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| − | Once the first draft of the bachelor thesis, or parts of the bachelor thesis, has been written. The next step is to revise the text. You can also revise individual parts for the first time, when you finished a chapter. In the end, however, the various parts should fit together and form a complete picture, which is why enough time should be planned for the revision. It is helpful to pay attention to three different categories: 1. content and structure, 2. language, 3. formalities. For some, it is helpful to go through the text several times and focus on one of the three categories at a time. However, you must decide for yourself how to work best. If you don't know exactly how you want to change certain parts of the text, it's a good idea to start by writing comments in the margin about what you want to change and revise them in a second step. Enclosed you will find questions for the different categories that will help you with the revision process. | + | Once the first draft of the bachelor thesis, or parts of the bachelor thesis, has been written. The next step is to revise the text. You can also revise individual parts for the first time, when you finished a chapter. In the end, however, the various parts should fit together and form a complete picture, which is why enough time should be planned for the revision. It is helpful to pay attention to three different categories: 1. '''content and structure''', 2. '''language''', 3. '''formalities'''. For some, it is helpful to go through the text several times and focus on one of the three categories at a time. However, you must decide for yourself how to work best. If you don't know exactly how you want to change certain parts of the text, it's a good idea to start by writing comments in the margin about what you want to change and revise them in a second step. Enclosed you will find questions for the different categories that will help you with the revision process. |
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• Overall structure: Are the structure and sequence logical in themselves? | • Overall structure: Are the structure and sequence logical in themselves? | ||
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o Objectivity (different perspectives, documentation of contradictory positions, results) | o Objectivity (different perspectives, documentation of contradictory positions, results) | ||
o Relevance of the work described and substantiated | o Relevance of the work described and substantiated | ||
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• Reduce frequent nouns | • Reduce frequent nouns | ||
• No colloquialisms, empty phrases or filler words (e.g. of course, however...) | • No colloquialisms, empty phrases or filler words (e.g. of course, however...) | ||
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• We, I: use consciously or delete consciously | • We, I: use consciously or delete consciously | ||
• Does the style of language fit the target group? | • Does the style of language fit the target group? | ||
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We recommend that you use the Word template from chapter 4.2. It already contains many important formal requirements, such as information on the cover page, lists of tables and figures, and the declaration of independence. Find out whether the institute where you are writing the Bachelor thesis or your supervisor has its own guidelines and adapt the template. | We recommend that you use the Word template from chapter 4.2. It already contains many important formal requirements, such as information on the cover page, lists of tables and figures, and the declaration of independence. Find out whether the institute where you are writing the Bachelor thesis or your supervisor has its own guidelines and adapt the template. | ||
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Finalising your thesis
When you have arrived at this step, you can already be proud of yourself: you have written your thesis and now it only has to be revised, printed and submitted. Still, finalizing your text is an important last step that you should plan in enough time for. The following points will take you through everything you should keep in mind when revising your text and common problems to prepare for/avoid.
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The author of this entry is Max Mustermann.
