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Runny Noses, Sunspots and Thesis Writing

The World's Greatest Book Posted on August 17, 2011 by Dave BrickerAugust 17, 2011

Certainly, thesis writing is one of the purest forms of self-publishing which is why I’ve included this post here. In my work as a professor, I regularly encounter students who get “stuck” while writing their thesis papers.  A good framework for developing, presenting and supporting a well-developed thesis reveals what to write, how to organize it and how to get it finished without a struggle.

First, it’s important to understand what a thesis is; many students don’t (and many institutions have difficulty explaining it). Two relevant definitions (according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary) are:

1 : a position or proposition that a person (as a candidate for scholastic honors) advances and offers to maintain by argument : a proposition to be proved…

2: a dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view; especially : one written by a candidate for an academic degree

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Posted in Self-Publishing, Writing | Tagged academic arguments, academic writing, Dave Bricker, design thesis, dissertation, graphic design thesis, MFA, research, self publishing, thesis, thesis writing, what is a thesis
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