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How to win the last minute thesis writing league?

This entry was posted in Academic Writing , on March 14 , 2022.

Thesis plays a vital role in every research student’s life. However, without the blend of hard work and dedication, one cannot achieve better grades in his/her research journey. Writing a thesis is a long and never ending process. While some take months together to craft a thesis, others take a few weeks to complete their thesis. 

Writing a thesis is an arduous and tedious task; that is why most of the research scholars tend to put it off until the last moment. While it takes months to write a thesis proposal, in such a scenario how to write and complete a thesis just before the due date? Fret not if you are one among them who are struggling with the thesis writing process. To help you out with the last minute writing process, we have spilled the beans that can help you with the same.

  • Plan a schedule – The most critical thing to do before starting with the thesis writing process is to make a foolproof schedule. This will not just help give you a clear-cut idea as to how to start/continue with the writing task but will also keep you away from the unnecessary time-pass activities. Although creating a schedule is not a difficult task, we know that it is definitely a tough job to stick on to the schedule.
  • Divide the lengthy thesis into smaller bits -Divide your lengthy (humdrum) thesis into several smaller segments. This is because it is easy to work chunks rather than a prolonged thesis. Also, develop an outline as it will help you remain focused throughout on the most crucial aspects of your thesis.
  • Follow an organised approach – Since there are only a few days left for you to work on your thesis, allot a task for each day. I.e. one day can be devoted to collecting required materials and organising the structure of  the study, two days can be assigned to the writing process and a day can be kept aside for editing and proofreading your thesis.
  • Craft the introduction and conclusion section at last – Writing these two sections consumes a lot of time. Hence it is advisable to include them once the main body of the thesis is incorporated. ( However, if necessary, you can include a rough draft for these sections and polish them after the completion of other chapters)
  • Take help from the professionals – If you are not confident with completing your thesis at the nick of time, then do not give a try and ruin your study. Consider taking help from the professional writers. If you are wondering if it’s legal to take their help, the answer is a big ‘yes.’

Although it is nearly impossible to complete your thesis in the eleventh hour, if you have the fortitude to do it, then fold your sleeves and go for it.

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2. Tried and tested tips to convert your thesis into a book that sells

Completing a thesis is a crucial moment in every research scholars life. It’s a significant contribution to the existing knowledge in their field and is supposed to be their magnum opus. After putting in all your hard work into your thesis, isn’t it obviously hard for research scholars to imagine their perfectly crafted thesis not contributing to the society and plausibly is gathering dust on a shelf? But publishing a thesis is not an effortless task as a thesis in its purest form is never publishable.

Are you looking forward to rework your thesis into a book and get it published? However, reworking your thesis isn’t just about making a few changes in your thesis, but requires a lot more than mere revision. To help you out, we have enlisted fa ew proven hacks to transform your thesis into a publishable form document. 

  1. Rewrite the sections – First of all, prepare a new outline and start with the writing process all again. While rewriting, pay attention to complex and long sentences and ensure that they do not contain ideas which are repeated more than twice. Segment your paragraphs into bits ( length varying between 3 to 15 lines) and vary them between, say, three and twenty lines) and use passive & abstract nouns wherever necessary. 
  2. Focus on the center aspect of your thesis – Cull the important theme in your thesis and pen-down contents that are relevant to the crucial theme and eliminate too many technical jargons. Remember, if you want to publish your thesis as a book, then it shouldn’t target only subject specialists, but also non-specialists audience. 
  3. Aspects to be added – Most often the contribution that your thesis makes is found in its middle sections. In such a scenario, pare away the rest and include,
  • Coherence: Your book need to have an organic unity and must be bound together by a narrative thread. The added advantage of doing this is, by tracking down the trajectory of your argument, you can find out what materials are missing your book and add them if necessary.
  • Index – Although an index is not very important until the book is in production, adding it can be proved beneficial as your index can act as a ‘mind map’ of your study and help you find out entities & subentities that are missing in your book.

4. Aspects to be eliminated – There are many aspects in your thesis that need to be eliminated as it does not belong to a book. Such aspects to be reworked and chopped off. These include,

  • Quotations – Supporting your theory with the words of authority does not look elegant and sensible in a book. Hence it is better to paraphrase rather than including quotations. 
  • Tables – Tables can be proved troublesome as it can distract the reader’s attention. So try to summarise and rewrite the tables in a text form instead. 

Are you anticipating to build your career in the academic field? Then it is crunch time to convert your thesis into book and achieve your dreams.

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3. A comprehensive guide to Mann-Whitney test

Statistical test comprising a set of procedures including, data collection, organisation, analysis, and interpretation is an ordeal in every scholar life. Statistical tests are considered to be vital in research process as it refutes or supports the study hypothesis and a flawlessly conducted statistical test can help a research scholar acquire better grade in his/her research journey however, lack of knowledge about statistical tests is proved to be a stumbling block in a research journey. While there are many tests such as parametric, T-test, ANOVA etc which are quite popular, there are few tests which are crucial but are least considered. One such test is Mann-Whitney test.

Mann-Whitney test, a non-parametric test, also known as the Wilcoxon rank sum test, is a test that determines whether the two independent groups are alike from each other. This test is normally used either if the data  collected is ordinal or if the assumptions of the t-test are not met. 

Assumptions, working, benefits…..