Conclusions

[altariel]

So writing a conclusion to a PhD thesis is a lot harder than I would have imagined. I would greatly appreciate any thoughts that any of you might have.

At the moment I am leaning to the kind of advice given here (scroll down), that it is a purely instrumental section saying, "This is what I've done, this is how it's great, this is what I'd do next if you gave me the cash." Or something on those lines.

I know some of you have already passed through this elusive initiation rite. Any advice?

Comments

On a slightly more serious note...

[trixieleitz]

The conclusion I wrote for my MSc was pretty much what you say above. But then we're in somewhat different fields, and maybe the expectations are different.

Research-wise, my project was a disaster, but I got a good degree on the strength of the approach and quality of the write-up. Essentially, I referred back to the Aims chapter, and stated how I'd attempted to achieve each aim, speculated about why it hadn't worked, and suggested how one could approach the problem in a why that might give a meaningful result.

I don't know if that helps, but there you go :)

Re: On a slightly more serious note...

[altariel.livejournal.com]

I'm starting to feel this whole project was a disaster (not the work itself, but as a piece of research), so I think just giving a fair stab at a conclusion will be my best thing. Thanks, Trixie.