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How Thesis Writing Applies to Graduate
School
If you are in graduate school, you will need to write a thesis.
A thesis project is an independent study on a topic of great
interest. The most common thesis is a written thesis. Writing
your thesis at times may seem like a daunting task. With some
practical preparation techniques: you can confidently climb
this "paper mountain". Before long, you'll have your graduate
degree and those impressive letters of M.A., M.B.A. or M.S.
behind your name.
There is a popular old saying "a stitch in time saves nine" and
many of us don't even think about what this means, even though
we've heard this repeatedly. This saying is quite true when it
comes to writing your thesis. The first step to writing your
thesis is to create a thesis statement. The ideal thesis
statement is one that intrigues you and makes you want to
research it further.
It is also quite important that your thesis statement have
enough research to support it: you can come up with a
fascinating thesis statement that simply does not have enough
research to write a strong thesis. Begin by finding the thesis
statement and then delve into your preliminary research to
understand if there will be enough facts to support what you
believe.
When doing preliminary research it is important to use every
resource available to you. Try books, journal articles,
magazines, newspapers and also the Internet. Depending on your
thesis statement, you may discover unique sources available on
the Internet that support your statement that you'd like to
include. Many thesis programs will accept online sources as
long as they are credited appropriately. Cast a wide net when
looking for other sources including books to try for
out-of-print books you may be able to locate through an
out-of-print bookseller. This preliminary research will assist
you in deciding if this thesis is the one you wish to
pursue.
Your thesis adviser will either approve or disapprove of your
preliminary research and your thesis statement. If you receive
approval, then you are ready to enter into deeper research on
your project. If you receive disapproval, then you must create
a new thesis statement and begin once more with your thesis
preliminary research. Keeping your thesis adviser "in the loop"
about what you are doing is critical: without their approval,
you cannot move forward. The entire goal is to be able to move
forward to the next step.
Assuming you have approval, further research will be done at
this stage. Some that write a thesis find it most useful to
actually begin writing their thesis and to research at the same
time. Others feel that they need to do all of the research
first. Do what you feel would be the most practical. Even if
you feel you are completely done with all of the research, you
may discover once you begin writing that you need another
source or two.
In writing your thesis, it is critical that you stick to the
format that you have been given by your thesis advisor and/or
committee. One of the most popular writing formats is the APA
format. While learning a writing format is not difficult, if
your thesis is not presented in the proper writing format it
will not be accepted. Writing a one hundred to three hundred
page thesis can feel simply overwhelming at times.
The little details sometimes may escape you as you work on this
large project. Finding a fellow student or friend to edit your
thesis is quite valuable as they can insure that you have
followed the format. If your thesis is handed in and does not
follow format this can delay your graduating on time. Consider
hiring someone to edit your thesis if no helping hands
volunteer for this task.
Writing your thesis is a task, which you should be quite proud
of accomplishing. Not everyone can say that they have written a
thesis. Writing a thesis is very much like taking on a "paper
marathon" and often it is about simply covering the miles. This
is not a task that can be done quickly; your thesis will take
you months and perhaps even a year.
by Daniel Millions - 26th June 2008
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