MASTER THESIS WRITING WORKSHEETS
DEGREE PROJECT
PART 6. INTERGRATION
The Integration worksheet is the sixth of six worksheets.
ACCOMPLISHED WORK
In the Project plan worksheet, you have:
 Stated the problem you wish to solve, and
your solution idea.
 Accounted for your research methods and
why it is suitable for your project.
 Analyzed your idea in regards to already
existing work within the subject.
 Organized your thesis writing by developing
a time and work plan.
In the Literature review worksheet, you have:
 Enhanced your knowledge regarding your
research topic.
 Refined your research questions and/or
hypothesis.
 Described your methods and why they are
suitable to solve your questions.
In the Methods worksheet, you have:
 In detail described your research methods
and why they are suitable for your project.
 Accounted for your analysis method(s).
 Discussed what will be measured and how.
In the Results worksheet, you have:
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Presented all your results.
Connected your results to both your
research questions as to your methods.
In the Discussion worksheet you have:
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Showed that your results have answered
your research questions.
Built up sub-sections in your discussion with
the help of structuring research questions.
Positioned your research results in a
broader context.
GOAL OF THIS WORKSHEET
 Structure your thesis with the help of worksheet 1-5 and the questions you answered within each
worksheet.
 Decide the detailed flow of your thesis: chapters, sections, and specific points within each section.
 Ensure that there is a logical structure to your thesis at the detailed level.
Åsa Frisk & Abigail Barker (2016) Thesis worksheets for MSc Earth Science, Uppsala University adapted from Neena Thota,
Academic Writing Workshop, TUR seminarium, UpCERG, Uppsala University (2014).
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HOW TO STRUCTURE YOUR THESIS
1. TITLE
a) Use your answer from WS1 (Q1).
2. INTRODUCTION SECTION.
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b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
Use your answers to build up your background to the research topic, use WS1 (Q6).
Give an introduction to earlier studies in the same subject, use WS1 (Q7)
Bring out gaps in earlier studies; use WS1 (Q7), WS2 (Q3).
Describe the theoretical basis of your solution idea; WS2 (Q4).
State your research question(s). Use answers from WS1 (Q2), WS2 (Q1), WS3 (Q1).
Explain why your research questions are important and how they will be answered; WS1 (Q3, Q5), WS2
(Q2), WS3 (Q2).
3. METHOD SECTION
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
Describe the steps of the methods used in your study; WS2 (Q5), WS3 (Q3).
How your samples were chosen and sampling was performed, use WS2 (Q6).
Justify the methodology and research procedure for your project, use WS2 (Q4, Q5), WS3 (Q6)
Describe al features of the instruments used; WS3 (Q5).
For each instrument describe it, why it is suitable; WS3 (Q5).
Include any limitations of your methods; WS3 (Q7).
4. LOCALITY/GEOLOGICAL SETTING SECTION
a) Describe your research area by using WS2 (Q7, Q8).
5. RESULT SECTION
b) Organize your results and do sections/sub-sections by using WS4 (Q5)
c) Report your results; explain how data were analysed and what tests were used; WS3 (Q8); WS4 (Q1),
WS4 (Q3, Q4).
d) The results should be relevant to the research questions you have presented, use WS4 (Q2).Check that
each result in WS4 (Q1) has a method in the method section (WS3 (Q3)).
e) Put in information regarding the quality of your data; WS3 (Q11).
f) Report your data correctly; use WS3 (Q10), WS4 (Q7).
6. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS
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b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
Describe your results and if they have answered your research questions, use WS5 (Q1).
Give conclusions of each research question (WS5 (Q1)) and divide the into sections (WS5 (Q2)).
Argue for your findings and state contributions of your work to the research topic, use WS5 (Q3).
Explain the relation of your work and results to existing work; WS2 (Q6b), WS5 (Q3).
Show how others can use your work; WS5 (Q4).
Write the limitations of your study, and the potential validity threats (WS5 (Q1)).
State what research you/others can explore as a follow up to your work; WS5 (Q4).
7. FIGURES/TABLES/APPENDIXES
a) Make figures/tables/appendixes by using WS4 (Q6).
b) Provide a caption for each of the figures/tables/appendixes with the help of WS4 (Q8
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