why we have to do thesis to complete degree??
hi, i am studying nutrition at university, this semester is my final semester, i have one year time to complete my thesis, next year May, i have to pass up my thesis. but why? why we have to do thesis before we graduate?
i need 60 families to be my thesis subjects. when i start looking for my subjects, i felt like i wanna drop out, people refuse to participate cos i need their highly co-operation for 1 month. when they reject me, i felt hopeless. thank god, i managed to get 60 subjects in 2 months time. now, i am analyzing my data. i feel depress, every now and then, i am looking at the same thing, they are boring. furthermore, some of the data is not complete where i have to rewrite to make it complete.
can anyone give me advise or counseling? i need strong and convincing reason, so that i can convince myself to continue.
It draws together everything you have learned and demonstrates the whole skills set to your supervisor, who can then allocate you your final mark and confirm that you are ready to complete your degree. For instance; time management, recruitment of participating families, collecting of data, analysis of data, carrying out a literature review, critical analysis evaluation techniques, working alongside a supervisor, the personal growth it takes to carry on a long project etc. etc.
Basically, it takes self determination to carry out such a long project (I have done two now at undergrad and masters and can absolutely relate to you on how hard it is to continue). But consider what you would get if you didn't complete it, what you will be getting out of it will be your degree, along with all the skills I mentioned above (which are really useful in the workplace too).
Keep going, it is worth it in the end.
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January 17 2009 04:54 pm | nutrition data
January 17th, 2009 at 10:10 pm
You have to PROVE to them that you learned something. You would think that your GRADES would provide them with whether or not you learned anything. I think it sucks, too. I have 2 classes left & I'll be having to take my exit exam & all that. You work so hard to get there & they push you even harder. Good luck~
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January 17th, 2009 at 10:51 pm
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January 17th, 2009 at 11:36 pm
Why did you go into nutrition? Focus on your original childlike grand hopes and dreams. That's the only thing worth going for. Are you wasting your time in nutrition? I chose nursing. Degree in 1.5 years. Make over $20.00 an hour and make a difference in peoples lives. The Thesis isn't what your future in nutrition will be like. It's just a very long test. It's a test to make you ask yourself is this what you really want to do in life. Maybe you're taking the rejection of the project as rejection of you. Don't take it personal. Many people were given the cold shoulder and just went and knocked on other doors to become very successful.
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January 17th, 2009 at 11:59 pm
You need to do some sort of thesis before you graduate so that you can have an experience similar to what you will be dealing with once you graduate. All majors have some sort of final project like this. I know where I went, most of the majors had to do a thesis with a presentation for their final project. Education majors had student teaching, which was their "real world" experience.
The only thing I can say is that it is to prepare you. Talk to your instructors and/or academic advisor and see if they have any tips or suggestions for you. Ask the instructor who assigned this how this thesis applies to the real-world work you will do once you get out of school. Try to meet some nutritionists to see what they actually do at work and how your project will help you prepare for this.
I think the thesis is valuable as a tool to help you do research. The research will help you to understand people's needs better when they come to you for advice. A lot of information is found through research and case studies. Not all studies will yield exciting information or anything completely new, but there is value in them, nonetheless.
Just get through the boring stuff. Soon you might make some connections between things you think have nothing to do with one another.
Keep at it so that you can graduate with your degree. If you can handle this thesis, you know you are leaving college prepared. Good luck!
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January 18th, 2009 at 12:26 am
It proves that you have the knowledge you obtained from the university and you can put it in practical use. Without it, it shows you really didn't learn anything the entire time you were there. Its essential, but it sucks. Of course something is boring when you are forced to do it. But doing your thesis and getting it accepted will be the final step towards doing what you truly want to. Good luck. And don't be afraid to ask your professors/dean of the subject you are studying for input and advice on your thesis.
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January 18th, 2009 at 1:09 am
because you have to give them back something. that's your thesis. when you make it through that, you research will be their property with royalty to you of course. I think it's also because universities get graded according to the researches they produce. that was one of the standards Princeton university considered in their survey of the top 500 universities in the world.
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January 18th, 2009 at 1:53 am
It draws together everything you have learned and demonstrates the whole skills set to your supervisor, who can then allocate you your final mark and confirm that you are ready to complete your degree. For instance; time management, recruitment of participating families, collecting of data, analysis of data, carrying out a literature review, critical analysis evaluation techniques, working alongside a supervisor, the personal growth it takes to carry on a long project etc. etc.
Basically, it takes self determination to carry out such a long project (I have done two now at undergrad and masters and can absolutely relate to you on how hard it is to continue). But consider what you would get if you didn't complete it, what you will be getting out of it will be your degree, along with all the skills I mentioned above (which are really useful in the workplace too).
Keep going, it is worth it in the end.
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