The last hurdle for self-taught graduates is naturally not to be fooled by any article, especially for candidates who want to get a degree certificate. The quality and level of papers are more important. The following is a brief discussion on several aspects that should be paid attention to in graduation thesis for your reference.
First, how to choose the topic: three main points
1. The topic should be small and specific, and cannot be generalized.
A Comparative Study of Cultural Differences between China and Japan (×)
On the Differences of Diet Culture between China and Japan (√)
Compared with the two, the difficulty of the topic is obvious. Chinese and Japanese culture includes diet, language, customs, clothing and so on, which can't be covered in the paper, and the arguments can't support the argument, and the content is vague; On the one hand, Chinese and Japanese food culture can be discussed in depth and breadth, with rich contents.
2. Choose a topic in your own professional field and get to know yourself.
Choose the field that you are good at and avoid the situation that you don't understand and can't write. At the same time, we should understand the existing papers in this field, understand what problems others have solved and what problems still exist; Whether there is an argument, and what is the focus of the argument; Which aspects of research are weak, which aspects of research are not involved, and so on. , to avoid duplication and similarity.
3. The research angle should be novel and valuable.
It is valuable to study the problems that others have not studied. If the professional ability is not enough, you can choose some simple and easy-to-write paper topics, meet unexpectedly, avoid the important and make innovations, discuss them from different angles, point out the shortcomings of previous studies, and supplement them.
Second, research topic: pay attention to literature review.
Literature review is a comprehensive summary of the existing research results in related topics or related fields on the basis of collecting and consulting a large number of related documents after the topic is determined.
Searching for information seems to be the simplest task, but it is very important to support the arguments of subsequent papers. It is necessary to collect the historical background, cultural support, development track and other materials related to the topic, as well as the previous research arguments and contents of others on the topic.
After collecting sufficient materials, it is necessary to summarize and sort out, "eliminating the rough and selecting the fine, eliminating the false and retaining the true", repeatedly scrutinizing and screening the materials, leaving convincing materials that best reflect the essence, refining their own views, clarifying the direction of the paper and drawing up an outline.
Third, writing a thesis: the argument is reasonable and rigorous.
1. The main body of the paper includes: preface+text+conclusion: What should be written clearly in the preface? Why write? How to write? What was the result? The conclusion should be clearly written and consistent from beginning to end. At the same time, it is necessary to write out the prospect of the research on this subject and mention the problems to be further discussed or possible solutions.
2. The argument is clear. There must be material support.
3. Argumentative papers must choose different forms of argument structure according to the needs of the topic, and different forms of argument structure determine the structure of this part.
4. The logic of argument should be rigorous. Logical argument is the most convincing.
5. The materials and arguments used in the demonstration should be true and scientific.
Fourth, the paper format.
1. Title of the paper.
2. Name of the author.
3. Summary of contents. Generally, it is a Chinese abstract, and an English abstract should be attached if required. It is necessary to summarize the essence of the whole paper around the research purpose, research methods and conclusions, and generally 200-300 words is appropriate.
4. Key words.
5. Text: preface, text and conclusion.
6. References. At the end of the text, the references are listed. The purpose is to show the author's scientific attitude and respect for the achievements of predecessors' labor, and to facilitate readers to consult the original references.
7. If there are any thanks, a special "thanks" should be listed after the text and before the references.