Please tell me how to write acknowledgement in my thesis.?

Question

I am an international student. I do not know how to write acknowledgement in my thesis.
I would like to thank you all the committee members, a chief thesis advisor, participants, evaluators, friends, and families.
But I do not know the order of these people...
Are there any rules or manners in writing acknowledgement?

Answer 1

Honestly, it is not expected that you do it at all. However, it is a nice sentiment. I would recommend doing a footnote. Type your first sentence, and add a footnote at the end of it. In that footnote, simply write "I would like to take this opportunity to thank (list names of relevant people) for all the help and suggestions that they provided for this project." Or something like that. You don't have to write a novel. Just thank the people who helped the most, and leave it at that, or you can thank each of them for their specific contribution.

Don't thank all your friends, participants, evaluators, and family members. Just thank the most important people who had a direct impact on your thesis. You just wrote a thesis, you didn't win an Oscar award or anything. The acknowledgement should not take away from the work itself. If you can, check other theses and see what they did! You might find some good ideas. Good luck, and congratulations on writing your thesis!