Editing the Dissertation... Can’t Help It? Be Focused You Can Do It...

Dissertation or thesis writing can be the daunting task, the other phase can be even more daunting for you as a student i.e. editing of the dissertation. You may find yourself in darkness when thinking about the editing phase and may not know from where to get help. In this circumstance, the dissertation advisor can be the best option for you but they mostly do not consider editing their student’s dissertation. As a result of it, they do not take into consideration to edit or review the dissertation. So, you might have to work on the editing of the dissertation at your own.  

PhD Dissertation editing typically took eight or ten weeks. For editing you may require to be more prepare to complete it as soon as possible. The less you prepared, the more time it will take. To edit the dissertation or thesis in an effective manner you need to stay away from it. Try to learn about editing the dissertation without hindering progress towards its completion. Think of that you are the exclusively person who can maintain the process of editing moving along. If you find any difficulty in editing as well your advisor can’t help you then get help from professional dissertation consultants. Just keep in mind that you should not slow the process of editing the dissertation for you. The dissertation belongs to you and you are the only responsible person for it, others can offer you editing assistance.

The time required to review and revise the dissertation should not be underestimated. Take a look at how you can complete the job of editing the dissertation:

Take a review of your work completely

·         Have your outline draft in front of you, review your work and get the answer of the question (developed a clear argument to the central question or title of the dissertation?)

·         The content should match the title appropriately (if you think that you’ll need to re-phrase it, don’t be afraid of it).

·         Are the keywords and concepts are defined and used correctly? Imagine the person who has no idea about the dissertation you have written and think from their point of view. Have you explain each and every thing that should be?

Paragraph review (each and every)

Keep in mind that the paragraph’s first sentence should introduce the idea of the communication you are trying to do so and it should demonstrate that how the paragraph is relating the discussion. The opening phrases like “Nevertheless”, “Additionally”, “Moreover” and “Counterpointing this view” can assist to clarify the relationship. Keep in mind that each paragraph should have one key point.

Following in order, sentences in the paragraph may include:

·         Explanation of the point or discussion

·         Indirect referencing

·         Illustration of your own

·         Any hint that can address

Sentence review

When editing such a large document it is common to make little mistakes. Make sure that the sentences you use should be less than three lines or equal to it. Also have careful attention on the punctuation.

The best of reviewing the work is to read aloud each and every word; it will help in finding errors easily. Have a deep look on the quotations. Check on the quotation mark, spelling mistake, homophone mistakes (such as advice/advise). Ensure that the apostrophes are at the right place or not.

Discover that the main theme/topic of each sentence is covered or buried among the unwanted words or phrases. Remove each and every unnecessary word and read it again. Pay attention to the spelling of the key names and hypotheses. The utilisations of capitalization are correct and consistent or not, make sure of it. Dissertation Help