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How to Use the Baby Thesis Method for Cohesive Essays

Krystal N. Craiker

Teaching writing to students is a major challenge for every teacher. One of the hardest parts for students is writing a cohesive essay. They might have great introductions and solid body paragraphs, but their essays can often lack unity and flow.

As teachers, we harp on about the importance of having a strong thesis statement. Usually, we teach students to list their three main points in their thesis statement. This is an easy way to show students that their main points should relate to the essay topic.

But then the body paragraphs fall flat. They cover each of the main points, but the students haven’t shown how those points relate to the entire topic of the essay. They are little more than fact dumps, and they don’t tie back to the thesis statement or the prompt of the paper.

Teachers live for light bulb moments. And that light bulb moment for cohesive essays might be as simple as a terminology change.

The DBQ Project has two unique terms for their writing process. First, they refer to the major points in an essay as “buckets.” They also changed the term from topic sentence to “baby thesis.”

What Is the DBQ Project?

The baby thesis, words matter.

The DBQ Project is a program for social studies teachers to encourage writing across the curriculum and historical thinking skills. DBQs, or document-based questions, are a type of history essay that provide a series of primary and secondary sources that relate to an overall prompt. AP history tests include DBQs, but these skills are adaptable for all levels.

DBQ essay prompts are not just explanations of a historical topic. They ask students to defend a particular argument using primary and secondary sources and prior knowledge. The DBQ Project makes teaching this writing skill accessible for every level of learner.

The lessons that come from the DBQ Project are not just for social studies. How DBQs are taught can help students write stronger arguments in a more cohesive essay across all subjects.

A good scholar lets the evidence inform their argument, not the other way around. This requires two major steps: analysis and categorization.

Categorization is not a skill that comes naturally to many students. It’s considered one of the highest-level activities in both Bloom’s and Marzano’s levels of thinking. But it’s the skill that is necessary for creating strong body paragraphs .

DBQs are a great way to teach this skill because the documents are provided to the students. However, if you’re writing in English or science class, you’ll need to help teach this skill differently.

For higher-performing students, encourage them to research a topic, write down facts or quotes on notecards or a graphic organizer, and then practice putting this information into “buckets.” For lower-level students, provide excerpts of research for them to categorize. If necessary, you can even provide them with the categories and have them sort the research into those specific categories.

Visual aids are helpful for this step. Teach that “like goes with like.” You can even model with actual plastic buckets or a bucket template if you want. Use kinesthetic learning to have students physically place their research in different groups.

Once their research is divided into buckets, it’s time to take a look at the prompt again. This is where you’ll teach writing a strong thesis statement for the whole paper. After that, introduce the concept of a “baby thesis.”

Students are likely familiar with the phrase “topic sentence.” But a topic sentence can miss the entire point of strong body paragraphs. A topic sentence can tell you what a paragraph is about, but it might not tie in to the overall thesis of the paper. This is where cohesion begins to drop off.

I’m arguing semantics here, but how we phrase things in the classroom can trigger those light bulb moments for students.

The Purpose of a Baby Thesis

A strong topic sentence should do two things:

• Tell what the paragraph is about, and
• Tie back to the thesis of the whole essay.

Students can fairly easily give you a simple sentence that explains what the paragraph is about, but they struggle to relate it back to the overall thesis of the paper. Calling it a “baby thesis” reminds the students that this sentence should support their thesis.

When I modeled pre-writing, I drew a lot of arrows back to my thesis statement to really hammer home the idea that they relate back to their thesis. Let’s look at an example of a thesis statement along with weak and strong topic sentences.

Thesis: The New Deal programs had long-lasting effects on the political, social, and economic systems in American, many of which are still present today.

Weak Topic Sentence: There were also many economic programs in the New Deal.

Strong Topic Sentence: The New Deal also established many economic programs that affect Americans every day.

The first topic sentence is structurally sound. It has a clear transition and lets us know that the paragraph is about economic programs of the New Deal. However, it doesn’t show that the paragraph is specifically about long-lasting or present-day programs that are still in place. With this topic sentence, students might put in examples of economic programs that only lasted a few years.

The stronger topic sentence is a “baby thesis.” Not only does it tell us that the paragraph is about New Deal economic programs, it reminds us that we are only looking at those programs which are still in place. This ensures that your student puts only information that is relevant to the thesis in the paragraph.

A “baby thesis” also reminds students that they need to relate every fact or bit of research back to the thesis . Too often, students write a basic topic sentence and deliver several facts, but they don’t provide any analysis. In the above example, a weak paragraph would list the FDIC and US Employment Service as examples of economic programs without explaining how they affect Americans today. The “baby thesis” reminds students to provide the analysis needed for a cohesive essay.

Baby Thesis as Pre-Writing

When we teach pre-writing, we start with a thesis statement and an outline. We always tell students to decide what their major points are before they write.

The DBQ Project takes this one step further. To ensure an essay that flows well and stays on topic, include the baby thesis as a pre-writing step. Have them write these strong topic sentences before they write the essay as a whole. It will help them organize their thoughts and create a more solid outline.

You can also use this pre-writing step to provide feedback on their baby thesis statements. Offer suggestions to improve these before they begin writing the essay. Strong baby theses will help your students stay on-topic and write an essay that flows well.

Teachers and writers know that it’s not just what you say, but how you say it. Teachers especially know that you can explain something a dozen times to a student who doesn’t understand, but as soon as you explain it differently, they get it.

If you’re struggling to get your students’ essays to be well-organized and cohesive with a strong argument, take a note from the DBQ Project. Change your word choice and how you explain the parts of an essay. It might just be the light bulb you’ve been waiting for.

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Krystal N. Craiker is the Writing Pirate, an indie romance author and blog manager at ProWritingAid. She sails the seven internet seas, breaking tropes and bending genres. She has a background in anthropology and education, which brings fresh perspectives to her romance novels. When she’s not daydreaming about her next book or article, you can find her cooking gourmet gluten-free cuisine, laughing at memes, and playing board games. Krystal lives in Dallas, Texas with her husband, child, and basset hound.

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Thesis Title: Examples and Suggestions from a PhD Grad

When you’re faced with writing up a thesis, choosing a title can often fall to the bottom of the priority list. After all, it’s only a few words. How hard can it be?!

In the grand scheme of things I agree that picking your thesis title shouldn’t warrant that much thought, however my own choice is one of the few regrets I have from my PhD . I therefore think there is value in spending some time considering the options available.

In this post I’ll guide you through how to write your own thesis title and share real-world examples. Although my focus is on the PhD thesis, I’ve also included plenty of thesis title examples for bachelor’s and master’s research projects too.

Hopefully by the end of the post you’ll feel ready to start crafting your own!

Why your thesis title is at least somewhat important

It sounds obvious but your thesis title is the first, and often only, interaction people will have with your thesis. For instance, hiring managers for jobs that you may wish to apply for in the future. Therefore you want to give a good sense of what your research involved from the title.

Many people will list the title of their thesis on their CV, at least for a while after graduating. All of the example titles I’ve shared below came from my repository of academic CVs . I’d say roughly 30% of all the academics on that page list their thesis title, which includes academics all the way up to full professor.

Your thesis title could therefore feature on your CV for your whole career, so it is probably worth a bit of thought!

My suggestions for choosing a good thesis title

• Make it descriptive of the research so it’s immediately obvious what it is about! Most universities will publish student theses online ( here’s mine! ) and they’re indexed so can be found via Google Scholar etc. Therefore give your thesis a descriptive title so that interested researchers can find it in the future.
• Don’t get lost in the detail . You want a descriptive title but avoid overly lengthy descriptions of experiments. Unless a certain analytical technique etc was central to your research, I’d suggest by default* to avoid having it in your title. Including certain techniques will make your title, and therefore research, look overly dated, which isn’t ideal for potential job applications after you graduate.
• The title should tie together the chapters of your thesis. A well-phrased title can do a good job of summarising the overall story of your thesis. Think about each of your research chapters and ensure that the title makes sense for each of them.
• Be strategic . Certain parts of your work you want to emphasise? Consider making them more prominent in your title. For instance, if you know you want to pivot to a slightly different research area or career path after your PhD, there may be alternative phrasings which describe your work just as well but could be better understood by those in the field you’re moving into. I utilised this a bit in my own title which we’ll come onto shortly.
• Do your own thing. Having just laid out some suggestions, do make sure you’re personally happy with the title. You get a lot of freedom to choose your title, so use it however you fancy. For example, I’ve known people to use puns in their title, so if that’s what you’re into don’t feel overly constrained.

*This doesn’t always hold true and certainly don’t take my advice if 1) listing something in your title could be a strategic move 2) you love the technique so much that you’re desperate to include it!

Thesis title examples

To help give you some ideas, here are some example thesis titles from Bachelors, Masters and PhD graduates. These all came from the academic CVs listed in my repository here .

Bachelor’s thesis title examples

Hysteresis and Avalanches Paul Jager , 2014 – Medical Imaging – DKFZ Head of ML Research Group –  direct link to Paul’s machine learning academic CV

The bioenergetics of a marine ciliate, Mesodinium rubrum Holly Moeller , 2008 – Ecology & Marine Biology – UC Santa Barbara Assistant Professor –  direct link to Holly’s marine biology academic CV

Functional syntactic analysis of prepositional and causal constructions for a grammatical parser of Russian Ekaterina Kochmar , 2008 – Computer Science – University of Bath Lecturer Assistant Prof –  direct link to Ekaterina’s computer science academic CV

Master’s thesis title examples

Creation of an autonomous impulse response measurement system for rooms and transducers with different methods Guy-Bart Stan , 2000 – Bioengineering – Imperial Professor –  direct link to Guy-Bart’s bioengineering academic CV

Segmentation of Nerve Bundles and Ganglia in Spine MRI using Particle Filters Adrian Vasile Dalca , 2012 – Machine Learning for healthcare – Harvard Assistant Professor & MIT Research Scientist –  direct link to Adrian’s machine learning academic CV

The detection of oil under ice by remote mode conversion of ultrasound Eric Yeatman , 1986 – Electronics – Imperial Professor and Head of Department –  direct link to Eric’s electronics academic CV

Ensemble-Based Learning for Morphological Analysis of German Ekaterina Kochmar , 2010 – Computer Science – University of Bath Lecturer Assistant Prof –  direct link to Ekaterina’s computer science academic CV

VARiD: A Variation Detection Framework for Color-Space and Letter-Space Platforms Adrian Vasile Dalca , 2010 – Machine Learning for healthcare – Harvard Assistant Professor & MIT Research Scientist –  direct link to Adrian’s machine learning academic CV

Identification of a Writer’s Native Language by Error Analysis Ekaterina Kochmar , 2011 – Computer Science – University of Bath Lecturer Assistant Prof –  direct link to Ekaterina’s computer science academic CV

On the economic optimality of marine reserves when fishing damages habitat Holly Moeller , 2010 – Ecology & Marine Biology – UC Santa Barbara Assistant Professor –  direct link to Holly’s marine biology academic CV

Sensitivity Studies for the Time-Dependent CP Violation Measurement in B 0 → K S K S K S at the Belle II-Experiment Paul Jager , 2016 – Medical Imaging – DKFZ Head of ML Research Group –  direct link to Paul’s machine learning academic CV

PhD thesis title examples

Spatio-temporal analysis of three-dimensional real-time ultrasound for quantification of ventricular function Esla Angelini  – Medicine – Imperial Senior Data Scientist –  direct link to Elsa’s medicine academic CV

The role and maintenance of diversity in a multi-partner mutualism: Trees and Ectomycorrhizal Fungi Holly Moeller , 2015 – Ecology & Marine Biology – UC Santa Barbara Assistant Professor –  direct link to Holly’s marine biology academic CV

Bayesian Gaussian processes for sequential prediction, optimisation and quadrature Michael Osborne , 2010 – Machine Learning – Oxford Full Professor –  direct link to Michael’s machine learning academic CV

Global analysis and synthesis of oscillations: a dissipativity approach Guy-Bart Stan , 2005 – Bioengineering – Imperial Professor –  direct link to Guy-Bart’s bioengineering academic CV

Coarse-grained modelling of DNA and DNA self-assembly Thomas Ouldridge , 2011– Bioengineering – Imperial College London Senior Lecturer / Associate Prof –  direct link to Thomas’ bioengineering academic CV

4D tomographic image reconstruction and parametric maps estimation: a model-based strategy for algorithm design using Bayesian inference in Probabilistic Graphical Models (PGM) Michele Scipioni , 2018– Biomedical Engineer – Harvard Postdoctoral Research Fellow –  direct link to Michele’s biomedical engineer academic CV

Error Detection in Content Word Combinations Ekaterina Kochmar , 2016 – Computer Science – University of Bath Lecturer Assistant Prof –  direct link to Ekaterina’s computer science academic CV

Genetic, Clinical and Population Priors for Brain Images Adrian Vasile Dalca , 2016 – Machine Learning for healthcare – Harvard Assistant Professor & MIT Research Scientist –  direct link to Adrian’s machine learning academic CV

Challenges and Opportunities of End-to-End Learning in Medical Image Classification Paul Jager , 2020 – Medical Imaging – DKFZ Head of ML Research Group –  direct link to Paul’s machine learning academic CV

K 2 NiF 4  materials as cathodes for intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cells Ainara Aguadero , 2006 – Materials Science – Imperial Reader –  direct link to Ainara’s materials science academic CV

Applications of surface plasmons – microscopy and spatial light modulation Eric Yeatman , 1989 – Electronics – Imperial Professor and Head of Department –  direct link to Eric’s electronics academic CV

Geometric Algorithms for Objects in Motion Sorelle Friedler , 2010 – Computer science – Haverford College Associate Professor –  direct link to Sorelle’s computer science academic CV .

Geometrical models, constraints design, information extraction for pathological and healthy medical image Esla Angelini  – Medicine – Imperial Senior Data Scientist –  direct link to Elsa’s medicine academic CV

Why I regret my own choice of PhD thesis title

I should say from the outset that I assembled my thesis in quite a short space of time compared to most people. So I didn’t really spend particularly long on any one section, including the title.

However, my main supervisor even spelled out for me that once the title was submitted to the university it would be permanent. In other words: think wisely about your title.

What I started with

Initially I drafted the title as something like: Three dimensional correlative imaging for cartilage regeneration . Which I thought was nice, catchy and descriptive.

I decided to go for “correlative imaging” because, not only did it describe the experiments well, but it also sounded kind of technical and fitting of a potential pivot into AI. I’m pleased with that bit of the title.

What I ended up with

Before submitting the title to the university (required ahead of the viva), I asked my supervisors for their thoughts.

One of my well intentioned supervisors suggested that, given that my project didn’t involve verifying regenerative quality, I probably shouldn’t state cartilage regeneration . Instead, they suggested, I should state what I was experimenting on (the materials) rather than the overall goal of the research (aid cartilage regeneration efforts).

With this advice I dialled back my choice of wording and the thesis title I went with was:

Three dimensional correlative imaging for measurement of strain in cartilage and cartilage replacement materials

Reading it back now I’m reminder about how less I like it than my initial idea!

I put up basically no resistance to the supervisor’s choice, even though the title sounds so much more boring in my opinion. I just didn’t think much of it at the time. Furthermore, most of my PhD was actually in a technique which is four dimensional (looking at a series of 3D scans over time, hence 4D) which would have sounded way more sciency and fitting of a PhD.

What I wish I’d gone with

If I had the choice again, I’d have gone with:

Four-dimensional correlative imaging for cartilage regeneration

Which, would you believe it, is exactly what it states on my CV…

Does the thesis title really matter?

In all honesty, your choice of thesis title isn’t that important. If you come to regret it, as I do, it’s not the end of the world. There are much more important things in life to worry about.

If you decide at a later stage that you don’t like it you can always describe it in a way that you prefer. For instance, in my CV I describe my PhD as I’d have liked the title to be. I make no claim that it’s actually the title so consider it a bit of creative license.

Given that as your career progresses you may not even refer back to your thesis much, it’s really not worth stressing over. However, if you’re yet to finalise your thesis title I do still think it is worth a bit of thought and hopefully this article has provided some insights into how to choose a good thesis title.

My advice for developing a thesis title

• Draft the title early. Drafting it early can help give clarity for the overall message of your research. For instance, while you’re assembling the rest of your thesis you can check that the title encompasses the research chapters you’re included, and likewise that the research experiments you’re including fall within what the title describes. Drafting it early also gives more time you to think it over. As with everything: having a first draft is really important to iterate on.
• Look at some example titles . Such as those featured above!
• If you’re not sure about your title, ask a few other people what they think . But remember that you have the final say!

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• 1 Definition: Thesis Title
• 3 Thesis Title: Main Components
• 4 Examples of Thesis Titles
• 5 Tips for your Title
• 6 In a Nutshell

Definition: Thesis Title

A thesis title is a statement that frames the argument you are presenting in an academic paper. It is a short phrase that tells the audience what the content is about. Readers should be able to get a glimpse of the study from the thesis title. It is why you have to invest time in coming up with an excellent one. Think of the title as the packaging to your thesis.

It has to be pretty enough to attract the right audience. The thesis title should comply with certain requirements. Different disciplines have varying formats for academic writing . MLA, APA and PPA are three of the common styles. These formats determine elements like capitalisation, abbreviations and quotations.

The title of a thesis is the first real contact that readers will have with a piece of academic writing , and therefore, it has to be compelling enough. A thesis title sets the pace for the content. It can entice the audience to proceed with the rest of the material or pass it over. This article explores some elementals of a good thesis title.

What is the best title for a thesis?

An exceptional title for a thesis must accomplish several things. It has to reflect the content in the paper. Readers should know at first glance, what your thesis topic is. For this reason, a thesis title should be concise, precise and relevant. The best titles are brief. Too many words can discourage some readers. In the same breath, it shouldn’t be too short. Thesis titles thrive on specificity, and that requires using more than four words.

Can a thesis title be a question?

Yes. You can structure the title of your academic paper as a question. Questions are catchy and go a long way in capturing attention. They incite curiosity and get the reader to want to know more. For a question to work as a thesis title, it must reflect the tone of the paper and predict the content. It should also be closely linked with your thesis statement . Readers should not left wondering what the piece is about after they’ve read the title.

How long can a thesis title be?

The length of a thesis title is not definite because it’s an element that depends on many factors. A thesis advisor might have a specific range for students. For example, a professor might ask a paper to have 15 to 25 words in the title. 10 to 15 is a great number to work with for a thesis title. Never have a title that is less than 5 words.

Tip: If you’re having trouble getting the words from your brain onto the paper, you may be struggling with writer’s block . Head over to our blog post to read about how you can escape from the clutches of writer’s block.

What is a research title?

The research title shows the main idea of your study. The reader should have an idea of the thesis formatting after reading the thesis title. If the title states ‘case study’ for example, then the reader will expect an abstract. It is possible that you are using the fewest possible words needed to describe the purpose of your research paper. It is important that the research title predicts content, reflects tone, includes important keywords and is interesting.

What are important steps for creating a thesis title?

During the beginning of the writing phase, you should have a ‘working title’. This doesn’t have to be the final title and it will probably be altered as you develop your thesis statement , but the working title can help to keep you on the right track. You can also include a subtitle to explain additional content.

Thesis Title: Main Components

Thesis titles are as distinct as the research they describe. However, several fundamental factors exist in every thesis title. Whether its social sciences, economics or political science, these elements always apply. They are the drivers that help writers create titles that are worth reading.

Area of Interest

The objectives of the study are a huge part of a thesis title. What you are looking to accomplish with your research sets the tone for everything that happens. A good title should be a reflection of that. The area of interest provides the broad scope of the paper, but you also have to factor in the specifics. For example, a study on the effects of social media marketing on the buying process offers a wide range to work with. However, your study might be on specific networks such as Twitter and Instagram. The title should, therefore, mention the exact social media sites. Use the area of interest as a rough guide to what the thesis title should be about.

Internal Consistency

An effective title should not just be precise and attractive; it must remain consistent internally. Any decent title should reflect the study as accurately as possible. When readers see the thesis title, they have a clue of what the paper contains. If the thesis title says ‘a case study approach,’ the readers will expect to have an abstract, introduction , methodology, and so on. A lack of consistency can generate a disconnect that will push the audience away. Be cautious about the language and style of writing to avoid losing or misleading the reader along the way.

Never submit a thesis without checking that the title adheres to the required formatting standards. Not every academic paper needs formatting. Styles vary depending on disciplines and institutions. The formatting requirements matter because they determine how to write quotations and citations. A writing style also dictates the organisation of the piece. Writers might have specific instructions about the tone of the thesis. Consider all these elements carefully when crafting a thesis title. Don’t forget about the rules of capitalisation of a title.

Examples of Thesis Titles

Here are two examples of thesis titles:

‘Estimation of the Effects of Climate Change: The Case of the Deforestation of the Amazon’

As you read earlier above one of the main components of a thesis title is the area of interest . The first part of the thesis title ‘Estimation of the Effects of Climate Chance’ isn´t enough because the range is to wide.

Therefore it is important to add the second part of the thesis title ‘The Case of the Deforestation of the Amazon’. This gives the reader the exact information what your academic paper is about.

Here are a few other examples of thesis titles:

‘How Mobile Money is Banking the Unbankable in Third World Economies’

‘The Correlation Between Social Inequalities and Poor Voting Habits’

‘How the Mobile Phone Disrupts Sleep Patterns’

‘Jumping on the Cryptocurrency Bandwagon: A Study in the Evolution of Digital Currency’

In this example you can see that there is internal consistency because it shows the reader what the paper comprises.

The formatting of the thesis title depends on institutions. So there are more possibilities of how your layout could look like. Furthermore the thesis title in this example is still brief enough which is very important. The length of 10 to 15 words is a good number of words.

Tips for your Title

A missed punctuation mark, too many words or too much jargon are some aspects that can easily ruin a thesis title and consequently, the entire paper. You can avoid common mistakes like these by focusing on these simple tenets:

• Purpose of the study
• Scope of the study
• Techniques used for the study
• Tone of the study

Before crafting the final title for your academic paper, have a working thesis title. A working title is a loose topic that you need to help direct your study. It’s easy to lose track of your research when you don’t have a concrete anchor.

Bear in mind that the final thesis title comes after the completion of the research. You should know how much ground the content covers to develop a proper thesis title.

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In a Nutshell

What to take away about writing a captivating thesis title:

• Be clear about the subject of the research and its scope while ensuring that the title reflects the study accurately.
• The thesis title should be concise, engaging, descriptive and explanatory without being informal or cute.
• Avoid too much jargon, abbreviations, initials, acronyms and redundant words unless the requirements specify it.
• Capitalise all the necessary words, including all nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs, and adverbs.

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7 Tips for Writing a Ph.D. Thesis while Parenting a Newborn

Having a baby is one of the best things that can happen to a person. However, it can also become an obstacle on the way to personal or professional development. An obstacle, sure, but not an insurmountable one because there are ways to instill personal growth into parenting. Writing a Ph.D. thesis is a time-consuming and challenging task even for those among us who have nobody else to take care of except themselves.

For those who are looking forward to a doctor’s degree and have a newborn in their arms, we have this list of seven tips that should facilitate the Ph.D. thesis writing process.

Organize work with your partner

Changing diapers takes little time and we can do it mechanically after a while. On the other hand, taking your baby for a stroll can take a while. Talk to your partner and if possible, negotiate that you take on the nappy time in exchange for baby strolls, bath times, or some other time-consuming obligations. It might not seem as much, but when you combine the free time you get, it’s enough to deal with much of your thesis work.

Utilize baby’s wakeup calls

In the first couple of months, babies wake up at night every couple of hours, which we can use to take notes or generate ideas. Our brain works better when we’re just awake, according to scientific research , so we should not avoid using this boosted sharpness. Use these frequent wakeup calls to generate fresh ideas or create short notes and reminders about things you should take care of in the morning.

Use audiobooks

Using audiobooks allows you to do your research while feeding your newborn, changing diapers, even when you’re putting your baby to sleep. Your hands will remain free while you do your research this way, and you will avoid making noise if you use headphones. Also, you don’t have to spend time going to the library if you simply download digitizes material.

Baby monitors

Use a baby monitor to watch over your baby while it plays or rests so you could work on your thesis in your study. Sometimes it’s not possible to stay focused on your work with a kid around you playing or getting distracted or woken up by the noise you make while writing your Ph.D. thesis. With a baby monitor, you’ll know if your baby needs you when it needs you.

Hire a professional

If taking care of a newborn and writing your thesis is too much for you to handle on your own, try getting some professional assistance. Contact a PhD dissertation writing service > that you trust and ask for help with your thesis. Many online writing services provide professional assistance that includes everything from proofreading and editing your content to writing the entire piece from the scratch.

Work and feed

Feeding your baby takes a significant portion of your day, so it’s useful to utilize that time for your thesis work. For those who can’t use a laptop while feeding the baby, mobile phones allow comfortable note-taking, research, or even proofreading. You can do simple tasks like formatting and editing your work while breastfeeding to save time.

Practice “Stay and support method”

Lucy Wolfe, a sleep coach, and book author proposes a parenting method that allows babies to fall asleep on their own. This method allows parents to put their babies to sleep when they’re already tired but not asleep. The parents would stay on the side and support the baby to fall asleep on its own until it does. It might take a few months, but when your baby learns to fall asleep on its own, you’ll have more time for your Ph.D. thesis.

Parenting a newborn is fun and exciting as much as it’s tiresome and exhausting. Many things we did before the baby came become more challenging when the baby arrives but that doesn’t mean we have to give up on those things. Careful planning and organizing your time help overcome even the most difficult obstacles. We hope these pieces of advice will help you reach your academic goals and remain a happy and fulfilled parent.

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Choosing the right topic for your dissertation is vital because it takes months to write it. And we are sure you don’t want to spend that much time on something boring or irrelevant. You can always use our dissertation idea generator to choose a good dissertation topic. But if you want to have full control over the process, you can follow the steps below.

1. Study the Guidelines

Thoroughly read your institution’s dissertation requirements. Pay attention to the required word count, deadlines, research sources, structure, fieldwork, etc. Studying these guidelines will help you understand the limitations of your choice of a research topic. Therefore, you won’t spend your time researching something unfeasible or falling beyond the scope of your institution’s available resources.

2. Determine Your Area of Interest

Choose the topic you are interested in to stay passionate and motivated while composing the dissertation. In addition, it is a good idea to find a topic that will benefit your future career . Such a choice will help you better understand your academic field and strengthen your future job prospects.

3. Do Initial Research

Next, you should study the research field. Invest some time in reviewing and understanding the past and current studies on your topic to find questions that have not been explored yet. This analysis will also provide a solid foundation for your upcoming investigation and can be included in your literature review .

4. Narrow Down Your Topic

A topic that is too broad lacks focus and is impossible to investigate thoroughly. That is why you need to narrow it down. Identify what particular aspect of your topic intrigues you the most. For example, it can be an individual study you’d like to challenge or specific conclusions you want to confirm.

5. Check Your Topic for FINER Criteria

Take a step back from your topic and examine it from an outsider’s point of view to ensure that you are not holding to a poor idea.

You can evaluate the chosen topic using FINER criteria:

6. Consult Your Advisor

Asking your professor for help will protect your dissertation from possible failure. Due to years of expertise, they can give you practical tips on topic selection. With their guidance, you can be confident that you choose the right subject for research and will not get stuck in the writing process.

Once you have chosen a topic for your dissertation, it is time to create a perfect title! In the following paragraphs, we will discuss how to construct your thesis title.

Be Descriptive and Explanatory

Your title should help the reader to understand your dissertation’s focus. That is why it is critical to make it as descriptive as possible. In general, your title should describe some of the following aspects of your study:

• research purpose;
• examined variables;
• research design ;
• methodology used;
• the studied population or context.

Use Precise Wording

Although the title of your dissertation should not be too short, it should be concise and focused. It means that your title should describe the nature of your research in as few words as possible. To do so, choose simple word orders and shorter word combinations. For example, instead of “stress in the workplace,” you should write “workplace stress.”

Make Your Title Internally Consistent

Last but not least, it is essential to ensure your dissertation title accurately reflects your research. Inconsistent or misleading titles confuse readers and make it difficult to understand your work. That is why you need to check that each component of your title describes your research and that your language is consistent and clear.

Proper Dissertation Title Format

Wondering how to format your title properly? Read the tips below to learn about it:

• Avoid abbreviations . Using abbreviations, acronyms, or initials in the title may cause misunderstanding among readers because the same abbreviations may mean different things to different people.
• Do not use a teasing style . Titles in teasing or cute style cannot appropriately reflect the core idea of the dissertation.
• Use title case . Capitalize the first word of the title and all major words, including nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs, and adverbs. Articles, coordinating conjunctions, and prepositions are lowercase unless they are the first word of the title. Yet, some universities require to write the dissertation title in all capital letters — you should check your institution’s guidelines.
• Do not include special characters . Avoid any special characters in the dissertation title. Instead, write out the terms and phrases that include such symbols.
• Check for spelling and grammar mistakes . Double-check your title for accuracy to avoid any serious spelling or grammar mistakes that can impact your professionalism and clarity.

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How to construct a thesis title.

To construct a compelling title for your dissertation, consider including some of the following components: your area of interest, the focus of your research, the methodology used, and the outcomes. Here’s an example: “Leadership Challenges in Nonprofit Partnerships: Lessons from a British Case Study.”

What makes a good thesis topic?

A good thesis topic should be specific and focused. You should be able to divide it into two or three important concepts and find a manageable number of sources on it. Besides, it should be relevant and match the scope and requirements of your assignment. It should also contribute to the previous studies in this field.

How long should a dissertation title be?

Keep your dissertation title short — from 10 to 15 words . The APA recommends writing titles of 12 words or fewer. Check your institution’s guidelines to know the required length of the dissertation title for sure.

Is a dissertation title italicized?

You should use italics in the title of your dissertation if you refer to the title of a published work or use foreign language words, gene names, or scientific names that are written in italics. If you are citing the title of someone’s dissertation on your APA or MLA reference list, the title should be typed in italics without quotation marks.

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Santa has nothing to do with this reindeer.

There's a new Netflix series atop the streamer's most-watched chart that you might have heard about from disturbed friends and family. In the two weeks since it premiered on the platform, "Baby Reindeer," a heavy series in which a bartender and wannabe comedian (Richard Gadd) is stalked by a middle-aged woman has become a sensation.

Darkly captivating all on its own, fans are even more engrossed when they learn the series is based on a true story of stalking and abuse suffered by Gadd, who is also the series' creator.

So why is the deeply disquieting series suddenly so popular? And how much of the story is really true? We answer all your questions about "Baby Reindeer."

What is 'Baby Reindeer' about?

In just seven short episodes, "Reindeer" is both horrifying and fascinating. It tells the story of Donny, a fictionalized version of Gadd, who serves Martha (Jessica Gunning) a free cup of tea, unknowingly starting a yearslong odyssey that begins with thousands of harassing emails and gets worse from there. As the series progresses, Martha becomes more unhinged and violent, turning her anger on Donny's friends, girlfriend and family.

Amid the harassment and trauma, Donny reflects on past abuses he suffered that he believes made him a "sticking plaster" for a predator like Martha. In a flashback episode, he tells the story of Darrien (Tom Goodman-Hill), a much older comedian and writer who groomed and abused Donny over the course of many months. Darrien promised to help Donny's career, then fed the younger man drugs and sexually assaulted him while Donny was unconscious.

Donny's experiences with Darrien left him traumatized and hollow, ruining his relationship with girlfriend Keeley (Shalom Brune-Franklin). He becomes sexually confused, threatening a new courtship with Teri (Nava Mau), a transgender woman Donny is secretly ashamed to date. Martha's stalking, of course, does not help his relationship with Teri, either.

Why is it called 'Baby Reindeer'?

"Baby Reindeer" is one of the many nicknames Martha gives Donny, the object of her obsession.

Is 'Baby Reindeer' a true story?

Yes. "Reindeer" is Gadd's memoir writ large. The series incorporates two stage shows by the comedian, each about a trauma he suffered. The original "Reindeer" began as a one-man show about Gadd's stalker at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2019 and later became an Olivier-winning play on London's West End. Before that, Gadd starred in his 2016 play "Monkey See, Monkey Do," another one-man show about the sexual violence and abuse he experienced, which he performed running on a treadmill pursued by a gorilla .

Although both Martha and Darrien are heavily fictionalized, fans have been investigating online to try to uncover their real identities, going so far as to accuse figures in British comedy of being Darrien. Gadd has condemned this type of amateur sleuthing. “People I love, have worked with, and admire ... are unfairly getting caught up in speculation,” he wrote in an Instagram Story on April 22. “Please don’t speculate on who any of the real life people could be. That’s not the point of our show.”

Is 'Baby Reindeer' any good?

"Reindeer" is "good" in the sense that it is impeccably crafted. Gadd wrote his story with substantial nuance. Martha is no cackling Disney villain, and Donny is no innocent lamb. The characters are real and raw rather than likable and perfect. The acting is top-notch, particularly from Gunning, who disappears into Martha's creepy skin. The stalker isn't romanticized or sexed up, but instead portrayed as mentally ill and deeply pitiful.

"Reindeer" is also emotional and vulnerable, the real story of some of the most horrific traumas anyone can experience. It is unsettling and terrifying; and nearly impossible to look away from. Though well made, it is not for everyone. The flashback episode is likely to prove triggering for the intensely graphic depictions of Darrien's assaults on Donny. It is the kind of onscreen violence that sits with you long after the credits have rolled.

Gadd says he wanted to capture the complexity of his own story, without creating a "victim narrative." In an interview with Netflix's fan website Tudum he said, “I think art is quite interesting when you don’t know who you are on the side of. I wanted it to be layered, and I wanted it to capture the human experience. The human experience is that people are good, but they have bits of bad and they make mistakes.”

The comedian has certainly captured his own very human experience. And you probably won't feel the same after you see it.

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Baby thesis introduction is the most important section of a thesis as it is the opening section of any baby thesis and it eventually decides if the reader will continue to read that thesis or not. If the opening of a research article is appealing, the reader will continue to read it until the end but if the introductory section is not pleasing, the reader will choose to leave it and switch to some other article. Introduction of a baby thesis should be quite engaging so that reader is compelled not to leave the research and it should grab the reader until the very end.

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To highlight the importance of a baby thesis introduction, Baby thesis introduction sample is given to provide guidance to the new researchers so that it may be helpful in writing an interesting and appealing introduction of their baby thesis.

For a research article with the topic of “Child Development, Parenting, and Culture” the opening section of the introduction may be: “Parenting style has a strong impact on the development of a child (Bornstein, 2003). It is also proved by different researchers that parenting style and different techniques of parenting usually forecast and predict the educational, intellectual, and emotional variations in the children (Steinberg, Elmen, & Mounts, 1989). The way in which parents bring up their children and their parenting behavior has a great impact on children’s future practices and patterns of their lives. However, some other researchers illustrate that influence of parenting style on children varies along with the variation of culture and status of the family (Frankel & Roar-Bornstein, 1982). The specific purpose of the current study is to scrutinize that impact of parenting style and culture on child development especially by focusing on first generation colonizer from African Diaspora. This study is specifically focused on the relation of parenting style and children development of Somalian immigrants.”

In the above paragraph, it can be noted that any of the stated statement is not too much general. Moreover, all the statements written in the opening paragraph are empirical as they are adopted from the researches of some other researchers and all the published researches are made through proper procedure of making an article, test and analysis so none of them is just an opinion of some writer but it can be explained with proper logic and reasons. Most significantly, every statement includes a citation so that its source can be accessed at any time in the future. Proper citation and referencing of a baby thesis tends to increase its credibility.

Moving forward in the introductory section of the opening paragraph, statements are generalized gradually to make a clear sense of your research topic and a better understanding of the research. Furthermore, another important thing to be noticed in the opening paragraph is the inclusion of two contrasting statements. So this is the point which makes it obvious that there is a room for more research. If already a solitary point of view has been discussed by all the previous researchers and all of them prove the same viewpoint about the relation of two variables, then it leaves no room for more research. A topic is only worthy of research in case different perspective and different opinions of researchers are present. So now the researcher has to find out which of the viewpoint is proved to be factual by this new research by using new sample and methodology.

It has been discussed already that opening or the introductory portion of the baby thesis has literally two main purposes:

To give a brief outline of the whole baby thesis that why it has been written, what is the purpose of the research and which points the reader will be able to understand by reading the whole baby thesis. So introduction section leaves a sudden and overall impression of the complete research, from problem statement to the end results. This is the crucial point from where the interest of a reader is created to read it thoroughly in order to investigate the methodology and whole research process and find out the results. This is the second purpose of the introduction portion as well to create the interest of the reader in reading the whole baby thesis.

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