Jenny's Outlines

This page contains the evolution of my thesis outline. See attachments below to download outlines:

VERSION 1 was my kitchen sink version. Off base in many ways because I didn't meet with Hilary before I wrote this. I had ideas in there that were once considered, but were now obsolete. For humor's sake, I have uploaded a copy.

After a short meeting with Hilary, VERSION 2 was better...minus citations and metacognitive theory... Need to work on goals, objectives, and hypotheses...tighten them up and make them align.

Met with Hilary and Kate separately and also got comments from Anne. Reading up on metacognition. I'm thinking that maybe I should revise from the beginning. What I have now is more a thought piece (no citations) than a thesis outline. It was written casually because I was so nervous putting anything "official" down on paper. I wasn't sure I had anything worthwhile to say yet. I was very glad when Hilary liked parts of Version 1 even though it was in very rough form. If I revise from the beginning, I will take a day or two longer beyond my anticipated finish date to complete this next version. Maybe the Monday or Tuesday after surgery I will be ready.

Today is 4/22/08. I had surgery on the 17th. I spent more time reading metacognition than anticipated. I kept reading better and better articles. By "better" I mean relevant to my thesis. Finally, I just drew a line in the sand last night and put my articles down. I am now preparing to write. I set a new deadline for thesis outline submission for May 5, but I'm afraid I may even miss that. I may need more time to prep for writing. Now that I've read about metacognition, I realize how absolutely essential it is to organize my thoughts in a systematic way, and not just carry it all in my head. VERSION 3 is in the works.