What are the steps involved in writing a thesis?
The first step is to choose a topic and a thesis director. Next is the writing of the thesis proposal, which entails a significant narrowing of the topic and the development of a focused research question or, better yet, a clear statement of your precise position on the topic. The third step is to write and get feedback on your first chapter and all subsequent chapters (or sections) of the thesis. The fourth step is to get final feedback on a complete draft of your thesis. The fifth step is to use this feedback to make final revisions to the thesis. The final step is to submit the revised thesis in a format acceptable to the graduate school. Each of these steps is important, and none of them can be rushed or skipped over without problems arising as a result. A good way to manage these steps is to include several of them as part of the work done in L695 and W609.
