about 2 weeks left - something I learned during this thesis work is that coffee is bad for my anxiety! 😅

In case anyone was wondering what anthropologists do -

Since I just finished my bachelor thesis and have all this -for now- unnecessary knowledge swirling around in my head, I let it out here, in case anyone can find it useful.

I present: the biggest (formating & general) rules in thesis writing (as proposed by my German professor):

1. Per page: at least 2 maximum 4 paragraphs. Professors don't like to have one huge block of text for more than half a page. They will be less likely to want to read your paper.

2. Figures and Images: put them in the text where they are spoken about, don't just refer to them being in the appendix. It disrupts the reading flow and no professor likes to shuffle back and forth in a paper multiple times. Also, images and figures should be centralised on a page, seem coherent with each other in their entirety (especially if you created them yourself, use one colour and design pallette if possible) and be named correctly. Additionally, ich you use more than 3 or 4 images/figures, have a table of tables/figures in the front of your paper after table of contents.

3. Use figures and Images - be visual, make your thesis as easy as possible to understand. No one likes to read something and have his brain in knots the whole time.

4. Use times new Roman (or Arial) in size 12, 1.5

5. Recap: If your paper is really long, we're talking about 45 pages plus and you are talking about something from chapter 2 in chapter 7, briefly (!) recap it for ease of understanding and to reinforce your red string (roter Faden).

6. Subtitles: rather have too many than too few subtitles, they make it easier to navigate the paper and help you keep track of the smaller sections (they can also help in the writing process as too not lose focus of what you are doing).

7. Limitations and future research: at the end of your paper, after the discussion and before the conclusion, you have to name limitations. If you think you had none, look again. NO paper, none at all has no limitations. If you can think only of a few, you can also add them in one or two sentences to the conclusion, but it's better to have a separate part. For theses or papers in general, common limitations are time constraint, limited access to data, limited know-how, etc. After limitations, you can have another small chapter called "future research", here you can put all the ideas that you had during writing, which are in relation to your main topics. Maybe you would have liked to research more into a specific area, or you were missing key information somewhere. In future research you can put all the ideas you would like to see researched in the future.

8. Page numbers: i hope you were clever and formatted your document with page numbers, titles and subtitles before even starting to write (if you weren't, like me), it's not horrible, but it can be slightly annoying. Don't try to do it by yourself if your not sure. Just don't. You will probably get frustrated and your stress levels will rise even more. Just Google "how to multiple kinds of page numbers Microsoft word" and follow the instructions exactly. This saves you time and nerves. Usually in theses, you use Greek page numbers (I,II,III,IV,V,VI,...) For table of contents until the introduction, and then continue with them as soon as your bibliography starts. For the part in between (introduction until conclusion) you use Roman (?) numbers (1,2,3,...).

9. Titles: if you use 1. 1.2 1.2.1 etc., make sure that it is necessary to use things like 4.5.5.1.1. A rule of thumb is, if you can't say 2 (i.e. 4.5.5.1.1 but not 4.5.5.1.2) than you don't need to say 4.5.5.1.1 at all but put that part unter 4.5.5.1. Of course, this rule does not work all the time, but I like to check the necessity of my structure in this way.

10. Plan more days: When you are nearly done with your writing process, many of us estimate 1 day for formatting and 1 for proof reading. This is, was and never will be enough. Especially not if you are a perfectionist. Plan at least 1 week for formatting and proofreading. Honestly I would recommend 10 days. Because after writing a huge paper like this you are bound to be exhausted and will crash some days. Also, it is good to take 1-2 days of distance from your work to have a fresh point of view. If I would write a bachelor thesis again, I honestly would calculate 2 weeks for formatting and proofreading. If you have to "fix" your sources, definitely take 10 days. You will take 2 days for sources, if you have to find additional ones, or check them.

11. Last but not least: if possible, register your bachelor thesis (i.e. in Germany that is the point when you officially start your writing period (usually around 9-12 weeks) as late as possible. Do as much research, etc. before this time starts. I won't say write at least half of your thesis before you start this period and have all your questionnaires/interviews/or whatever research type you use ready to go. I won't say that, but well... Just, 9 weeks is nothing. Honestly, think about the 2 weeks towards proofreading, sources and formatting (+trying to get calm after being stressed continuously for 7 weeks (I was)). Just, if you think now is the time to register, wait another two weeks.

That's all for now, I know I will use this again for my master thesis, so I will leave this here for now. I hope it helps some of you too.🤗

to any & all Dragon Age fans

this is a very long shot but i might as well try

i am currently writing my bachelor's thesis about trans male characters in video games, and obviously i am including krem

i'd be interested in personal opinions on krem as a character - how his gender identity is brought up, how he is presented, how it got dealt with behind the scenes etc etc.

so if anyone would like to share their thoughts with me, i'd be eternally greatful & happy! and it doesn't matter if you identify as LGBTQIA+ or not - i'm happy to hear from genuinely anyone.

of course, should you happen to be trans, it'd be awesome to hear if you can relate to krem at all or not

feel free to reach out via ask or message :) and if you'd prefer to do this via another platform (e.g. discord) or via email, lmk as well

Malešice

I have yet to read all the bibliography for the the general assets so no subsections yet but man, It's starting to look like a decent thesis. I think. I hope. It' my bachelor thesis I never wrote one before

Title is "Reconstruction of vertical movements in South-Eastern Mediterranean: implications on the Messinian Salinity Crisis"

hi guys!

some of you might know that im studying social work and im currently in the middle of writing my bachelor thesis on loneliness. i am using the covid-19 pandemic as an example for said loneliness. as part of my bachelor thesis i made this questionnaire to collect data on the topic which im going to evaluate in the thesis as well.

the questionnaire is completely anonymous and really just a tool to help me write my thesis since there isn't a lot of literature regarding the topic loneliness in combination with the pandemic yet.

it would mean a lot to me if as many of you guys could fill in the answers and help me with my thesis. (and answer as honestly and lengthy as you can, that would help a lot too!)

im thanking you all in advance for helping me! if you have any questions regarding the questionnaire or my thesis send me an ask or a message, i'll gladly answer anything :)

Artists and fans! I'm doing a study!

I'm currently writing my bachelor thesis about fan art and fandom, exploring this art form's role as contemporary art and its impact on fandom members!

I have the fandom of FFXIV as a starting point and area of reference, but the study will regard fandom and fan art in general. If you are interested, the study is anonymous and you can read more information as well as answer a few questions in these forms the coming week:

ART AND FANDOM

There are two main sections, one for fans who view art and one for artists. Of course you can choose to reply to both, since we all are viewers regardless if artist or not and even if you decide to not answer anything, a reblog or any other form of sharing is greatly appreciated!

I will also add a bonus poll that might make it into the thesis!

GUYS I DID IIIIT I FINISHED MY FUCKING BACHELOR THESIS AND HANDED IT IIIIIN

My life is just overflowing right now.

I have to finish my bachelor thesis.

I am moving in a week.

In two weeks I'll be taking an exam to become a special OT for pain therapy.

Damn I need a fucking break! Uuuugh.

hello guys and gays,

here is the link to my Google form: https://forms.gle/iHeNad15iEdjEunY8

this is a 3-part questionnaire for my BA Psychology research project, the objective of which is to measure Attachment Styles, Self-esteem and Assertiveness among certain demographics

it would be a big help if you all filled it up and circulated it among your peers and/or accounts for the purpose of further research in this area

19th of January

Another day, another supervisor zoom call 😭 anxious as always, but I have the feeling it’s getting better?

I really want to register that thesis now to get going with it. ☀️

I've been getting into Edgar Allan Poe lately so I emailed my professor to ask her if I can do my thesis on translations of Poe's The Raven. Fingers crossed she accepts it

If she does, I'm going full autistic on this thesis

love doing things that have no priority but still need to be done so I can ignore my pressing responsibilities

yes this is about me doing the laundry instead of looking for thesis topics

Hi Linguists of Tumblr! For my bachelor thesis I created a website that is visualizing the IPA so you can learn it easier!

I wanted to share this resource with you it’s still a work-in progress but you can already click through the letters and animations + also get more info on the IPA (you can basically click on every expression and it will be explained to you)

6.27.22

Getting started on my final exam of this semester. I have a take home assignment due on Thursday and then I’ve finished my bachelors degree. How absolutely wild it is to imagine being done in three days.

Let’s gooo🤓