Universal Thesis Generator

Universal Thesis Generator

Generates structured academic thesis/dissertation/project report content with proper formatting.

Supported Output Types

| Type | Typical Length | Audience | | --------------------- | -------------- | --------------------- | | Bachelor's thesis | 40-80 pages | Academic committee | | Master's thesis | 60-120 pages | Supervisor + examiner | | PhD dissertation | 150-300 pages | Doctoral committee | | Project report | 30-50 pages | Department faculty | | Term paper | 10-20 pages | Course instructor |

Per-Degree Length Guidance

| Degree Level | Typical Pages | Chapters | Figures/Tables | References | | ------------------------------------ | ------------- | -------- | -------------- | ---------- | | Bachelor's (B.E./B.Tech) | 40–60 | 5–6 | 10–20 | 20–40 | | Bachelor's (B.Sc/BA) | 30–50 | 4–5 | 5–15 | 15–30 | | Master's (M.E./M.Tech) | 60–100 | 5–7 | 20–40 | 40–80 | | Master's (M.Sc/MA) | 50–80 | 5–6 | 10–25 | 30–60 | | M.Phil. | 80–120 | 5–6 | 15–30 | 50–100 | | PhD | 150–250 | 7–9 | 30–60 | 100–250 | | PhD (STEM fields) | 150–200 | 7–8 | 40–60 | 120–200 | | PhD (Humanities/Social Sciences) | 200–300 | 8–9 | 10–20 | 150–250 |

Adjust based on university-specific guidelines where available. Shorter PhD dissertations (100–150 pages) are common in UK/European programs with published-paper formats.

Structure Template

1. Abstract — Summary of entire work (200-300 words)
2. Introduction — Problem statement, objectives, scope
3. Literature Review — Existing work, gaps, contribution
4. Methodology — Approach, tools, techniques used
5. Implementation — System design, algorithms, results
6. Testing & Analysis — Test cases, performance, discussion
7. Conclusion — Findings, limitations, future work
8. References — Bibliography in specified citation style

Usage

Trigger when user asks for:

• "Thesis on..."
• "Dissertation on..."
• "Project report on..."
• "Research paper on..."
• "Term paper on..."

Supported Citation Styles

APA, MLA, Chicago, IEEE, Harvard, Vancouver, ACM, or custom per university guidelines.

Ethics & Data Management

Required Ethics Section Content

Every thesis/dissertation must include an ethics statement addressing:

| Aspect | What to Cover | | ----------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Data collection | How data was obtained (surveys, experiments, public datasets, scraping) | | Informed consent | Was consent obtained? How was privacy protected? (if human subjects) | | IRB/ethics approval | Approval number and institution (if required by university) | | Data storage | Where and how long raw data is stored (GDPR/DPA compliance) | | Reproducibility | Steps taken to ensure results can be independently verified | | Bias & limitations | Acknowledged confounders, biases, and scope constraints | | AI tools disclosure | Declaration of any AI/LLM tools used in writing or analysis |

Data Management Plan Template

Data Management Plan
├── Data types: [experimental, survey, simulation, observational]
├── Volume: [estimated storage requirements]
├── Formats: [CSV, JSON, HDF5, MATLAB, etc.]
├── Storage: [local backup, institutional repo, cloud with encryption]
├── Sharing: [public repository, available on request, embargo period]
├── Retention: [duration required by university/funder policy]
└── Ethics approval: [reference number if applicable]

Viva / Defense Cross-Reference

This thesis generator interfaces with universal-viva-oral-exam-prep for defense preparation:

| Thesis Phase | Viva Prep Needed | | ----------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- | | After proposal | Defense of methodology & scope | | After literature review | Anticipate questions on gaps and theoretical framework | | After results | Prepare for results interpretation challenges | | Before submission | Full mock defense: contributions, limitations, future work | | Post-submission | Panel question rehearsal, whiteboard protocol |

Always cross-reference with universal-viva-oral-exam-prep when the user requests PhD defense or comprehensive viva materials.

Error Handling

| Error | Cause | Solution | | ----------------------------- | -------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- | | No thesis type specified | Missing degree level | Ask: Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD | | Page count exceeds guidelines | Output too long for degree level | Compress to per-degree length guidance above | | Citation style not supported | Unspecified or unknown format | Default to IEEE for engineering, APA for sciences, MLA for arts | | Ethics section missing | Required by most universities | Add ethics statement using the template above | | Missing supervisor info | No advisor/guide mentioned | Prompt for supervisor name and affiliation | | Figure/table numbering error | Cross-references broken | Renumber sequentially; use automatic labeling | | Bibliography format wrong | Bib entries don't match style | Validate against style guide; regenerate reference list |

Quality Gate

Before delivering thesis output, verify:

• [ ] Degree level is specified and per-degree length guidance is applied
• [ ] All required chapters are present (abstract through references)
• [ ] Ethics & data management section is included (for thesis/dissertation)
• [ ] Citation style matches university requirements
• [ ] Figure/table numbering is sequential and cross-references match
• [ ] Page count falls within per-degree guidance range
• [ ] Viva/defense readiness is flagged if PhD or Master's thesis
• [ ] All citations in text appear in the bibliography and vice versa
• [ ] No placeholder text ("TODO", "TBD", "Lorem ipsum") remains

Integration with Other Skills

| Skill | Integration | | ---------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | | universal-viva-oral-exam-prep | Provides defense preparation, mock viva, and panel Q&A simulation | | universal-document-reader | Converts source PDFs (papers, references) to extraction-ready text | | universal-document-generator | Converts thesis markdown to print-ready PDF with proper formatting | | universal-cross-subject-mapper | Maps interdisciplinary connections for literature review | | universal-session-config | Reads university, department, and citation style preferences |

Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

• Author: pinakdhabu
• Source: pinakdhabu/Exam-prompt
• License: MIT
• Homepage: https://pinakdhabu.github.io/Exam-prompt/

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.