I'm putting my introduction aside for a few days while sup2 looks at it. So goal for today: edit and make corrections on interviews chapter/paper, and go to the gym tonight.

Thanks for the awesome tips.
I have finished the rest of the thesis except for the final discussion, so and am keen to have some of the intro done - at least an intor outline (even it it is 5000 words more than I need)
At the moment, I don't even know what I want to include, so I will try and break it down into smaller sections over the weekend.
Thanks again

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I so thought that I was getting somewhere with my introduction - I spent all day yesterday on it, and went to be thinking that it was looking ok. But today it is rubbish! It seems out of order and really disjointed, and its really long.
I initially thought that I would have an introduction/lit review chapter. But now, it is something like 15,000 words which I think is too long. So I might have a crack and spiliting it up into introduction and thesis presentation chapter and backhground and lit review chapter.
Is anyone else working on their first chapter(s)? How do you know when to stop?

uhh!

Can you convert to a Masters by research? With 4 chapters, you should be able to finish up with a masters, then you will have something to show for all of your hard work, and will able to continue with your research work.

Best of luck

Congratulations!

Hi Peoillo,

I'm sorry that you are in such a crap situation, and that your sup wasn't able to warn you of this earlier.
Of cause I can't advise you, I don't know the particulars of your situation or you. So, my advice is that you work out what you want to do. Don't worry about your advisor losing face, of about the fear of failure. If you want to continue with this new focus and direction, do it. With a year left, you will have to work hard, but you are not without options.

I wish you all the best.
FM

All three goals done. Woohoo!

Now on to the next thing...

Goals for today:
- finish intorduction
- send to sup
- have a look at results chap/article 4

Stats all checked.
Next goal, finish discussion for this chapter/article.
Teaching all day tomorrow, so it might have to wait.

woop woop! I have finally made it to the end of the changes for this chapter/article!
Next goal: re-check the stats

Hope everyone has an awesome Wednesday (it was pretty good on this side of the world).(up)

Not up too early algaequeen, I live in Aus, so am already starting my Wednesday.

Not bad on the goal front yesterday. Have done most of the revisions, but I think I'm going to have to go back to the data today to work the rest out. SPSS and NVivo here I come...

Goal for today:
Finish making all of the changed for this results chapter.

Bit of a crap goal day for me today. Computer man had to format my harddrive, so all programs lost. Spent all of my time re-downloading. ah!
Over the weekend goal: Finish reading the lit that I started this week.

How excitine for you! I am in exactly the same position. Have met with my sups and have a time line to submit before Christmas 2010 (so that I can have a nice break over Christmas/NYE).
Hopefully we can motivate each other
:-)

Defiantly on my way to having this introduction finished by the end of next week.

Today I met with my other sup - first time since the start of the year as she has been away, and it was great. She was really supportive of me submitting before Christmas - so my motivation levels have massively increased.

Goals for tomorrow are more troublesome as I will be working from home.
So:
Finish reading the literature that I started today
Read a complete draft of lit review.