First, draw up the title of the thesis.

The topic of graduation thesis for self-taught undergraduate students is a high summary of the central idea or research focus of graduation thesis. Attention should be paid to the topic selection of self-taught undergraduate graduation thesis;

From the normative point of view, as a graduation thesis for self-taught undergraduate students, there should not be uncertain words such as "analysis" and "discussion" in the title, but more academic words such as "analysis" and "research".

At the same time, the topic of the graduation thesis for self-taught undergraduate students should not be too long, and the subtitle in the paper should not exceed 26 words. Judging from the topic selection, self-taught candidates try their best to reflect their majors. The graduation thesis examines the ability of candidates to use professional theoretical knowledge to explain or analyze practical problems.

Second, determine the research methods.

The research methods of self-taught undergraduate thesis can be summarized into two categories: qualitative research and quantitative research.

In practical research, qualitative research and quantitative research are often used together. Before quantitative research, it is usually through qualitative research to determine the nature of the phenomenon to be studied; In the process of quantitative research, qualitative research is often used to determine the quantitative boundary and reasons of qualitative change.

Third, collect paper materials.

Materials for graduation thesis of self-taught undergraduate students can generally be collected through the following channels: purchasing professional works (excluding teaching materials); Visit professional thesis databases, such as Fang Zhiwang database and Wanfang database, and websites such as the National Library. When collecting paper materials, self-taught candidates should browse professional papers, not news or small articles similar to evening papers.

Fourthly, make clear the structure of the paper.

The structure of self-taught liberal arts papers at least includes a three-stage structure of asking questions, analyzing questions and answering questions. As far as a strictly qualitative research paper is concerned, its structure is generally "1". Preface, 2. Analysis of the present situation of XX problem, issue 3. Cause analysis of XX and 4. The research structure and suggestions of XX ".

The structure of quantitative research papers is generally "preface", "analysis of the present situation of XX problems", "empirical test of XX", "analysis of test conclusions" and "research conclusions".

Finally, the self-taught candidates should ensure that the language of the self-taught undergraduate thesis is fluent and clear, with academic language as the main language rather than news language. Self-taught candidates should strictly follow the principle of academic integrity and indicate the detailed source in the form of footnotes when quoting other people's views. It is hoped that all self-taught candidates can write qualified graduation thesis, complete graduation defense, and successfully receive the self-taught undergraduate diploma.