Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Preparing the dissertation's final copy
It took me two months to prepare the final copy. For some reason it was harder to go back to the dissertation, now that it had been approved. But I knew the questions raised by my committee members were only to improve my dissertation, and as such I wanted to answer all or at least most of them.
This meant rewriting the last chapter. Implications and recommendations needed more work. The ideas were there, but they had to be rephrased. I think this was the hardest chapter of all to write. I was not summarizing or analyzing somebody else’s work, I was not analyzing and interpreting data, I was creating new ideas for others to review and hopefully take a step further. This also meant a new set of editorial revisions.
The due date, December 2, approached rapidly, and together with my advisor and editor, we were able to have the final version ready for submission.
Still, this did not mean I was completely relieved. The next step: getting ready for graduation.
This meant rewriting the last chapter. Implications and recommendations needed more work. The ideas were there, but they had to be rephrased. I think this was the hardest chapter of all to write. I was not summarizing or analyzing somebody else’s work, I was not analyzing and interpreting data, I was creating new ideas for others to review and hopefully take a step further. This also meant a new set of editorial revisions.
The due date, December 2, approached rapidly, and together with my advisor and editor, we were able to have the final version ready for submission.
Still, this did not mean I was completely relieved. The next step: getting ready for graduation.
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