Description
Thesis Editing Guide
Attachments:
- Interview recordings
- Guideline book with scoring/points rubric
- Thesis document
- Thesis Compilation:
- Combine all thesis chapters.
- Use the attached rubric for formatting guidance.
- Design and Preliminaries:
- Make a title page.
- Create a table of contents.
- Ensure the thesis design aligns with the rubric standards.
- Prioritized Task:
- Interview Analysis: Before diving into other edits, prioritize the analysis of the interview data, as it forms the basis for the findings. Remember, the writing can be refined later, but having a clear understanding of the data is crucial.
- Chapter Edits:
- Literature Review: Ensure no repetition exists. Improve its connection to the research question. Once the introduction and research question are developed, integrate the literature review better.
- Methodology: Focus on the original methodology, which is interview analysis. Remove unrelated aspects like surveys and sampling techniques. Revise for clarity and coherence.
- Ethical Considerations Chapter: Clarify that the study was conducted on one company, named “Company X” for confidentiality.
- Analysis Explanation:
- Clearly detail how interview data was analyzed and how themes were derived.
- Literature Linkage:
- In the findings section, ensure findings are linked to academic literature. Highlight any new links for easy identification.
- Grammar and Language:
- Review the entire thesis for grammatical errors and rectify them.
- New Sections to be Developed:
- Abstract: Summarize each section and offer a clear conclusion.
- Introduction: Describe the importance of the research question. Provide a background on Emotional Intelligence (EI) & leadership, their significance, gaps in literature, and conclude with the research question and hypothesis.
- Literature Review: Ensure alignment with the research question. Remove repetition and strengthen the connection to the research question.
- Findings and Analysis: Present results and analysis from interviews.
- Discussion and Conclusion: Reconnect to existing literature and integrate new findings.
- Recommendations: Translate findings for everyday managers and leadership application.
