While producing your work, you need to take into account the dissertation/thesis format. Various universities demand various writing styles. It is very significant to know your dissertation/thesis format, or your work will not be approved. Here you will find a common overview of dissertation/thesis format.

At first, find out whether your paper size is A4. Also, you will need to confirm its whiteness and weight. Besides, verify the style and font size.

Find out about bottom, top, right and left margins. Confirm head separation, head height, footer, and foot separation. Also, verify whether line spacing is 1.5. Confirm about double and single-sided printing.
Get to know about page numbering: whether it must be centered or not, if it must be in the footer or the header.

The abstract sums up your work. You need to type it on another page. The abstract’s length varies from one college or university to another or from one discipline to another. Thus, you have to check its length. Verify your university or college demands or ask about this your advisor.
In the acknowledgements, you can thank those persons who helped you in getting your graduate degree.

If your work is 5-chapters long, you should comprehend the structure of your dissertation/thesis thoroughly. These chapters are the introduction, the literature review, the methodology, the results and discussion, and the conclusion.

The bibliography is where you quote all the references, which you utilized in your work. How references must be quoted counts on the demanded writing style. You may ask your advisor about this.