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During the thesis exam, some students are faced with thesis anxiety. The reasons are many: Some are unprepared for the thesis. Some are not confident that they can write beyond 15 pages. Some do not even know what it means to write a research paper, and among others. As such, some postpone writing their thesis for an extra year or more. To overcome thesis anxiety, here are some tips to help you.
Discover a topic of interest. To be able to do this, devote more time to read about different phenomena that are of interest to you.
Develop an argument. Do you agree or disagree with what others have written about them in the literature? Write down what you think about the issue. Do not be worried about your grammar. Your grammar does not matter at this stage.
Build your confidence. Believe that writing a thesis is an opportunity for other researchers to read your own view about the phenomenon that occupied their minds. Do not think that doing research is difficult, but consider research as an opportunity to discover something new.
Do not think about the length of the thesis. Develop an idea (thesis statement), and problematize the phenomenon. Do not be discouraged about the length of your texts, but write as you can. It is the depth of your analysis that increases the number of words, and we will show you how to do it.
Do not think about engaging ghostwriters. It is better to write a thesis yourself and fail than allowing someone to write a thesis that you would be required to defend in a thesis seminar
Remember that to have studied up to the point of writing a Bachelor thesis or Master thesis or Dissertation; you have completed 70-80% of the requirement to be awarded a degree. Do not allow ghostwriters to take the glory of the crown that you have labored for!
Although there is no one way to plan your thesis/dissertation, there are some strategies that most everyone finds helpful.
First, you should have a plan and stick to it the best you can. Please read the sample plan below and come up with your own. You may use the one provided, modify it, or come up with something completely different. The key is to understand what the task is, and how you best complete long term projects. You know yourself better than anyone else does, so take a few days to devise a plan that will work for you.
Second, you should keep track of the hours that you actually work on your thesis or dissertation. Note: keeping track of hours like this is important for goal setting and time management.
Third, you should identify what you will do that counts as working on your thesis/dissertation, such as finding literature related to your topic, (researching), reading, summarizing, data collection, or writing that is directly relevant. Talking about your thesis/dissertation to others and engaging in intellectual dialogue about it will help you to develop better understanding about your topic. Spend time to read academic materials necessary for your topic. Ask your friends and colleagues to give feedback, and accepting constructive criticism related to to your thesis/dissertation will help to improve the quality of your work.
Fourth, work on your thesis/dissertation a minimum of 10 minutes every single day. Note: this is very important and is not as impossible as you think. Considering the definition of work above, it may be as simple as typing up three references, reading a short article, or summarizing an article you read the day before. It could also be as simple as logging into the course and reading about what is going on with everyone’s research, or sharing with everyone that you have writer’s block.
Fifth, when your prospectus and proposal are approved you should congratulate yourself and relax for at least two days without reading anything related to your thesis or dissertation. On the third day, return to your thesis or dissertation with full determination to make greater progress.
Bear this in mind: A good thesis gives you the confidence that you need to seek employment or become self-employed. A university graduate that writes a good thesis or dissertation is competent to handle practical matters related to his or her area of specialty. In contrast, a graduate that failed to write a good thesis or dissertation is incompetent. If he or she is fortunate to secure employment and given a responsibility related to his or her discipline, the person will never leave up to the expectations in that profession. A graduate that has not written a good thesis, his or her judgments and conclusions about any contested issue will be weak. Thus, trusting him or her with a position of authority in any organization is a big gamble because the knowledge that he or she claimed to have acquired is built on a weak foundation.
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What is Ontology?
Ontology means the nature of existence or the determinants of the nature of existence. It is the researchers’ knowledge (what he or she believes) that determines the nature of existence, not the things being researched. Thus, a researcher’s acceptance or rejection that a phenomenon has a certain shape, size, and color depends on the type of knowledge or believe which influence the researcher’s view of the phenomenon. Therefore, no account of any phenomenon is value free even though objectivity remains the criteria to judge the worth of any research paper.
Epistemology
Epistemology means the method that applies to any scientific investigation. It answers the obvious question; why do you prefer one method than the alternative methods that exist in a particular discipline or field of study?
Aim
An Aim is what you want to achieve from a certain research endeavor. Your aim should direct you to formulate clear research questions and locate data for your research. Without an aim, a researcher will achieve close to nothing. A paper without a clear aim has no meaning! You must find an aim to enable you to put forward a logical argument. Otherwise, your paper will become aimless.
Puzzle
A Puzzle is a hypothetical question that leads a researcher into the investigation of the nature of a phenomenon whose nature is unknown.
Research Question
A Research question means a fundamental question that leads to an inquiry of a given phenomenon, whether known or unknown. It is an overarching question (s) in which the entire research processes draw threads that link one part into the other
Phenomena
Phenomena are things that can be observed in the world through which researchers gain knowledge to understand the world. Thus, a phenomenon is something that a researcher set out to investigate its nature of existence.