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Bachelor in Industrial Mechanical Engineering

Thesis

Layout and language

Language:

The final thesis may be written in Italian, English or German.

The thesis will be presented and discussed in English. Each Bachelor candidate has about 10 minutes to present their work before the discussion.

Formatting:

  • Character type: Tahoma
  • Font size: 12
  • Line spacing: Single
  • Alignment: Justified
  • Number of pages: About 50 pages

The final thesis (A4 format) must be saved as PDF/A and uploaded to the MySNS platform.

Content and structure of the thesis:

  • Front page: The front page must contain the name of the faculty, the degree course, the academic year, the title of the thesis, the name of the student, the name of the supervisor and, if applicable, the co-supervisor. You can download here the front page:
  • Table of contents
  • Foreword and/or Introduction
  • Aim of the thesis
  • Main body of the thesis (e.g., for an experimental thesis: Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion of Results)
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • Appendix (optional)
  • Summary: 3–4 pages, max. 5 pages; in all three languages—Italian, German and English.

Tables, figures/graphs and photos may be inserted directly in the text or grouped at the end.

Sources must be indicated in the text, in tables and figures, and then listed in the reference section (see below).

Tables and figures 

All tables and figures must be numbered, placed close to the text to which they refer and accompanied by a brief description. 

Rules for citations and numerical references 

The following rule for citing bibliographical references should be followed in the text: 

  • one author – (Doniger, 1999) 
  • two authors – (Cowlishaw and Dunbar, 2000) 
  • three or more authors – (Doniger et al., 1999) 

For other cases, see: Turabian Citation Guide, (accessed June 10, 2020). 

In the Bibliography chapter (at the end of the thesis) give the bibliographic references as follows: 

Book: 

  • one author – Doniger, W.. Splitting the Difference. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1999. 
  • two authors – Cowlishaw, G., and R. Dunbar. Primate Conservation Biology. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2000. 
  • three or more authors – Laumann, E. O., J. H. Gagnon, R. Michael, and S. Michaels. The Social Organization of Sexuality: Sexual Practices in the United States. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1994. 

Chapter or part of book: 

  • Wiese, A. “‘Race, Class, and African American Suburban Dreams in the Postwar United States.” In The New Suburban History, edited by Kevin M. Kruse and Thomas J. Sugrue, 99–119. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2006. 

Book published in electronic form: 

  • Kurland, P. B., and R. Lerner, eds. The Founders’ Constitution. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1987. http://presspubs.uchicago.edu/founders/ (accessed June 27, 2006). 

Journal article: 

  • Smith, J. M.. “The Origin of Altruism.” Nature 393 (1998): 639–40. 

Article in online journal: 

  • Hlatky, M. A., D. Boothroyd, E. V., P. Sharp, and M. A. Whooley. "Quality-ofLife and Depressive Symptoms in Postmenopausal Women after Receiving Hormone Therapy: Results from the Heart and Estrogen/Progestin Replacement Study (HERS) Trial." Journal of the American Medical Association 287, no. 5 (February 6, 2002), http://jama.amaassn.org/issues/v287n5/rfull/joc10108.html#aainfo (accessed January 7, 2004). 

Bachelor's, Master's or PhD thesis: 

  • Amundin, M. “Click Repetition Rate Patterns in Communicative Sounds from the Harbour Porpoise, Phocoena phocoena.” PhD diss., Stockholm University, 1991. 

Website: 

  • Evanston Public Library Board of Trustees. “Evanston Public Library Strategic Plan, 2000–2010: A Decade of Outreach.” Evanston Public Library. http://www.epl.org/library/strategic-plan-00.html (accessed June 1, 2005). 

For other cases, please consult: Turabian Citation Guide, (accessed June 10, 2020). 

Centre for Academic Writing

If you need advice on writing a thesis proposal to be submitted to the potential supervisor, writing the thesis itself, or managing citations in the thesis report, you can use the services of the Centre for Academic Writing.
You can also book an appointment with an academic writing tutor and will receive individual assistance.