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10 Tips to Selecting a Thesis or Dissertation Topic
10 Tips to Selecting a Thesis or Dissertation Topic
Welcome to TA-DA! FinishLine Newsletter. This newsletter was
designed to help you accomplish your educational goals -- to get
started, to keep going, and to finish your degree. Because
writing a thesis or dissertation is a lonely process, you should
use this newsletter as a tool to keep connected to others like
yourself and to keep on task.
TA-DA! Thesis and Dissertation Accomplished™ CD is based on a
step-by-step process to help you complete your masters thesis or
dissertation. If you read the first newsletter, How to Start and
Finish Your Thesis or Dissertation This Year, you already know
the importance of setting a deadline and posting your goals for
others to see. If you haven't set a start date yet, you can get
started by going to our website, filling out a commitment
certificate, printing it out and posting it on your wall. To
those of you who have already filled out the commitment
certificate, I want to say congratulations on taking the first
step to completing your degree!
The next step involves selecting a topic. Although selecting a
topic might seem to be simple and easy, the prevailing research
on this issue finds that some graduate students take over two
years to complete this task -- this does not have to be you.
Understand that the longer you take to complete this task -- the
more money the university makes on your continuous registration.
Hence, educational institutions are not encouraged to help you
figure the thesis and dissertation process out.
Don't wait until you are finished with your
qualifying/comprehensive exams to start thinking about a thesis
or dissertation topic. Use your graduate courses to pursue a
possible topic. Procrastination in selecting a topic can
sometimes cause gridlock in your graduate career. Without a
topic, you cannot proceed to writing or defending the proposal
phase; and more importantly, you cannot begin researching or
writing the thesis or dissertation
I have provided 10 tips to help you get moving toward your goal
of completing your degree:
1. Don't Panic -- Keep Things in Perspective Let's face it, not
too many people will read a masters thesis or doctoral
dissertation. A thesis or dissertation is not the type of
document that piques the general public's interest mainly
because of its academic rigor and writing style. The topic is
generally of interest only to the student, experts in the field
and the student's advisor and committee members.
2. Be Organized -- Maximize Your Research Efforts In order to
maximize your research efforts, you must be organized and
efficient in your search efforts. The more organized you are in
the beginning, the more time you will have to write your thesis.
Be diligent about keeping track of your files in the early
phases of your research to reduce your stress levels later on
when your enthusiasm begins to wane. If you have to back track
on your research efforts, being organized from the beginning
will help make the process less painful.
3. Choose a Subject Area First -- Then a Topic The more
information you consume in your broad subject area, the more
patterns will emerge. In your coursework readings, you may
notice repeated results and conclusions by more than one source,
or facts that favor one view more than another. Paying attention
to these patterns should help you become more conversant with
the relevant literature as well as help you to narrow your
focus. Narrowing your topic should be done with help from your
advisor and committee members.
4. Consider Expanding a Masters Thesis Into a Dissertation If
you're working towards a PhD
and you wrote a Masters thesis,
consider expanding on that topic for your dissertation. You
already are familiar with the topic and much of the research is
done. This approach can accelerate your progress towards your
goal: Completion!
5. Make Sure The Topic Is Interesting It is imperative that both
you and your advisor are interested in your thesis/dissertation
topic. Some advisors are reluctant to suggest topics because of
the implicit responsibilities associated with guiding a student
through the process from start to completion. Your advisor's
enthusiasm for your topic will determine his or her willingness
to read, support, fund, and provide timely feedback and
direction to your work.
6. Choose a Solvable And Manageable Research Problem It is
important to select a problem that is narrow enough that you can
address it or solve it in a reasonable period of time. You
should select a topic that can be completed within a two-year
time frame.
A longer time frame could allow many unexpected and competing
events to occur. If you find yourself spending an exorbitant
amount of time pursuing and identifying a research problem, it
is possible that the problem is not solvable. With a longer time
frame, you also run the risk of someone else identifying and
solving the problem before you do. Hence, the concept of
"original" contribution to the field is lost and you might have
to start over. Moreover, you run the risk of your enthusiasm
diminishing.
7. The Research Problem Must Be Worthy Of Your Time Choosing a
topic that is compelling enough to sustain further research is
critical. Employers evaluate potential employees based on the
student's ability to not only finish the dissertation but also
make future contributions to the field.
8. Make Your Research Topic Original- Has It Been Done Before?
The prerequisite for finding a new research topic is to be
informed because most things have been studied before. Staying
on top of the current debates in your academic field puts you in
a position to identify the gaps in knowledge. After identifying
the gaps, all you need to figure out is what kinds of
information will fill these gaps.
9. Hone Your Research Skills One way to evaluate your research
skills and make sure they are up to par is to pursue a potential
topic in your Research Methods or Statistics courses where you
can get immediate feedback from an instructor. You can use these
courses to work out potential problems in your methodology or
your review of the literature; thus allowing you to work out any
kinks earlier in your academic career rather than later.
10. As You Read -- Ask the Following Questions.
* What is the Research Question in the Study? * Did the
Researcher Focus on the Wrong Group/subjects? * Did the Research
Leave Some Group/Something Out? * Is the Methodology Faulty? *
Were the Findings Faulty? * Can I Pursue the Author's
Recommendation for Future Research? * What Are the Limitations
of the Study? Reprinted from TADA! www.tadafinallyfinished
.com Dr. Carter's motto is a Good Thesis/Dissertation is
a Done Thesis/Dissertation. Contact her at:
drcarter@tadafinallyfinished.com
About the author:
Raised in a home challenged by poverty, alcoholism, and abuse,
the statistics said that Dr. Wendy Y. Carter would not graduate
high school or attend college. Ignoring those statistics, Dr.
Carter completed three masters' degrees and a PhD. after
becoming a single parent. Dr. Carter understands the obstacles
to success has a passion for helping people succeed.
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