Knowledge expansion:
The whole process of writing master's thesis
First, the topic selection
Submit the topic and outline, and then write the opening report after finalizing the outline. Most of the topics come from teachers' projects. Some teachers' topics don't need students to write, and it is more difficult for students to write their own topics.
Because self-made topics are easy to have no research value or are not innovative enough; If the individual recommends a full-time tutor project, it is better to write a subtitle on the tutor project, which not only solves the problem of the paper, but also helps the teacher to do the project by the way, killing two birds with one stone.
Second, the opening defense.
Once the topic is determined and the outline is written, you can start writing the opening report. The school will organize an opening defense, with the purpose of asking the teacher to help the students review the topic and outline of the paper and put forward suggestions for revision. The purpose of doing this is to make the outline of students' papers more logical. If you pass the opening defense, you can start writing your thesis directly.
Third, write a thesis.
Writing a paper is very complicated. In the early stage, we should check the literature and find information; Later, there are links such as expanding the content, and finally, the format should be revised according to the school's master's thesis specification.
It is more difficult to expand the outline and expand the content. What is the expansion of the outline and the expansion of the content? When writing an outline, you will find the previous section of the outline, for example, that section is 1. 1.1.1.2, and the whole content will be expanded after expansion.
Fourth, submit the first draft and revise it repeatedly.
After the defense begins, it will take you about four months to hand in the first draft to your tutor, who is reading your paper for the second time. Read your outline the first time and your content the second time. Most teachers simply look at your catalogue and content to see if each chapter of the paper is logical, and then the teacher puts forward suggestions for revision.
Unless it is the kind of teacher who is particularly meticulous, he will read it carefully, make specific suggestions and tell you how to change it. In most cases, after the first draft is submitted, the teacher will adjust the format again, then modify it, and then give it to the teacher for repeated modification.
Verb (abbreviation of verb) pre-defense
If the teacher agrees that your paper can participate in the pre-defense, you can enter the pre-defense stage. Before the defense, the school organized the teacher to revise your paper; Pre-defense includes formal defense. Although there are seven or eight teachers attending, actually only three or four teachers may speak.
Teachers also have a division of labor. Some teachers read the format, some read the abstract, some read the first few chapters, some read the last few chapters, and some read the empirical part. Only after the division of labor can the teacher give you targeted suggestions for revision in a short time. Make changes before and after the defense. This revision is an informal minor revision.
Some were judged by the teacher to need major revision, and the papers returned to the stage of submitting the first draft for repeated revision. If there is a big problem, your paper will be greatly revised.
Six, check the weight
Don't borrow too many other people's papers when writing formal papers, and reduce the repetition rate to the range stipulated by the school. The range stipulated by ordinary schools is 10% to 15%, while that of strict schools is about 10%, and that of slightly relaxed schools is about 15%.
Seven, send external audit
Sending your paper for external review means sending your paper to two or three experts from other schools for review. If there are many problems in the review, it needs to be revised. Communicate with the teacher repeatedly and listen to the teacher's advice every time you revise it.
If there is no open defense, the defense application will be very strict. Your defense application should include the framework of the paper, literature review, innovation, research significance and so on. This link corresponds to the opening defense. If the opening defense is well written and the content is complete, you can copy and paste it directly into the defense application.
Eight. Formal defense
If there is a preliminary defense, a formal defense will be easier. Teachers are usually very active and ask you three to five questions. The normal process is to take turns to make statements one by one. After the presentation, the teacher will ask you three to five questions.
Some schools have changed the process of defense, giving you three minutes to think after asking questions, but the disadvantage is that three minutes is not enough time to think, and the teacher may not have reacted to what is the standard answer. From another point of view, it actually reduces the difficulty of defense and requires higher personal adaptability.
IX. Final Revision
During the final defense, the teacher put forward many suggestions for revision, so it is necessary to make final revision. To put it bluntly, this revision needs to be communicated with the teacher. If the tutor finally confirms that there are no problems, he can submit the revised results to the library in PDF format.
Ten, submitted to the library
Input the periodical index number, title and references of the paper into the system, and then submit the PDF file of the paper to the library; Some schools will also seal the paper version and hand it in to complete the whole paper.