WRITING A SYNOPSIS

WHAT IS A SYNOPSIS

 BRIEF SUMMARY OF ANY TOPIC/SUBJECT

 OUTLINE OF RESEARCH STUDY
 ORDERLY ORGANISATION OF THOUGHTS AND IDEAS
 CONCISE WRITE UP OF NOT MORE THAN 3-5 PAGES

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 CONTENTS OF SYNOPSIS

 TITLE
 INTRODUCTION OF TOPIC
 NEED FOR STUDY
 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF RESEARCH
 SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS
 RESEARCH METHOD AND TECHNIQUES
 CONCLUSION
 BIBLIOGRAPHY AND REFERENCES

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 TITLE
 FOCUS OF RESEARCH
 MOST APPROPRIATE DESCRIPTION
OF THE TOPIC
 OBJECTIVE OF RESEARCH

EXAMPLE
 RE-VISIONING PUBLIC LIBRARY AS
COMMUNITY SPACE

 SHODH – RELIVING THE PAST,

NARRATIVES OF IVC

 YOUNG MIND CENTRE – BEHAVIOURAL

HEALTH CARE CENRE FOR CHILDREN

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INTRODUCTION OF TOPIC
 ELABORATE ON TOPIC
 ILLUSTRATE IN FEW WORDS DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF TOPIC
 BRIEF BACKGROUND/HISTORY OF EVOLUTION OF THE
TOPIC

NEED FOR STUDY

 RELEVANCE OF TOPIC AT LOCAL, NATIONAL OR
INTERNATIONAL LEVEL

 RELEVANCE OF TOPIC FOR A COMMUNITY/GROUP OF

PEOPLE OR USERS

 ILLUSTRATE IN FEW WORDS DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF TOPIC

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 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
AIM –
WHAT YOU HOPE TO ACHIEVE
STATEMENT OF INTENT
FOR EG.
AIM – To study evolution of
markets as space of interaction
HOW TO WRITE A SYNOPSIS
OBJECTIVE –
ACTION YOU WILL HAVE TO
TAKE TO ACHIEVE AIM
SPECIFIC STATEMENT THAT
DEFINE OUTCOME
FOR EG.
OBJECTIVE – To study
demography, street scapes,
zoning of markets
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 SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS
 ESTABLISH SCOPE OF RESEARCH WORK
 RESEARCH MAY BE SITE SPECIFIC/GROUP SPECIFIC/CONTEXT
SPECIFIC
 ILLUSTRATE THE ASPECTS THAT CAN BE COVERED IN RESEARCH
AND THOSE WHICH CAN BE DELIBERATELY AVOIDED
 ESTIMATE THE SCALE OF PROJECT

HYPOTHESIS
 AN UNPROVED THEORY
 SUGGESTED EXPLAINATION WHICH IS BASE FOR FURTHER VERIFICATION

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RESEARCH METHOD AND TECHNIQUES
 DATA COLLECTION

 QUESTIONAIRE

 INTERVIEWS AND SURVEYS

 CASE STUDIES, ANALYSIS AND INFERENCES

 BOOK REFERENCES

 THESIS DONE BY PEERS

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CONCLUSION

 INFERENCES FROM RESEARCH WHICH CAN LEAD TO AN

ARCHITECTURAL SOLUTION
 POSSIBILITIES OF ARCHITECTURAL INTERVENTIONS

BIBLIOGRAPHY
 REFERENCES FROM BOOKS, WEBSITES, REPORTS
 REFERENCS OF EXPERTS/GROUP REPRESENTATIVES INTERVIEWED
 REFERENCES FROM STATUTORY AUTHORITIES

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CHAPTERS IN THESIS
1. SYNOPSIS
2. INTRODUCTION
3. LITERATURE REVIEW
4. CASE STUDIES
5. DESIGN BRIEF AND DESIGN PROGRAMME
6. SITE SELECTION AND SITE ANALYSIS
7. APPENDIX
8. BIBLIOGRAPHY

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