How to Plan Your Thesis

A plan to build and organize the content of your thesis the final year of graduate school helps create a focus on work that needs to be completed. Plan the main sections of your thesis, how the sections associate with each other and what each section comprises. Your thesis must maintain a conventional structure that examiners contemplate. Time management, working with an adviser committee and financial planning help you lay out a written thesis plan.

Instructions

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      Plan for time management as you organize your thesis. Estimate the amount of time you expect to complete various sections of your work to comprehend how long it will take to finish the project. Talk with others who have written a thesis or are writing one to understand how much time a thesis might require to complete.

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      Maintain a chronological diary of all written work including ideas, suggestions and any work comments to help communication with your adviser committee. The diary will answer any questions that surface later about your research.

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      Create an effective filing system to organize your work. Divide those files by thesis chapters and subtitles inside those chapters. Label sources and date the day you get the data for the files. Make a backup copy of all drafts to store elsewhere.

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      Search doctoral theses that have been published by your university in recent years. Note their organization. The thesis' main body may vary from one subject to another.

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      Research and analyze relevant sources for your subject's literature review. Realize what bibliographic and reference style you are expected to use.

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      Follow the characteristic thesis structure model: title page, abstract, acknowledgments, introduction, results/findings, discussion, conclusions, appendices, bibliography and references.

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      Outline each thesis chapter before writing and edit it later.

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      Break apart each of your sections and list subsections. Break subsections down even more, noting the central themes each entails. Follow the logical order of sections the reader requires for understanding.

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      Compose a reflective conclusion without overused general terms. End by presenting the problem and its importance with no new points or lengthy summary. Be aware of the reader's last impression of your work.

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