11-18-2013, 10:27 PM
Arthiel Wrote:I felt the same way as you when I started. Start thinking about topics and problem questions that you can research and answer. Make sure to pick a topic that interests you. There's a lot of technical formatting that you have to follow that, while I think it looks impressive, I find really tedious and boring. I mean, I'm not really into writing, but because I love the topic I picked, I wouldn't mind writing about it all day, every day. But having to write in such a formal way, different from how I would naturally write, kinda takes away the fun... It's not that bad if you have a lot of sources and data to use. You spend a majority of your writing repeating and rewriting what you wrote. I would try to get copies of other people's capstones to get a feel for how to structure chapters, sections, sentences...This ^ Exactly. There are 2 required books but one os just what you refer to for APA citation—you can get that info online (Purdue Owl, some link on TESC's website...). The other is this one: Amazon.com: Writing the Winning Thesis or Dissertation: A Step-by-Step Guide eBook: Allan A. Glatthorn, Randy L. Joyner: Kindle Store and it basically talks about how to write the type of paper they want. Might be helpful.
And then, you'll need to pick a topic. Choose a few that that you're interested in and be thinking about it. You'll need to have a major question and then 3-4 subquestions that help answer that. Answering those Qs helps answer the main Q, which is how you write the paper.
BA History 2014 - TESC
The Lord is my shepherd. Psalm 23
"I'm going on an adventure!' ~AUJ
"It is our fight." ~DoS
"I am not alone." ~BotFA
"All we have to decide is what to do with the time that's given to us." ~FotR
"There is still hope." ~TTT
"Courage..." "This day, we fight!" ~RotK
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DSST: Supervision 453 ~ Tech Writing 61 ~ Computing 427 ~ Middle East 65 ~ Soviet Union 65 ~ Vietnam War 74 ~[COLOR="#0099cc"] Civil War 68
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TESC courses: Capstone A ~ Leaders in History A ~ Photography 101 A- ~ Games People Play A ~ International Relations A- ~ Mass Communications I A
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The Lord is my shepherd. Psalm 23
"I'm going on an adventure!' ~AUJ
"It is our fight." ~DoS
"I am not alone." ~BotFA
"All we have to decide is what to do with the time that's given to us." ~FotR
"There is still hope." ~TTT
"Courage..." "This day, we fight!" ~RotK
CLEP: A&I Lit 74 ~ Am Lit 73 ~ Eng Lit 72 ~ Humanities 75 ~ College Math 77 ~ Western Civ I 63 ~ Western Civ II 69 ~ Natural Sci 64 ~ US History I 76 ~ US History II 69 ~ Sociology 68 ~ Am Gov 69 ~ Social Sci & Hist 71 ~ College Comp 61 ~ Marketing 70 ~ Management 66 ~ Psychology 67
DSST: Supervision 453 ~ Tech Writing 61 ~ Computing 427 ~ Middle East 65 ~ Soviet Union 65 ~ Vietnam War 74 ~[COLOR="#0099cc"] Civil War 68
[/COLOR]Other: College+ Biblical Social Justice B ~ ECE World Conflicts Since 1900 A
TESC courses: Capstone A ~ Leaders in History A ~ Photography 101 A- ~ Games People Play A ~ International Relations A- ~ Mass Communications I A
$5 off IC - 59690
My hair jewelry business
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