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How to Break Your Academic Thesis into Manageable Parts


Writing a thesis is a difficult task that will take you months to finish. It will be very easy to lose track of your thoughts and the structure you must create when working on such a huge project. You can avoid this by breaking up this piece of work into smaller, more manageable parts and working on them in a specific order. If you do not know how to go about it, use the following guidelines.

  1. Determine your purpose, audience, and arguments.

    • The purpose of your thesis is to add to the scholarly knowledge of the field of study. Therefore your first task is to determine what kind of impact your paper must make.

    • Your audience will determine the type of arguments and evidence you will need to use. This means that identifying and analyzing the audience will allow you to see what materials you will need to focus on during the research.

    • Understanding what arguments will be the most effective in your case will help you develop an outline.

  2. Plan and set deadlines.

    It’s imperative that you draw up a plan in order to determine how to manage the time you have to complete the paper. You will need to create a detailed outline of the thesis first. This will give you an idea of the number of parts your paper will be comprised of. Do not forget to include conclusions and introductions. You will also need to allocate some time for editing and proofreading.

    Research will take up a significant part of the time you have available. You will need to separate it in parts wherever possible.

    Be sure to set strict deadlines for every step of the writing process and comply with them.

  3. Be ready for surprises.

    No plan is perfect, so the one you draw up first will definitely need to be corrected. You need to plan for this as well. Your top priority is to make sure that you have enough time to handle all the tasks you’ve set for yourself. Study some of the basic time-management techniques in order to increase your level of efficiency.

  4. Do not procrastinate.

    Procrastination is your strongest enemy, as it will make you postpone the important work under the cover that you still have enough time.

    Determine the source of your procrastination problem and deal with it as soon as possible. If you are just too stressed, take a day off and relax. However, do no overindulge in this.

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