Professional Documents
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Dr. Corum
chapters
A thesis should be about 5-6 chapters with the first chapter being the introduction, the next 3 chapters the examination of evidence and arguments and the final chapter being the authors conclusion. In fact, the conclusion ought to flow from the evidence and argumentation of the previous three chapters.
More on Introduction
The main points in introducing an essay or paper are the same as the main points of a thesis introduction: Tell the reader what you are going to write about, Tell the reader how you will approach the subject, i.e.what questions are you going to ask, what framework you will use etc. . Then you will point out the expected result of your papercome to some lessons about leadership, decision making effectiveness etc. As with a thesis introdo NOT tell the reader up front what the conclusions are.
Simple
The conclusion should be about 1 page. Keep it direct and simple. For example, there are three major lessons to be learned about organizational decision making from studying the air war over Kosovo in 1999. Then discuss each in turn.
Other tips
One trick I have leaned in making the transition to different themes in a paper is to use subheadings. I assure you, the reader finds it helpful. A final tip. From now ontry NOT to write a paper solely for the course director. Think of a broader audience (USAF field grade officers or airlifters or whatever) and explain the subject in a manner that someone who had not taken the course can understand. Its good practice to learn to write for a broad audience. Learn to do that well and you might get a few things published.