ISE Graduate Seminar Series

"How to Write a Thesis and Live to Tell About It"
Session 1: Reviewing the Literature and Asking the Big Question

Lisa M. Hermsen
Assistant Professor
Language and Literatute
Rochester Institute of Technology

Date: Thursday, April 6th, 2006
Time: 1:00 - 1:50pm
Location: Room 09-1139 (Kate Gleason Engineering Building)

Abstract

So you have to write a thesis – where do you begin? Perhaps the most important part of your thesis is the literature review and the research question. A savvy lit review will do more than summarize a bunch of material. A good lit review will provide some critical commentary, using professional and ethical citation practices. Your research question should be strong enough to guide the entire thesis from introduction to conclusion. This is a start …

Upcoming Spring Seminars:

· 13-April-06 1:00 p.m. Dr. Lisa Hermsen – Thesis Writing #2 9-1139

· 20-April-06 1:00 p.m. Dr. Lisa Hermsen – Thesis Writing #3 9-1139

· 27-April-06 1:00 p.m. Nalin Prabhu (ME Capstone) 9-1139

· 4-May-06 1:00 p.m. Dr. Marcos Esterman – Product Development 9-1139

· 11-May-06 1:00 p.m. ISE Graduate Program Feedback Session 9-1139

· 18-May-06 1:00 p.m. Subroto Bose (ME Capstone) 9-1139

Questions?
Contact Dr. Michael Kuhl at 475-2134 or mekeie@rit.edu