Msc KM Template Dissertation Doc

Dissertation Title

Student Name

A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of Dublin Institute of Technology for the degree of M.Sc. in Computing (Knowledge Management)

Month 2007 I certify that this dissertation which I now submit for examination for the award of MSc in Computing (Knowledge Management), is entirely my own work and has not been taken from the work of others save and to the extent that such work has been cited and acknowledged within the test of my work.

This dissertation was prepared according to the regulations for postgraduate study of the Dublin Institute of Technology and has not been submitted in whole or part for an award in any other Institute or University.

The work reported on in this dissertation conforms to the principles and requirements of the Institute’s guidelines for ethics in research.

Signed: ______

Date: DD Month Year

i 1 ABSTRACT

AAAA (approx. 250-300 words)

Key words: list 5 to 8 words

ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I would like to express my sincere thanks ……….

(thank all the people how have assisted you in completing your dissertation. Start with your supervisor, all DIT staff that may have helped, other people can include family and friends, industrial and academic staff from other institution, etc.)

iii TABLE OF CONTENTS

iv TABLE OF FIGURES

v TABLE OF TABLES

vi 1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 Introduction to ???

1.2 Background

1.3 Research problem

1.4 Intellectual challenge

1.5 Research objectives

The following objectives have been achieved throughout the dissertation and contributed to the overall outcome:

1.6 Research methodology

vii 1.7 Resources

1.8 Scope and limitations

1.9 Organisation of the dissertation

viii 2 ????

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Conclusion

This chapter …..

9 3 ???

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Conclusion

This chapter ….

10 4 ???

4.1 Introduction

This chapter will …..

4.2 ???

4.3 Conclusion

This chapter ….

11 5 ???

5.1 Introduction

The focus of this chapter will be …..

5.2 ???

5.3 Conclusion

This chapter ……

12 6 EXPERIMENTATION & EVALUATION

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Experimentation

6.3 Evaluation

6.4 Conclusion

This chapter …..

13 7 CONCLUSION

7.1 Introduction

7.2 Research Definition & Research Overview

7.3 Contributions to the Body of Knowledge

7.4 Experimentation, Evaluation and Limitation

7.5 Future Work & Research

7.6 Conclusion

14 BIBLIOGRAPHY

15 APPENDIX A