Thanks to the marvel of modern technology, project paper drafting is now a painless undertaking. Availability of powerful word-processing software, such as Microsoft Word® has made document generation and editing easy. The only barrier to producing an excellent project paper is the person doing it!
Students are reminded that documents such as their Final thesis is not something they can take lightly. There is never such thing as “last minute” generation of project paper and burning the “midnight oil”.
Drafting must start as early as the research effort itself. The research proposal can be a good starting point and to be later expanded in a full thesis document.
There will be many iterations and revisions. Every chapter can be written in simple paragraphs or bullet points for a start and can be later recomposed into proper phrases and paragraphs.
Since there will be many re-writes and versions, students are encouraged to keep track of the changes and backing up of files is important. A last minute computer hard drive failure can be disastrous for student.
Depending o the University’s requirements, text can be written in either US English and UK English; students must choose either one of the text style and must be consistent throughout the paper.
Students are required to keep track of their sources and references. Annotate those references using Harvard Referencing System, early in drafting and keep building the reference list. Do not by any chance, leave it to the last minute, as there will “swamps” of paperwork during the final paper generation. Keep all the relevant documentations organised!
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