How to make a quality thesis takes a long time. A good thesis is not finished overnight, but it still has to be finished and does not delay until it is too late.

This post will explain practical steps on how to make a quality thesis in a time that should be at least one semester. The link for a standard thesis proposal example will also be displayed at the end just to give the reader an idea of what the thesis writing structure looks like.

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How do I make the thesis finish quickly?

Before heading to the discussion of practical steps on how to write a thesis, it is necessary to remember some important points that I took from my experience working on a thesis. The important points that I will describe below are very crucial to understand so that readers, especially those who will work on the thesis, do not get too complacent about the boredom that the thesis is not finished.

√ First , writing a thesis means doing a research process. Research is a non-linear process. It could be similar to a skilus or a zigzag, we never know, what is clear is that it is not straight through the road, such as passing through a toll.

As a non-linear process, students who are writing a thesis almost always take steps back and forth, such as reading literature, retrieving data, reading literature again, processing data, reading literature again, until they understand exactly what to write.

√ Second , writing a thesis means being repeatedly involved in guidance. Thesis guidance is an educational process like teachers to students. The teacher provides advice, guidance, guidance, and motivation to learn. Students write, ask questions, argue, and share. Ideally like that, although in practice it is not as easy as the ideal form.

Often times, just meeting a supervisor is difficult, if the lecturers and students carry out their roles properly, the guidance process should not be choked up. It should be noted, however, that the mentoring process has its own dynamic. As much as possible do not let the difficulty of meeting a supervisor destroy your motivation.

√ Third , writing a thesis means being repeatedly involved in the revision process. Revision is part of the thesis itself. Unless you are too genius and innocent, one write can immediately be flawless.

Even an astute and witty professor, when writing a paper, will face criticism. The criticism implicitly takes the form of input that often demands revision. Criticism is part of the process of developing science. The finished thesis will be faced with criticism so that an anti-thesis and then a synthesis will emerge. This synthesis is a new thesis that will be confronted with its anti-thesis and so on.

Also read: Research Methods: Approaches, Types & Examples

Practical steps how to make a thesis

The research, guidance and revision process is an integral part of how to write a thesis. Next, some of the practical steps below can be applied to writing a thesis.

Observe the world around you and identify problems

First of all you need to observe. This process can be called preliminary observation. What was observed? The world around you. Of course there are countless numbers, from the TV you watch, the social media content you access, to whatever you experience.

The most important thing is that you can identify problems from the phenomena you observe. For example, you take a walk to Lasem, and then find old batik craftsmen. Then you identify the problem by thinking that there is a regeneration crisis of the written batik in Lasem. The results of the identification of the problem become a potential thesis theme that can be worked on.

Also read: Problem Identification: Examples and Explanations

Formulate a problem statement or research question

After the problem is identified, you can start to formulate a problem statement. The formulation of the problem is a research question. How to make it is not as difficult as imagined. Just involve the interrogative sentences and formulate sentences that describe what you want to know about challenges.

For example, you could write about the crisis of batik regeneration in Lasem by compiling the following research questions: How does the local government in Lasem try to continue the tradition of batik among the younger generation?

When the research questions are structured, the next steps will be relatively easy. Do not forget that problem identification and problem formulations can be written in scribbles first. The reader can write later into the proposal in more regular language after reading (again) the relevant literature.

Also read: How to Make a Problem Formulation

Search and read relevant literature

Although readers can search literature to find inspiration for the thesis topic, if the topic has been obtained, the relevant literature needs to be read again and even needs to be searched again to add insight.

I still use an example of a topic about the regeneration crisis of Lasem batik here. The reader can look for suitable literature, for example, in batik in Lasem or even Lasem’s history in general. Other literature, for example, batik in other cities as a comparison, such as in Solo, Pekalongan, Yogyakarta , and so on. Literature on written batik techniques can also be read if deemed necessary. Books on research theory and methods are also necessary. Many points.

Reading the relevant literature is very important from the beginning of making a thesis proposal to writing the final report and examinations. In the proposal section, your understanding of the literature is “tested” at the beginning when you write the section on literature review.

Also read: Examples of Literature Review

Make a thesis proposal

The next step is a procedural technical step, that is, you have to make a thesis proposal. I have written it in another post about an example of a thesis proposal whose link is at the end of this paper if the reader is interested in reading.

The thesis proposal will later be tested or presented in a seminar in front of the proposal examiner. Students are usually nervous as if the earth will collapse even though the purpose of the proposal exam is to help you when researching later. In fact, proposals that are not yet eligible to pass but are passed will add to the burden on the life of the maker.

Do some research and write a report

The step for making the next thesis is research. This step is taken after the proposal has been approved or passed the test. The actual research procedure is the application of the scientific method. The main research activities are data collection and data analysis. Thesis writers must have understood what a research method is and how to do research.

The material in the first semester about methodology usually disappears somewhere. It’s okay, do it as you remember under the supervision of the supervisor. It is important to know that as a learning process, it is better to erroneously apply research procedures than not to do research at all, which ultimately hangs a thesis to be a life burden.

After the research, it was time to write the final report. The final report referred to here is the thesis itself. Thesis is a written work so you have to write. Writing is an individual job. You are only accompanied by books and be creative like an artist who is devoted to producing his best work.

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