Dissertations

Bunnylingus · 14th January 2009, 2:44pm

Who else is doing one, what's yours on, and are you too, nearing a nervous breakdown?

I'm doing sociology and mine is about youth culture and death metal/extreme music. I'm still narrowing it down, should get a proper title sorted by next week.

DoNotResus · 14th January 2009, 3:10pm

I'm doing a Thesis rather than a Dissertation.

Written one chapter so far, and bits and bobs of other chapters. It looks like a fucking mountain at the moment.

Title: "Optical and ultrasonic detection of dental disease"

CHUCK LIDELOL · 14th January 2009, 3:14pm

I'm stressing a bit more about my exams. Shouldn't you have had a title sorted though? Are you working on a later timetable than Caledonian Uni?

Oh aye, mine is 'Investigation into motivational factors affecting gender deficit in educational attainment in the UK'.

Bunnylingus · 14th January 2009, 3:15pm

Mine's due 27th March.

I know what it's about, I've got loads of work done for it, it's just figuring out what I want to focus on.

Do you have to do your 3rd year topics this year too?

CHUCK LIDELOL · 14th January 2009, 3:19pm

3rd year topics? I'm in 4th year. Mine's due April and I've done very little 'work', aside from reading and researching. I've done my oral and written presentations though. Got the fucking guilt because I've done literally zero work on it since December (examz).

Bunnylingus · 14th January 2009, 3:28pm

Naw I mean for your exams?

Glasgow have lumped my 3 rd and 4th year topics into one big lot of exams in April. I now have the fear.

CHUCK LIDELOL · 14th January 2009, 3:29pm

I've done my 3rd year topics, in 3rd year

I've got 2 exams next week as I've done 2 modules this semester.

Bunnylingus · 14th January 2009, 4:20pm

I think most other unis did.

Would much rather have done my exams for my 3rd year stuff last year when it was all still fresh in my mind.

CHUCK LIDELOL · 14th January 2009, 4:53pm

Aye, that's daft, to have the exams 18 months after you've learned the stuff. Curbs rote learning, I s'pose. I've never heard of that type of exam schedule.

Bunnylingus · 14th January 2009, 4:55pm

Glasgow just hates me, is the easy answer.

CHUCK LIDELOL · 14th January 2009, 4:57pm

The place, aye, the people no.

Related: in studying for my Autism question (I hope there's an Autism question) I'm gonna watch Rainman, with Swedish subtitles. Enjoyment~!

Rowsbette · 14th January 2009, 5:04pm

Hate it. Mine was supposed to be finished by the end of last summer, then by Christmas... needless to say it's still a work in progress.

Done 3,800 words outta 7000-9000 but it's all very bitty, and makes me wanna cry. I'm beginning to realise my question might actually be shit, but also that it's a bit late to change tack. Yesterday I got all the info about deadlines etc for the modules I'm taking this semester, so I'm hoping that'll give me the kick up the arse I need to blitz it. March and April are gonna be horrible in terms of finals and exams, and my first piece of coursework is due in mid-February, so I'm hoping I can convince myself to ignore the end-of-March dissertation deadline and hand it in by Valentine's Day.

Good luck to all you fellow procrastinators.

Bunnylingus · 14th January 2009, 5:06pm

I need to find people to harrass interview.

L@ur@ · 14th January 2009, 5:11pm

yeah they told us that we needed to get in our ethics form by the 16th of december, and when she did a quick hands up today only 1 person has ethics approval and about 60/70 have still to send away the form

so for ive done nothing but really think about what i want to find out.

so ive started to set myself goals. starting today

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ladysavage · 14th January 2009, 5:11pm

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Originally Posted by Bunnylingus

I need to find people to harrass interview.

like who? i know plenty of people into that sort of music, though i doubt they'd fit the "youth" criteria as they'll be at least my age