Advise from other students
“I was too rushed at the end. I should have planned more time to edit and polish my project.”
“Make an appointment with your librarian early on. They will really help with your topic and research.”
“Use your professor's office hours! Ask questions and make sure you understand what's going on.”
Project steps
Project steps will vary. This example project provides you with an idea of key steps with an estimated percentage of total project time. Keep in mind that some steps will have smaller tasks to complete. For example, finalizing your topic will likely involve meeting with your professor. It may take a week or two to find a meeting time, so plan ahead!
Example project steps
Exploring topics and preliminary research
Finalize and narrowing in on your topic (or thesis question)
Outline and pre-writing
Finding sources or doing a literature review
Gathering data (depends on project)
Writing the paper or project
Filling research gaps and citing/making bibliography
Editing
