The document provides guidelines for writing a third year project report. It discusses the different types of research projects including fundamental, descriptive, empirical, quantitative, applied, analytical and qualitative. It outlines the typical sections of a project report such as the title page, declaration, certificate, acknowledgment, index, abstract, introduction, experimental, results and discussion, conclusion and references. For each section, it provides details on the content and formatting. It emphasizes writing in a clear, concise and organized manner with proper citations and references. The document aims to help students structure their project reports and effectively communicate their research.

1. Writing Third Year Project Report
Some Handy Guidelines
Dr. Mithil Fal Desai
Assistant Professor in Chemistry
Shree Mallikarjun and Shri Chetan Manju Desai College
Canacona Goa
Project

2. Fundamental
Descriptive Empirical
Quantitative
Applied
Analytical
Qualitative
Types of T. Y. Research Project
Research
The main aim of the project is to
assess the independent research
skills that students have acquired
during their time at university, with
the assessment used to help
determine their final grade.

3. Case Study, Survey
Improve, develop Types/Composition
Amount/Quantity
Evidence, Proofs
Basic Study, Laws
How ? Why?
Fundamental
Descriptive
Empirical
Quantitative
Applied
Analytical
Qualitative
Types of T. Y. Research Project

4. Project outline
• Title Page
• Declaration
• Certificate
• Acknowledgment
• Index
• Abstract
• Introduction
• Experimental
• Results and Discussion
• Conclusion/Summary
• References
May vary!

5. Tittle page
Sample 1 Sample 2
Font
Grammer
Format
Alignment
Correct Information

6. Certificate
Certificate
Certified that this project Effect of Local Medicinal Plant Extract on
Calcium Oxalate’ is the record of work done by the candidates
themselves, during the period under my guidance, and to the best of
my knowledge it has not previously formed the basis for the award for
any degree or diploma elsewhere.
DATE:
Place: Adnem
Dr. Mithil Fal Desai
Project Guide
Academic obligation
for guide

7. Declaration
DECLARATION
“We the undersigned, declare that the project entitled ‘Effect of
Local Medicinal Plant Extract on Calcium Oxalate’ project has been
composed by us and it has not previously formed the basis for the
award of any diploma or any other similar titles.”
Class: T. Y. B. Sc. Chemistry Honours [2020-2021]
NAME OF THE STUDENTS Seat. No./Reg. No SIGNATURE
Karishma Khana 0000022
Raja Babu 0000032
Silver Spoon 0000029
Dell Inspiron 0000034
H P Compact 0000066
Fish Fry 0000004
Dhal Bhat 0000003
Etc etc 0000002
Academic obligation
for Students

8. We are very happy to represent this project report on the
‘Effect of Local Medicinal Plant Extract on Calcium Oxalate’
and to present the same to Goa University. We are thankful to
Goa University for the inclusion of project work in our study
for a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry in semester VI.
We would like to thank PROF. Someone Someone, Principal
of the college.
We would also like to thank and like to acknowledge moral
support, encouragement, and guidance, dearmost Dr. Mithil
Fal Desai, our project guide.
We take this great opportunity to extend our sincere gratitude
to all the people who helped us in the study of our project.
During this tasking study, we have received the help of non-
teaching staff members- lab assistant Mr. Virat Bhau, Ms.
Flower Bai, we thank them.
We acknowledge our sincere gratitude to all our well-wishers
and friends. Last but not the least, our loving gratitude to our
family for supporting and helping us, to whom we dedicate
this work.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Exaggeration
Repetition
Why?
To provide appropriate recognition to all contributors.

9. Index
S. No. Topic Page Number
Abstract
1 Introduction 1-5
2
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.3.1
2.3.2
2.4
2.5
Experimental
Materials/Chemicals
Preparation of solutions
Preparation
Direct synthesis
Hydrothermal synthesis
Characterization
Catalytic studies
6-10
6
6
6
6
7
8
10
3
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
Results and Discussion
XRD analysis
Surface area analysis
Electrical conductivity
Catalytic studies
11-23
11
12
13
14-23
4 Conclusion 24
5 References 25-27
Abstract
1%
Introduction
10%
Methods
19%
Results
26%
Discussion
39%
Conclusion
5%
Section/subsection
Number of words
Araújo CG. Detailing the writing of scientific manuscripts: Arq Bras Cardiol. 2014 Feb;102(2):e21-3. doi:
10.5935/abc.20140019

10. Abstract
ABSTRACT lets reader get the gist of your research quickly, in order to make a logical decision to decide
whether to read the full research article.

11. Abstract
A STUDY OF HUMOUR APPEAL IN ADVERTISEMENT
Manik Jindal
In recent years a growing number of promotionally minded
firms have turned to humour as a primary ingredient in their
marketing communications. The success which humorous
appeals have been enjoyed is being reflected in the
reactions of consumers. In global advertising humour is the
most effective emotion used in advertising compared to
other emotional appeals. The main objective of this article is
to analyze the impact of humour on the consumers. For
achievement of this objective necessary data is being
collected using questionnaire method and it was found in
the study that humour has a positive impact on the
purchase intention of the consumers.
Journal of the Gujarat Research Society, 21 (2019) 841-844
An abstract briefly
• Introduce
• Explains salient aspects of the article
• Provide precise information
• paraphrase /summarise
--> Past/Present tense

12. Introduction
Includes
• Background information
• The significance
• Generally accepted theories
(sometime debated)
• What is being done?
General perspective
What is known
Gap
Importance
Aim
Busse C., August E, How to Write and Publish a Research Paper for a Peer-Reviewed Journal, Journal of Cancer Education, 36 (2020)doi 10.1007/s13187-020-01751-z
Not followed religiously
--> Present tense

13. Introduction General perspective
What is known
Gap
Importance
Aim
Faith JJ, Ahern PP, Ridaura VK, Cheng J, Gordon JI. Identifying gut microbe-host phenotype relationships using combinatorial communities in gnotobiotic mice. Sci Transl Med. 2014 Jan
22;6(220):220ra11. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.3008051
Characterizations of the structural configurations of human gut microbial communities are beginning to
reveal differences between healthy individuals and those with various diseases (1–6). Experiments
involving transplantation of intact uncultured microbiota from healthy humans to humans with colitis
induced by Clostridium difficile or patients with metabolic syndrome have helped to establish a causal
role for the microbiota in these disorders, and at the same time have provided proof-of-principle that the
microbiota represents a therapeutic target for treating or preventing disease (6,7).
Transplantation of intact uncultured human gut microbiota samples from human donors with various
physiologic or disease states, or cultured members of the microbiota, to germ-free mice provides an
opportunity to identify specific microbial species that may influence the physiologic, metabolic and
immunologic properties of humans (8–12). One challenge has been to develop a scalable, unbiased
approach for identifying human gut bacterial strains that modulate phenotypic variation in recipient
mice. Here we describe such a method (Fig. 1). It begins with a screen of gnotobiotic mice containing
transplanted intact uncultured fecal microbiota from different human donors to identify transmissible
phenotypes that can be attributed to each donor’s microbiota. We then generated a clonally-arrayed
collection of cultured anaerobic bacteria in multi-well plates from a donor whose intact uncultured
microbiota transmitted a phenotype of interest. Each well of the plate harbored a bacterial strain whose
genome had been sequenced (13,14). The arrayed culture collection of bacteria was then randomly
fractionated into subsets of various sizes. Each subset was gavaged into a germ-free animal, individually
maintained in a sterile filter-topped cage, to observe the effect of the bacterial consortium on a host
phenotype. By repeating this process across many subsets, the effect of each strain in the arrayed culture
collection was assayed in the context of a diverse background of community memberships and sizes.
Feature selection algorithms and follow-up experiments where mice were colonized with single strains
(mono-colonization) were then used to identify the strains whose presence or absence best explained
the observed phenotypic variation. We then identified bacterial strains that modulated several different
host phenotypes: adiposity, intestinal metabolite composition, and the immune system.
General background
Specific background
Gap
What is being done in present study

14. Methods
• Provide enough details for replication
• Formulae
• Equipments/instruments
• Diagrams
(setup, circuit, flowcharts, scheme, etc.)
Experimental
Location
Sampling
Procedures
Materials
Note: Methods that are already well known could be summarized,
indicated by a reference.
Any modifications?)

15. Methods --> Past tense

16. Results and Discussion
Results Discussion
Data
Representation
Comparison
Interpretation
Correlation
--> Present tense and past tense

17. Results and Discussion
Discussion
Results
Comparison
Interpretation
Correlation
Data
Representation

18. Conclusion/Summary
Combination of tenses to highlight past, present research and future directions
• summaries the main findings
• major implications of the study
• point out any limitations
• may offer suggestions for future research

19. Tables
All tables represented in body of the project report need to be mentioned in the text with
due explanation
Citation in text
Column Heading
Row Heading
Footer
Significant figures
Z. Tang, W. Wu, K. Wang, Oxygen reduction reaction catalyzed by noble metal clusters. Catalysts. 8 (2018) doi:10.3390/catal8020065.

20. Graphs
All Graphs represented in body of the project report need to be mentioned in the text with due explanation
Axis label
Legends
Figure Number Title of the Graph

21. Pictures/Figures
All picture/figures presented in body of the project report need to be mentioned in the text with due explanation
F. J. Medina, R. Herranz, C. Arena, G. Aronne, V. De Micco, in Generation and Applications of Extra-Terrestrial Environments on Earth (River Publishers, 2015), pp. 239–254.
Citation in text
Title of the figure
Figure Number

22. References
• Citation in text
• Web references
• Data references
• Reference style
Example:
Research article
1] J. van der Geer, J.A.J. Hanraads, R.A. Lupton, The art of writing a scientific article, J. Sci. Commun. 163 (2010)
51–59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.Sc.2010.00372.
Book reference
[2] W. Strunk Jr., E.B. White, The Elements of Style, fourth ed., Longman, New York, 2000.
“Characterization of the structural configurations of human gut
microbial communities are beginning to reveal differences between
healthy individuals and those with various diseases [1–6].
Experiments involving transplantation of intact uncultured
microbiota from healthy humans to humans with colitis induced by
Clostridium difficile or patients with metabolic syndrome have
helped to establish a causal role for the microbiota in these
disorders, and at the same time have provided proof-of-principle
that the microbiota represents a therapeutic target for treating or
preventing disease [6,7].”

23. Grammar/Vocabulary
Good Language
Appeals

24. Abbreviations
Dil.
CONC.
RAM
MGBU
Tip:
Make a Table
Write it first time
Are Kehna Kya Chahte ho

25. Plagiarism

26. You may read more
Swales, J. M. & Feak, C. B. (2004). Academic Writing for Graduate Students. (2nd ed.). Ann Arbor: University of
Michigan Press.
Thank you