Tips for writing a postgraduate thesis
- Start with a firm plan in mind and have clear aims that you will address
- Keep your literature review up to date
- Set a time-line for completion and ensure that it is appropriate for the aims
- Review the broad outline of your thesis regularly
- Identify the people who are responsible for different aspects of your postgraduate experience
- Make a timetable that defines how much regular contact you will have with your supervisor/s
- Forward plan appointments with supervisors and stick to them
- Write up your methods section as you go
- Complete the process sections of your thesis as early as possible, including the ethics declarations, list of abbreviations, appendices, and acknowledgements
- Write the first draft of each section as soon as you can
- Refine draft chapters and pass each one to your supervisor/s as you progress
- Elicit peer review from many different sources including friendly “experts”, fellow students, postdoctoral fellows, friends, and family
- Be specific and ask for macro-feedback on content or micro-feedback on the presentation, writing style, and grammar
- Give your reviewers plenty of time to read drafts and provide comments
- Attend all educational seminars and training sessions that you can
- Present your results at local, national, and international scientific meeting
- Set a time-line for submission
- Publish results chapters as journal articles as you proceed
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