I. Determine the topic of the dissertation
Determining the topic is the first – and crucial – step in the process of writing a dissertation! A good topic means that the dissertation is already half successful
1. Relevant to the profession, with research value
2. There are data that can be collected
3. Selection of the topic perspective small cuts, in-depth analysis
Two collection of information
Collect, browse, read, collate and study the literature related to the topic in order to do a small section of good arguments for writing. Argumentation and materials and other aspects of the preparation
1. Search for information related to the chosen topic, literature, figures, facts, etc.
2. Once the literature is collected, select the higher quality ones for reading.
Browse and read in the following three ways
1. Read through – read the whole text
2. selective reading – a selection of useful parts of the study – a serious, careful, in-depth, repeated reading research and thesis-related content
3. Organise and summarise the literature to understand the history and current status of the research on the topic.
That is, what previous research has been carried out to achieve what results, access to what recognized views and insights, etc., in particular, should focus on exploring what theories need to be supplemented, what shortages or gaps need to be filled, etc., so as to orientate and position their own research.
Third, the outline
Writing an outline is the overall idea of the article, the logic of the group table and structural framework, before writing the paper, must be named to spend some time and energy to clear this idea, draw this chart, build this framework. To ensure that the whole article is clear, logical, structural integrity, the first and last through.
1. First of all, according to the line of thought sketched out the initial outline of the article, that is, the main components, and then fill in the parts of the corresponding section of the child, and then the corresponding section of the corresponding filling, and finally listed the content of each section of the main points
2. To balance the length between the chapters, that is, reasonable arrangement of the length of each part, try to length is equivalent, to avoid proportional structure is not proportional. (Can not be the second chapter 1 page content, chapter 4 5 pages of content.)
3. thesis mention corrections must be more communication with the tutor Xiaohong open weight in time to modify, otherwise after writing the paper, the tutor said the logical structure of the paper framework again have problems, we have to change greatly!
Fourth, write a thesis
(Abstract)
Abstract is a brief statement of the outline of the article, is a high degree of summary and concentration of the whole text. The basic elements of the abstract include the background of the study, the purpose, content, methodology, results and conclusions and their significance, but not necessarily exhaustive
1. the reasons for conducting the study (the background/purpose of the study)
2. how the study was conducted (research methodology)
3. what was found (results of the study)
4. why this is important (conclusions (significance) of the study)
The abstract should be concise, semantically accurate, structured and coherent, and can stand alone. Language should be concise and clear, simple words, name with a single sentence, love with long sentences.
Keywords
Keywords are in order to adapt to the needs of computer search and put forward is the article search logo. Its content is to express the theme of the paper in the text of the most important, the most critical, the highest repetition rate of words or phrases are usually nouns or noun phrases, an article is usually selected 375 keywords.
Keywords are extracted from the title of the paper, abstract, major and minor headings and important paragraphs of the text, in accordance with the order of the present in the text of the mountain for the arrangement, the words are separated by commas or semicolons.
(C) Introduction
Introduction generally includes: research background, research objectives, research significance, domestic and international (research status, research content, research ideas, research methods, research innovation and so on.
Here is a brief introduction to three commonly used specific methods
1. Interpretation method: at the beginning of the paper’s writing background, motivation, purpose and significance.
2. Question method: open the door to the problem, the beginning of the article to solve the problem, or in a simple explanation of the background, immediately put forward the problem.
3. Presentation of the point of view method: the beginning of the basic ideas and the main content of the article to prompt out
(2) body
Generally speaking, the content of academic essay topics should include the following three aspects.
1. Factual evidence (examples or phenomena of language, culture, literature, education, society, thought, etc., obtained through my actual investigation). The factual basis should be objective and true, and the source should be indicated if necessary.
2. Relevant expositions of predecessors (including predecessors’ investigation methods, investigation process, and conclusions obtained, etc.). Theoretical analyses, should be other people’s opinions, views and my own opinions, views, a clear distinction. Whether directly or indirectly quoted from the results of others should be cited.
3. My own analyses, statements and conclusions. To make the factual basis, the results of the previous and my analysis of the organic combination, pay attention to the relationship between the transport.
V) Conclusion
Conclusion generally contains two parts
First, the content of the whole article to argue for a comprehensive summary, improve sublimation, leading to the author’s overall views and opinions on the issue.
Secondly, the inadequacy of the thesis of the research, or still need to be further explored as well as ways and means to solve the problem, for others to further research to point out the direction of the proposed clues and so on.
Acknowledgement
On the occasion of the completion of the thesis, I would like to express my special thanks to my supervisor XX for his warm care and disgusting instructions. In the process of writing, he poured his heart and sweat. From the choice of topic to the final completion of the project. All always give me careful guidance and unremitting support, for my thesis can be successfully completed played a great role. There are also students and roommates who helped me a lot during the writing period, with their encouragement and help, I can overcome the difficulties to complete the dissertation writing, hereby, I would like to express my sincere thanks to them.
VII) Bibliography
Bibliography is also an indispensable element of a formal thesis and is usually attached to the thesis. Listed references can be referenced or cited in the order of each listed literature, including the serial number, the author’s name book title (or newspaper and magazine articles in the title), the type of literature identification, the publishing unit (or newspaper and magazine name), publication time (or newspaper edition, the number of issues of magazines) and so on.
