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Thanks for the awesome tips.
I have finished the rest of the thesis except for the final discussion, so and am keen to have some of the intro done - at least an intor outline (even it it is 5000 words more than I need)
At the moment, I don't even know what I want to include, so I will try and break it down into smaller sections over the weekend.
Thanks again
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I so thought that I was getting somewhere with my introduction - I spent all day yesterday on it, and went to be thinking that it was looking ok. But today it is rubbish! It seems out of order and really disjointed, and its really long.
I initially thought that I would have an introduction/lit review chapter. But now, it is something like 15,000 words which I think is too long. So I might have a crack and spiliting it up into introduction and thesis presentation chapter and backhground and lit review chapter.
Is anyone else working on their first chapter(s)? How do you know when to stop?
uhh!
Hi Peoillo,
I'm sorry that you are in such a crap situation, and that your sup wasn't able to warn you of this earlier.
Of cause I can't advise you, I don't know the particulars of your situation or you. So, my advice is that you work out what you want to do. Don't worry about your advisor losing face, of about the fear of failure. If you want to continue with this new focus and direction, do it. With a year left, you will have to work hard, but you are not without options.
I wish you all the best.
FM
Not up too early algaequeen, I live in Aus, so am already starting my Wednesday.
Not bad on the goal front yesterday. Have done most of the revisions, but I think I'm going to have to go back to the data today to work the rest out. SPSS and NVivo here I come...
Defiantly on my way to having this introduction finished by the end of next week.
Today I met with my other sup - first time since the start of the year as she has been away, and it was great. She was really supportive of me submitting before Christmas - so my motivation levels have massively increased.
Goals for tomorrow are more troublesome as I will be working from home.
So:
Finish reading the literature that I started today
Read a complete draft of lit review.
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