Dissertation motivation!

ames123_2

Got about 3000 left to write and some cutting out. How's it going dancingqueen?

Catxxx

I'm not doing my dissertation but I've got uni coursework that I've had the whole 6 week easter break to do and I just can't get into it, have wasted so much time! Feel a bit more motivated reading some of the thread... I felt like I had loads to do (3000-4000 words) but if you guys can do that much in a day I must be able to do it by next week!! Gonna make a proper start now.

Catxxx

Oh and good luck everyone with your dissertations! I'm not looking forward to that, if I ever get to final year!!

dancingqueen_tr

ames123 wrote: »

Got about 3000 left to write and some cutting out. How's it going dancingqueen?

i have about 4000 to write before I reach the minimum req word count but to get in everything i need for it to make sense i think i need to write about 5000-6000..we shall see :rotfl:

xara

sali_mali wrote: »

Congratulations xara! Have you handed it in now?

Yes all done and dusted! Yay! now got to worry about exams first ones on tuesday argh! The fun never ends...

jay11_2

lovefreebies wrote: »

i am studying health studies liuckily it is only 3500 words compared to other poor thing tht are 6000+

I'm doing a health professional type thing too--didn't want to answer if it's a field I know nothing about.

I'm still not totally sure whether you mean literature review or data analysis (like interviews/focus groups), so will try to answer both.

For my lit review I just read the text and made notes of key issues as I went along, can usually get a good idea of start points from the chapter introduction or article abstract.

For my data analysis I've read the transcripts and am going through them painstakingly line by line, pulling out key ideas points. I'll group these into categories, and there are my themes.

I don't know if theres an easier way (if there is can someone PLEASE tell me:rolleyes: ). I know that it's vital to document your methods and any changes as you go along, for transparency, otherwise you could just have made it up and it's not worth much.

Good luck

ames123_2

Gonna be up all night I think doing this! Yours is in tomorrow too dancingqueen isn't it? You getting there slowly?

dancingqueen_tr

ames123 wrote: »

Gonna be up all night I think doing this! Yours is in tomorrow too dancingqueen isn't it? You getting there slowly?

its due in on monday morning but I need to get it finished by tomorrow, to get it bound on saturday. i think i will be up all night too :eek:

ames123_2

dancingqueen_tr wrote: »

its due in on monday morning but I need to get it finished by tomorrow, to get it bound on saturday. i think i will be up all night too :eek:

Well it's all in now yay! It's really bad but at least it's in! You got your's done?

jay11_2

I'm soo impressed that you've all finished, I remember that at one point I wondered whether people finishing them was just a rumour!

I'm enjoying doing mine now, (I'm weird like that) so don't mind the long evenings after I'm back from placement as I love my subject (now I've finished the b***y lit review anyway!)

Still can't imagine really handing it in, WOW, what a feeling that must be.