pages: 120 (including printed appendices)

The electronic version of the thesis must be copied to a DVD, which may also contain additional appendices to the thesis (e.g. drawings, posters, detailed results of numeric tests/ measurements, presentation, etc.) The presentation may also be included on the DVD if it is ready.
Please note that the presentation should be sent to the Department (csmoni@eng.unideb.hu) no later than TBA.

The thesis must contain the following:

• Thesis Sheet containing the descriptions of the tasks to be completed (the main part of the Thesis Topic Announcement Form)
• A one-page abstract
• A table of contents and bibliography
• Documents related to the completed tasks, as well as calculations, and data carriers (CD). In case of a design/drawing task, a preparatory study should also be included. In case of a research task, a literature review should be included, which may not take up more than 30% of the thesis.
• In case of drawings, a list of drawings along with the drawing annexes
• Consultation Sheet, which contains the sub-tasks assigned by the supervisor, the verification of the completed sub-tasks, and any modifications to the thesis
• An original bound copy and an electronic copy (DVD) must be compiled from the listed components of the thesis. The Department will return the bound copy after the thesis defence.
• The word THESIS should be inscribed on the cover page, the student’s name and the year of submission should be in the lower right-hand corner. The spine should contain the student’s name and the year of submission.
• The Department stores the theses electronically (DVD). The bound copy is returned to the student after the thesis defence.

• The DVD must contain the following (in PDF format):

• the whole thesis
• all appendices (calculations, designs, etc.)
• one-page abstract (scanned)
• Thesis Sheet (scanned)
• Plagiarism Declaration (scanned)
• Confidentiality Agreement (scanned) – if necessary
• Consultation Sheet (scanned)
• Thesis Review Report by the external supervisor (scanned)

• The contents of the electronic copy and the bound copy must be identical. The Department will take it into account any differences during evaluation.
• Preferred file formats: Word (doc; docx); Excel (xls), MathCad (mcd), AutoCad (dwg, dxf), Adobe (pdf).
• The department requests a one-page abstract as a Word document, which is meant to describe the main points of the thesis. The Department will make the abstracts searchable on a server.