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CORRECTION OF THESIS
Candidate
Programme
Chairman
External Examiner
Internal Examiner
Thesis Title
Viva Date
: Sumayema Kabir Ricky
: Information Technology
: Assoc Prof Dr Fasee Ullah
: Assoc Prof Dr Basit Shahzad
: Assoc Prof Ts Dr Manzoor Ahmed Hashmani
: Hierarchical Permissioned Blockchain for Traceability of
Requirement Changes
: 4 January 2024
Comments by Chairman, External Examiner Remarks by Candidate
and Internal Examiner
ABSTRACT
Refined Abstract
Chairman’s Report: Replace “but” word with
word “However” or any suitable word.
External Examiner’s Report: Discuss testing
and verification of the system alongside utility.
Internal Examiner’s Report: Motivation
behind using blockchain
CHAPTER 1
Chairman’s Report: The word "proposed" is
suggested to be replaced with "developed" or any
alternate word. Remove section numbers.
External Examiner’s Report: need
improvement research question.
Internal Examiner’s Report:
CHAPTER 2
Chairman’s Report:
1. Page 6,7,11,12 revise thesis format.
2. Incorrect concept of “stakeholder
authority”
3. Improve section 2.7 heading.
4. Explain figure 2.1.
External Examiner’s Report:
Internal Examiner’s Report:
Need more recent References
CHAPTER 3
Chairman’s Report:
External Examiner’s Report:
1. Fig 3.1 requires elaboration.
2. Tab 3.1 ignoring talent elaborate.
3. Elaborate process of one req change.
Internal Examiner’s Report:
Open
Improved the chapter.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Corrected the format.
Instead of “authority” used priority.
Changed the heading.
The figure was misplaced. It is now fig
2.3 with more explanation.
Added more references. [6, 15, 29, 32]
1. Fig 3.1 elaborated.
2. Talent wasn’t ignored. Domain
knowledge related to the requirement
and overall knowledge is considered.
3. The process is elaborated in section 3.3
CHAPTER 4
The parameters in table 4.1 are elaborated.
Chairman’s Report: Results instead of Result.
External Examiner’s Report: Explain table 4.1
Internal Examiner’s Report:
CONCLUSION
Added a new section titled: "Limitations of the
Proposed System".
Chairman’s Report: should include another
section titled: "Limitations of the Proposed
Elaborated contributions and future work.
System" and explicitly explain the limitations.
External Examiner’s Report: Need explicit
The objectives achieved and the research
details in future work.
contributions highlight the research.
Theoretical and practical contributions need to be
clearer.
Internal Examiner’s Report: highlight
research components
GENERAL COMMENTS
Chairman’s Report:
External Examiner’s Report:
Internal Examiner’s Report:
Prepared by:
Candidate
Verified by:
Supervisor
Verified by:
Internal / External Examiner
Approved by:
Chairman
Open
13-02-2024