MS Thesis Outline
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Statement of the problem (Hypothesis)
- Previous investigations... who has published in the area before; include UA theses; how does your study differ from theirs?
- Geologic Setting
- What is the tectonic, structural and stratigraphic history of your study area?
- Detailed description up to the age of your study horizon, cursory for later formations
- Data Description
- 3D seismic...size, bin, resolution, vintage
- Wireline data...well locations, which logs, which intervals
- Outcrop...location, description, measured section
- Methods
- What work did you actually do?
- Workflow and discussion of limitations
- Results
- Maps, quantification
- Conclusions / Observations
- Relate back to hypothesis...proved or disproved?
- Acknowledgements
- Committee, data donors, software donors, financial support, advisors not on committee
- Tables
- Figures
- Each original or modified figure is composed as a PPT slide
- Appendices
