The most inexplicable activity for a college student is to write a thesis. With the passage of time, one gets acquainted with writing of the essays, but writing a thesis is quite nerve-racking. By the end of your course, you are supposed to submit a thesis. A thesis marks the completion of the course and is a comprehensive paper. Some lucky students of theatre or applied sciences are exempted of writing a college thesis. They are to give a stage performance or to go in for an internship.
Students, fail to acknowledge the fact that without writing a thesis there academics will not come to an end. Writing a thesis is not easy. It requires lot of research work, more than double of the efforts required in writing an essay. Students, who are not accustomed to writing essays or not directly or indirectly involved in creative writing finds it quite tough.
If few things are kept in mind before writing a college thesis then it will become quite easy. To write a structured and a focused college thesis proceed in a logical manner.
- Decide the topic: sit and think as to which topic you are comfortable writing on. If you can’t possibly short-list one, select two of them. Then sit and jot down the points on them. Of the two, you feel surely feel that the comfort level attempting one topic is more as compared to the other. Finalize the topic you are comfortable and confident of attempting.
- Relevance of topic: once you have decided the topic, think its relevance in the present scenario. The topic should be such that it leaves a considerable impact on the mind of the examiner and the potential reader or the targeted audience. It should be striking enough to catch hold the attention of people. Avoid a topic on which a thesis has already been written or is quite common and not of any significance. Give an impression, as you have something considerable to offer to your field.
- A dedicated research: once you have decided upon the topic, comes the most important part. For writing a college thesis a lot of dedicated research work is needed. Visit many libraries and collect all the relevant material. Make use of internet, wisely.
- No plagiarism: make sure, you do not plagiarize the material. This will leave a negative impact on the reader and the audience. This may affect your grades severely. Most Universities cancel the paper if they catch hold of plagiarism. And it is quite easy to catch hold it, by making use of some of the software’s.
- Substantiate your view point: it is very important to substantiate your points by giving suitable examples. Even facts and figures can be used to give an impact or to clear a point. But, do not use examples and facts and figures as fillers in your thesis. It may divert the focus of your thesis.
- Well structured: a college thesis should be exact and precise. It must convey your point of view clearly. Complete sentences should be used to make sense. Give a logical and a nice introduction and a conclusion.
- Add your views: even add your own views and comments to the college thesis. This will add a personal touch to it, which counts a lot in a college thesis.