Graduation Thesis Writing Skills

To write a good paper is actually to tell a good story, to tell a well-founded and well-founded story.

A good thesis should be logical and complete. Each chapter should give readers the information they need, and at the same time, it needs to echo and interlock with other parts. The content in a chapter should not only be supported by the previous chapter, but also be the foreshadowing of the next chapter, forming a complete knowledge system.

When writing a thesis, it is necessary to pay attention to the sorting and adjustment of the structure of the thesis, so that the relationship between the various parts is closer, so that readers can feel a clear, logical, and detailed reasoning process . Only in this way can readers understand your research content and ideas more easily, fully agree with your point of view and accept your conclusions.

Therefore, when writing a thesis, it is necessary to fully consider the relationship between the various chapters , carefully design the structure of the article , and maintain the coherence and orderliness of thinking, so as to integrate the various parts into an organic whole .

Please remember that the first goal of writing a thesis is to build your own framework , that is, to determine the general table of contents of the thesis .

Components of the dissertation

In general, a dissertation consists of the following parts:

• Cover: Contains basic information such as thesis title, author's name, supervisor's name, and college . Generally speaking, colleges and universities will provide the cover of their graduation thesis.
• Abstract in Chinese and English : Summarize the main research content, methods, results and conclusions of the paper , so that readers can understand the core content and significance of the paper.
• Table of Contents: List the chapters and page numbers of the thesis , making it easy for readers to find and read.
• Introduction : Introduce the research background and significance, research status, research objectives and significance, research content and methods, thesis structure, etc.
• Literature review : comprehensively sort out, summarize and evaluate the existing research in related fields , and provide theoretical and empirical support for the research .
• Research methods : Introduce the research methods and technical means used in the paper , and explain their advantages and disadvantages and scope of application to ensure the credibility and validity of the research.
• Research results and analysis : organize, summarize, analyze and explain the research results , and reveal their internal laws and empirical significance. This is a very important part of the thesis.
• Conclusion : Summarize the research process and results , point out the contribution and enlightenment of this paper to the field , as well as the existing limitations and future prospects .
• References: List the references cited in the paper, typesetting according to the standard format.
• Acknowledgments: Thanks to the tutors, classmates, family members and other people who provided help or support for the thesis writing.
• Appendix: Including some supplementary materials, data, charts, etc., which are not essential parts.

Table of contents

An example of the directory (Song type four characters, 1.5 times the line spacing) is shown in the figure below:

custom directory

Follow the steps in the figure below to add a custom directory ,

• Open the References tab,
• Click the "Catalog" drop-down menu,
• Select "Custom Directory" from the pop-up options.

In the Custom Catalog settings page,

• Select "Catalogue 1" in "From Template",
• and click the "Modify" button.

On the Edit Style settings page,

• Select the font "Arial" and the font size "No. 4" (generally corresponding to 12 points),
• Line spacing "1.5 times".
• Then adjust other styles according to your needs.
• After finishing the adjustment, click the "OK" button.

The detailed settings of font and paragraph can be modified by clicking Format.

Return to the "Custom Directory" setting page, confirm all the settings, and click the "OK" button.

Word will insert a new custom table of contents at the position of the cursor , and the style of the table of contents will be displayed according to the style you just configured.

Abstract

The abstract is the condensed and essence of a paper , explaining to readers what the paper talks about in short words .

The standard abstract is five sentences and contains five levels of content:

• Introduction: why this research is carried out, the lack of this research in the current situation or the lack of it;
• Method: what method was used to do this research;
• Data: what data to use to validate your method;
• Conclusion: what conclusions are drawn from the study;
• Significance: What are the implications of the conclusions drawn for the research field and practice (theoretical and practical implications)

The abstract generally needs to be completed within one page, and the number of words is limited to less than 300 words. Be sure to pay attention to the concise and clear language, highlight the key points, and conform to academic standards, so that readers can quickly understand your research content and results.

introduction

The introduction of the thesis is the beginning of the whole article, and its role is to guide readers to understand important information such as research background, research significance, research questions and objectives, research status, research methods, research scope and limitations.

A complete introduction should include the following five aspects:

• Research background: Introduce the background, problems or cutting-edge achievements and limitations of the current research field.
• Research purpose and significance: clarify the purpose and significance of this research, that is, why this research is carried out, what is its value and contribution.
• Relevant research review : review the existing relevant research literature , and introduce the main viewpoints, research methods, important findings, existing problems and deficiencies in previous studies .
• Research scope and methods : clarify the scope to be covered by this research, the methods adopted, data sources, indicator selection, etc.
• Paper structure and arrangement : briefly explain the title and content arrangement of each chapter in this paper , and guide readers to understand the structure of the full text.

It should be noted that the introduction is the beginning of the whole article, and its importance is self-evident. It needs to be able to arouse readers' interest and provide the necessary background and foreshadowing for the subsequent elaboration.

Therefore, when writing an introduction, you need to pay attention to clear thinking, concise language, and logical rigor, and try to avoid using words and sentences that are too abstract, vague, or have no practical meaning.

The literature review can be included in the introduction or presented separately. Generally speaking, the literature review is a part of the introduction, but the opening report will generally call it "research status at home and abroad", which is smaller than the literature review in the introduction and not so detailed.

Related work

The related work section of your dissertation, which can also be called a literature review, is the section that introduces and evaluates the work and results of other researchers related to your research topic .

The purpose of the related work section is twofold:

• One is to demonstrate your knowledge and mastery of existing knowledge and theory in the field ,
• The second is to highlight the differences and innovations between your research and other research .

The content of the relevant work part should include the following aspects:

• Choose literature that is closely related to your research topic , and do not cite too many irrelevant or outdated literature.
• Each literature is briefly summarized and evaluated , noting their main ideas, methods, results and limitations.
• Classify and compare the literature , identifying similarities and differences between them , and connections and implications for your research .
• At the end of each subsection or entire section, summarize the main contributions and gaps of the literature and indicate how your research fills these gaps or raises new problems or solutions .

Research methods and results (Method and Results)

The research methods and results sections are two important sections in the dissertation, which respectively describe how you conducted your research and what kind of data and findings you obtained .

• If your research methods and results are closely related in content to your analysis, and if the former provides the necessary underpinnings for the latter, it may be feasible to combine them in the same chapter. Sometimes, this approach can also make the article more compact, avoid repetitive or irrelevant content, and make it easier for readers to understand the research process and its main results.

• However, if the topics of your research methods and results and analysis are broad and need to be explored in depth, it may be more appropriate to split them into two or more chapters. This makes each chapter clearer and more detailed, and makes it easier for readers to follow the thread of the research as a whole.

• In conclusion, the research methodology and the way in which results and analysis are incorporated depend on the nature and purpose of the research and the author's own writing style, and decisions need to be made on a case-by-case basis. No matter which method is used, the logical tightness and coherence of the content of the article should be guaranteed as much as possible.

Research methods

The content of the research methods section should include the following aspects:

• Explain your research design and type, such as experiment, survey, case study, etc.
• Describe your research objects or samples, such as people, animals, texts, etc., and how you selected and recruited them.
• Explain your research variables, such as independent variables, dependent variables, control variables, etc., and how you defined and measured them.
• Explain your research procedures , such as how you manipulated independent variables, collected data, controlled for confounding factors, etc.
• Explain your data analysis method , such as how you processed, organized, counted, interpreted the data , and which software or tools you used.

Research result

The content of the research results section should include the following aspects:

• Present the most important and meaningful results relevant to your research question and hypothesis , demonstrating the analysis and calculations you performed on the data .
• Use charts, tables, formulas, etc. to present and illustrate your data to make it more intuitive and clear, and give each chart or table a concise and descriptive title.
• Use words to explain and summarize the data shown in your graph or table , point out relationships and trends between them , and highlight important or unexpected findings .
• Using appropriate statistical terminology and notation, report the statistical tests and results you performed, including test type, value, degrees of freedom, significance level, etc., and explain the extent to which they support or refute your hypothesis.

Conclusion

The title can be called Conclusion, but it actually contains four contents:

• Conclusion : The first is a review of the research process, which may not be written in journal papers, but must be written in dissertations. The second is the conclusion of the study. This research result is not a retelling of Results and Discussion, but a further abstraction and generalization of Results and Discussion.
• Implication: The contribution and enlightenment reflected in the research conclusion to the research field, with more emphasis on enlightenment.
• Limitation : The limitations of the research results obtained.
• Future study: The proposed follow-up research topic.

No matter how the chapters are divided, the logical tightness and coherence of the content of the article should be ensured as much as possible .

Paper Format Considerations

1. For the formulas that appear in the paper , add a number after that line , you can number the formulas in the whole paper, or you can number the formulas by chapter. The way to do this is to first create the style "Formula" and then set the two tab stops. See Zhihu for specific methods: writing essay skills

2. The content on the header should be consistent with the following content : the header of the abstract part is "Abstract" or Abstract, the header of the text part is "Graduation Thesis of a certain school and college", the header of the reference section is "References", and the header of the acknowledgments is "Acknowledgments".

To make the header of each page different, Steps:

1. 【Insert】-【Header】, select a blank header style in the drop-down header.
2. Insert a section break at the end of the previous page (Layout->Separator->Section Break)
   
3. Double-click the header, cancel "Link to the previous section", modify the header text, and close the header.
   

3. Sometimes some symbols are more stubborn, but you can for example: double-click to select the page break , then press Delete.

Written at the end, about paper plagiarism check

Looking through the comments, I can see the experience of HowNet’s plagiarism check: as long as you really do your own literature review instead of directly copying a large section, the plagiarism check will basically not consider you plagiarism, and the standardized academic terms and proper nouns will not affect the plagiarism check result. Of course, this is only for the plagiarism check technology of HowNet .

HowNet’s plagiarism check system is to extract key logical words from the writing to judge whether your ideas are plagiarized.

For example, there are two super-long academic nouns A and B, both of which have more than 13 basic characters.

• If the original document 1 is "A is the direct cause of B", and your paper is "A is not the direct cause of B", which is highly consistent except for one "no". Under the judgment of HowNet, it can be recognized that your paper is opposite to the original document 1, and there is no plagiarism from the original document 1.
• But if there is an original document 2 that has already put forward this point of view, it will be judged that you have plagiarized your point of view on document 2, unless your point of view is further extended, such as "A is not the direct cause of B, but the direct cause of C" or "A is not the direct cause of B, but will indirectly affect B through mechanism C".
• After extracting the corresponding logic, HowNet will judge that the core of your point of view lies in the role of C between A and B, rather than the relationship between A and B. If there is no existing literature involving this point of view, then it can be determined that you have not plagiarized your point of view, even if your sentence may overlap dozens of words with the original document. The pheasant weight check cannot do this, so the proportion found by HowNet is generally lower than the pheasant weight check.

However, if you plagiarize by washing manuscripts, HowNet can still judge your plagiarism after extracting the key logical structure.

Manuscript washing means that the core logic remains unchanged, and the plagiarized content is processed by replacing synonyms and changing sentence patterns . As long as the new logic and viewpoint remain unchanged, manuscript plagiarism can be easily identified in HowNet’s system.

If the articles you publish are used in your graduation thesis, HowNet will give you a "repeat rate except for the parts you have published". As long as your published papers are signed by you, they will be regarded as the results of the same person and will be exempted from duplication.

Note :

• The reason why HowNet is higher than others is because you rely on weight reduction methods to reduce weight. HowNet’s algorithm is more scientific and can detect whether you have really copied and pasted.
• The HowNet system has a comparison library for college students’ papers, and all the papers of previous seniors and sisters who have been checked heavily on HowNet are in it, and you must not copy them! ! !
• Whichever system the school uses to submit manuscripts can be used for checking. Different systems have different libraries. If you happen to hit the one that you have copied more, the result of the plagiarism check will inevitably be disastrous.

Finally, I hope everyone can graduate smoothly! ! !