Help to finding A degree/plan.

[rlw74]

You could have your paper written if you genuinely understood the directions ahead of time - most of us struggled until we got to each section. It isn't a typical paper. There are specific instructions for each module and my professor didn't give them ahead of time. He gave sample papers usually the week before the module was due. My recommendation is to do all your research as far out as possible. That is the time consuming part anyway. Be well read on your topic. You can pre-write, just know you'll be editing as you go. I had read all my source material, organized it, and written the draft within the first couple of weeks. However, until I got into the details I couldn't do final edits. I also had to wait around a lot to participate in the forums because other people have to post so you can respond to them. Those posts don't take long anyway so I wouldn't stress about them.