Hi all..

this one is a shot in the dark.

Is anyone looking at models of culture. If so, has anyone been able to find Scwartz definition of culture. I have been looking for it for two hours now and am on the verge of concluding that he does not define culture. He only defines the dimensions in his cultural framework.

not much was done after that cup of tea.

todays aim is to finish literature review on X. if am lucky i will also proofread entire thesis.

in the library. fingers crossed.

@Eska - am also writing on English culture and how its affects organisations. what are your sources on English culture?

i have managed a first draft of my literature review!

its actually not as bad as I was expecting! I wil refine it now.

but first.. a cup of tea... 8-)

So i froze today just thinking of the amount of work left to do. I promised not to watch TV but did. FB is another addiction.

I have managed to finish my bibliography (first draft) and formatting, therefore am reasonably happy with that. but i haven't read thro the thesis or done the literature reviews...

i just feel so afraid of it all. i should just get over it and get moving again doing serious content stuff. whenever i write a timetable i always rebel against it! but at least i have the last two days off the list.

hope you guys are doing better!

off to my desk now.

Off to enjoy my weekend now and recharge my batteries!

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well..

good news. i finally finished rephrasing ch.2 which is my literature review chapter. i feel relieved.

however, i still have to do more work on but that' s fine because now it makes sense.

here's what i plan to do in the next 2 weeks:

* Proofread and do bibliography as I go along.

Sun 15 – FREE - Format thesis and Bibliography if am to do any work.
Mon 16 – Read through Ch. 3 -7 to get picture of whole thesis
Tue 17 – Do and incorporate lit review on X
Wed 18 – Do and inc lit review on Y cf. chapters 3,4,5
Thur 19 – Do and inc lit review on Z cf. chapters 3,4,5
Fri 20 – Do and inc review on W cf. chapters 3,4,5
Sat 21 – Polish final draft of ch.2 incorporate previous ch.2 and finish references.
Sun 22 – Address remaining supervisors corrections
Mon 23 –Address remaining supervisors corrections
Tue 24- Address remaining supervisors corrections (including V.)
Wed 25 – Finish methodology referencing.
Thur 26- Proofread & tighten definitions in Ch.1 & 2
Fri 27- Proofread & finish referencing in Ch.3 &4
Sat 28 - Proofread & finish referencing in Ch.5&6
Sun 29- Proofread ch. 7 alongside ch.1 & read through preliminary pages & format.
Mon 30- Finish Bibliography
Sep 1 – give it up. :-(

Sue - i agree with you. the stress before the first draft is really bad. it took me more than a month just to recover.

get an extention. i applied for one just in case i do not make the sept 30 deadline, which i will.

the extention took the pressure off me and i was able to think again and get on with the work.

all the best!

i don't know my examiners yet and am not going to know til after i submit. am praying i don't get anyone from Cambridge or anyone passionate about research or hang up on methods. i just want simple people who will see that i have made a point and that's it.

am not looking for a nobel prize!

Algae.. - am sure you'll be fine. We all will.

Has anyone cited their own publication in their thesis?

checked in on time.. 2 hours ago. spend time catching up with emails and modifying acknowledgement. procrastinating really. 30 min lunch break! looks like i'll be here til 7 or 8 tonight because i still have to put in the daily 5 hours!

didn't have much luck with the bibliography yesterday. its starting to haunt me now.

i NEED to be really serious!

any tips? internet clearly has to be minimised. thinking of using it as a reward.

thanks Bilbo. I think I should focus on just getting it done in a day or two.

i haven't finished Ch.2 - 10 pages of proofreading and rephrasing to go. I will do those tomorrow as I need to come back to it when am fresh incase i mess it all up. Tonight I will push on with Bibliography and hopefully be done with the first draft of it by the end of the weekend. Then tidy up (remove page numbers) later. sigh..

happy Friday everyone and those working through the weekend like me - all the best!

Myth: That you will work full time (8-12 hours) a day during the revision phase (6 Wks before submission.)
Fact: You will work at the same pace you did before giving notice.

Therefore be very careful not to give notice of submission too early. I was lucky I didn't have much to correct but even then it feels like so much work!

I find reading Joan Bolker very reassuring - true, i should not be afraid of deleting words, because I have more where those came from!

am happy with today's pace. just the last quarter left now. hopefully i can finish that today and do the lit review in the weekend. next week i really must sort all the footnotes which are not fully referenced in this thesis. will do that and proofread at the same time. sigh...

my plan for doing bibliography during free time has not been working very well. i wonder if its time to review it as i tend to want to do nothing when i get home..

time for lunch now then two more hours and that's it for today!

not forgetting the 7 corrections left! lol. that will be sorted after 16th. Footnotes and Biblio are worrying me the most. and formatting. sigh..

God help us all..

ok.... so i've been very lazy. came in an hour ago and first went to get sweets. i was feeling so drained! i needed a sugar rush to get me going. then spend the last hour on FB. not very helpful. But the good thing is my sugar levels are now up and am ready tackle the second half to the chapter 2.

I hope I can be done with it today because there are 5 more to go and only 17 days left!