Tips for writing a convincing thesis
We would advise anyone preparing a thesis to determine what the examiners are seeking before giving it to them. Although this is sound advice, it has to be expanded upon in order to be truly useful, so I performed additional research. To confirm what examiners are looking for when evaluating a thesis, we first conducted a systematic study of the literature on thesis examinations. Then we looked for thesis writing advice in various pieces of literature. Here is an overview of what we discovered. Make sure your thesis is readable in your field. Determine the field to which you are contributing first. Do you write for all biochemists or just a certain subfield? Even if your writing incorporates psychological ideas, are you writing for art historians? Read well-written theses and papers in your field to learn what is required, then use these as models for your own writing. You can strengthen a thesis that deviates from the norm by explaining why you did so. An example of this w...