How to Elaborate on the Writing Ideas of a Thesis (Expressing Viewpoints Following the General-Specific-General Principle)

As the saying goes, “The beginning is the hardest part.”

To write a good graduation thesis, it is very important to make a good plan at the initial stage.

And a good start often begins with clarifying your thinking.

The writing idea of a thesis generally follows the “general-specific-general” principle: first summarize the viewpoint the article wants to express, then analyze it in detail, and finally summarize. The writing idea of a thesis is reflected in the following ten sections:

1. Title

To write a thesis, the first task is to choose a topic. After determining the direction you want to write about, you begin to draft a title. The title of a thesis is usually about 20 words long. The content of the title must show the theme that this thesis wants to express, and try to avoid setting a subtitle besides the main title. The thesis title should be straightforward, without using exclamation marks, question marks, etc. The title of a scientific paper cannot be a slogan.

2. Abstract

The abstract of an undergraduate or master’s thesis is usually between 200 and 1500 words. The content needs to briefly summarize the main content of this thesis and is generally placed at the very beginning of the thesis. The abstract should be carefully written to be engaging, so that readers feel like they are reading a condensed version of the thesis. Ideally, after reading the abstract, readers should want to know the main text content. The abstract part also needs to provide some keywords, and these keywords should be the real keywords of this academic paper.

3. Introduction

The introduction mainly explains the rationale, research background, research status, and research purpose of this article, which is very important and should be written as well as possible. A good thesis introduction often allows readers to clearly understand the content and research direction of this article after reading it. During the writing process of the introduction, it is necessary to read literature related to the topic to indicate the development direction of the research topic, and the text should be as concise as possible.

4. Research Methods

Truthfully write out the research methods used in the thesis. Commonly used research methods in theses include: literature research method, empirical research method, questionnaire survey method, case study method, quantitative analysis method, qualitative analysis method, etc. The research methods must be reflected in the main text of the thesis and cannot be fabricated out of thin air.

5. Discussion

This is the most important part of the thesis and also a relatively difficult part of thesis writing. The discussion part must have a global perspective, starting from the content to be discussed in this article, moving from perceptual analysis to rational analysis. After analyzing and reasoning the problem to be studied, the final results should be presented, presented in the form of charts combined with text. In the discussion part, the research hypothesis of this article can be proposed, and the分寸 should be appropriate, not deviating from reality or being irrelevant to this article.

6. Research Results

Summarize,精心设计, and present logically. Take the essence and discard the dross, but do not make judgments based on personal preferences, and certainly do not fabricate or falsify. The summary of the thesis conclusion must be closely related to the theme and presented in a simple and easy-to-understand form. Some data may not be suitable for this thesis but may have other uses; do not强行 add them to the thesis. The writing of the thesis should尽量 use professional terms. What can be presented in a table should not be presented in a figure to avoid taking up too much space and creating difficulties for typesetting. The order of text, tables, and figures should not be repeated.

7. Conclusion

The conclusion of the thesis should clearly and accurately indicate the research results and make a conclusive summary. The conclusion part of the thesis should be concise and can be written out item by item. Do not use vague terms such as “summary.”

8. References

This is a very important part of the thesis, and many problems arise here. Listing references ensures that readers understand the research plan of the article, facilitates their search, and also shows respect for the work of others, demonstrating the positioning of one’s own work. Therefore, the listing of references not only shows technical issues but also contains ethical issues.