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The Senior Thesis: Systems for Survival or The Senior Thesis: It seemed like a good idea at the time Gina Sampson BA(Hons), MA, BEdThe Writing CentreImmaculata Hall867-5221http://people.stfx.ca/gsampson What brings you here? What is the one thesis survival question you need answered? The Graduate/Masters Thesis presents challenges on many levels Intellectual Creative Personal Organizational We have not even to risk the adventure alone, for the heroes of all time have gone before us - the labyrinth is thoroughly known. We have only to follow the thread of the hero path … Joseph Campbell Who’s here to help? Your supervisor Your peers The Library The Writing Centre The Counseling Centre How your supervisor will help you Your first and most important support for dealing with all challenges. Some will be very hands on. Some will let you lead. How the library staff can help you Book an appointment for an individual consultation to plan your research approach. Ask for support using RefWorks. Use Novanet – Interlibrary loan. Consult Undergraduate Thesis Collection http://libmain.stfx.ca/newlib/collections/ How the Writing Centre can help you Create a time management plan. Discuss your ideas. Review and strengthen your writing. Review documenting. Meeting the Organizational Challenge Organizing your time Organizing your search Organizing your findings Organizing your writing A thesis requires multiple organizational plans.  You need to allow yourself time to create these plans. Can you explain the systems you already use? Time management system Research strategy Strategy for organizing your references Strategy for organizing information Strategy to guide your writing Plan for revisions and editing The Time Management Strategy TM strategies Big tasks become manageable when broken into small tasks. Schedule fixed dates first. Plan backwards. Block off thesis time. Don’t wait for feedback to move on. Allow adequate time for revision. Ask you