On to the last chapter, chapter 8, with the final pre-submit edit. Chapter 7 was a bit of a worry in terms of structure, but I realised the biggest problem was that I had not explained why the examples I provided of the shifting composition of automotive technologies were important in the rise of the […]
Category Archives: completion
after everything is said and done
So mostly finished the third chapter, five to go. There shall be a minor, unofficial celebration at the Clare Hotel, over the road from UTS, on Friday 30 November. All friends are welcome!! I have designed and ordered a new t-shirt to mark the occassion of submitting the dissertation. I got the idea after marking […]
keep going
So I keep going. About half way through chapter 3 with the final edit. I am writing this while I wait for my dinner to cook. I went back to the gym about 3 wees ago, and this week I upped the intensity level a little. I love the gym, it was stupid of me […]
diss final edit progress
Rougly one quarter of the way through my supervisors’ comments and other changes. 300 pages to go. It is taking me about 3 hours every 50 pages so far, but I am doing the earlier chapters that have been in this form (roughly) for about a year. Some of the later chapters will take longer. […]
Pruning the rose bush
Met with my supervisors today. Got the news I wanted to hear. They think my dissertation should pass. I need to do a final edit and fix up a few bits and pieces, including the structure of one of the chapters, but overall the message was positive. As with most writers with a writing task, […]