Graduation thesis is the last link for undergraduates majoring in higher education self-study examination to complete their undergraduate studies. For candidates, it is a summative independent assignment, which aims to sum up their own learning results and cultivate their ability to solve practical problems by comprehensively applying what they have learned. Stylistically speaking, it is also a meaningful essay for scientific research and exploration of practical or theoretical problems in a certain professional field. The writing of graduation thesis can be divided into two steps, namely, topic selection and research topic.

The first is the topic selection. Topic selection is the key to success or failure of thesis writing. Because choosing a topic is the first step in writing a graduation thesis, it is actually to determine the question of "what to write", that is, to determine the direction of scientific research. If "what to write" is not clear, "how to write" is impossible.

The practice and requirement of the Self-taught Examination Office of the Ministry of Education on the topic selection of graduation thesis is that "in order to encourage the combination of theory and work practice, candidates can put forward the topic selection according to their own work and submit it to the examiner's school for approval. Thesis topics can also be published by the examiner's school, and candidates can choose by themselves. The overall requirements of graduation thesis should be consistent with ordinary full-time colleges and universities, so as to test candidates' comprehensive application of professional knowledge through thesis writing and defense assessment. " However, regardless of whether candidates choose their own topics at will or choose from the designated topics announced by the examiner colleges, they should insist on choosing practical topics with scientific value and practical significance. Choosing the right topic is half the battle for graduation thesis.

First, we should insist on choosing topics with scientific value and practical significance. The purpose of scientific research is to better understand and transform the world, thus promoting the continuous progress and development of society. Therefore, the topic selection of graduation thesis must be closely combined with the needs of socialist material civilization and spiritual civilization construction, with promoting the development of scientific undertakings and solving practical problems as the starting point and destination. The topic selection should conform to the correct direction of scientific research, be novel and innovative, and have theoretical value and practical guiding significance or promoting effect. A meaningless research, even if it takes a lot of energy and the expression is perfect, is worthless. Specifically, candidates can choose topics from the following three aspects. First of all, we should choose a topic from the disadvantages of reality and learn professional knowledge. We should not only stay in books and theories, but also try to integrate theory with practice and use our professional knowledge to find and solve problems that need to be solved urgently in work practice. Secondly, we should select topics from the blank and marginal fields of scientific research and conduct scientific research.

There are still many virgin lands that have not been reclaimed, and there are still many defects and gaps that need to be filled. Candidates should have unique vision and advanced consciousness to think, discover and study. Finally, we should choose the topic from finding the shortcomings and mistakes of previous studies. Many of the research topics put forward by predecessors have achieved initial research results, but with the continuous development of society, they still need to be enriched, improved and developed. This supplementary or revised research topic also has scientific value and practical guiding significance.

Second, we should choose practical topics according to our own abilities. The writing of graduation thesis is a kind of creative labor, which requires not only the personal views and opinions of candidates, but also certain objective conditions. Because the subjective and objective conditions of candidates are different, they should also choose the topic according to their own specialties, interests and objective conditions. Specifically, candidates can comprehensively consider the following three aspects. First of all, there should be sufficient sources of information. "A clever woman can't cook without rice", and it is difficult to write a high-quality paper in the absence of information. Choosing a subject with rich data sources is very helpful for the in-depth research and development of the subject. Secondly, you should have a strong interest in research and choose the topics you are interested in, which can stimulate your research enthusiasm, mobilize your initiative and enthusiasm, and complete it with a positive attitude of concentration, carefulness, persistence and patience. Finally, every candidate has his own specialty regardless of his ability level and job position. Choosing a subject that can combine one's own work and give full play to one's professional expertise is of great benefit to the successful completion of the research of the subject.