Thesis Timeline
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Task No. Description Additional information/ DaResources Needed Progress To be completed by/ Submission date?
1 Topic finding week 1 week 2 week 3 week 4 week 1 week 2 week 3 week 4 week 5 week 6 week 7 week 8 week 9 week 10 week 11 week 12 week 13 week 14 week 15 week 16 week 17 week 18 week 19 week 20 week 21 week 22 week 23 week 24 week 25 week 26 week 27 week 28 week 29 week 30 week 31 week 32 week 33 week 34 week 35 week 36 week 37 week 38 week 39 week 40 week 41 week 42 week 43 week 44
1.1 Read through lecture notes and assignments for topic inspiration Not started
1.2 Create a mind map of possible topics and what interests me Not started
1.3 Select and start learning to use reference management software Not started
1.4 Preliminary research: is there enough sources data or literature available? Not started
1.5 Refine topic into research questions Not started
1.6 Write preliminary objectives for achieving my research question Not started
1.7 Meet with supervisor to discuss topic suitability, research question, and objectives Not started
1.8 Amend topic focus/ plan based on supervisor feedback Not started
2 Proposal
2.1 Write up agreed research question and objectives Not started
2.3 Research methodologies Not started
2.4 Prepare ethical statement Not started
2.5 Detailed planning (what chapters/ sections?, what will they include?) Not started
2.6 Create bibliography and reference list Not started
2.7 Meet with supervisor to review proposal before submission Not started
2.8 Submit proposal Not started Submit!
3 Literature review
3.1 Refresh searching skills (attend workshop or complete online tutorial) Not started
3.2 Carry out searches Not started
3.3 Read through materials gathered picking out common themes and debates Not started
3.4 Start writing Not started
3.5 Speak to supervisor have I missed any of the major sources/ papers? Not started
3.6 Proof reading Not started
3.7 Check in with Supervisor
3.8 Finalise and submit literature review Not started Submit!
4 Methodology
4.1 Select and prepapre methods Not started
4.2 Critique methodology Not started
4.3 Create ethical statement Not started
4.4 Meet supervisor for approval of ethics Not started
4.5 Plan dates for gathering data Not started
4.5 Update bibliograph and write up methodologies section Not started
5 Data collection and analysis
5.1 Test selected methods Not started
5.2 Review results and methodology Not started
5.3 Carry out data collection Not started
5.4 Record results Not started
5.5 Read and complete tutorials on analysing and presenting data Not started
5.6 Validate data Not started
5.7 Carry out initial anaylisis of the results Not started
5.8 Write up 'stories' what does the data say? Not started
5.9 Check 'data stories' against the data Not started
5.10. Write up data analysis section Not started
6 Writing
6.1 Write up remaining sections Not started
6.2 Review and imporve writing Not started
6.3 Proofread Not started
6.4 Add charts, displays to data anaysis sections. Not started
6.5 Finish reference list and bibliogrpahy Not started
6.6 Add in front page, contents, abstract, appendices etc. Not started
7 Gathering together/ finishing off
7.1 Final proof read and re-writing Not started
7.2 Arrange printing and binding Not started
7.3 Submit and celebrate! Not started
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