Jennifer,

As a former secondary and college science and maths educator, let me tell me
that you should find a topic that YOU care about, not what you think other
people want to read. It is by doing this that you will find real success
with your thesis. If you're at this point in your education, you should
already have some idea of what topics "turn you on." Follow those.

Best wishes,

Lee Appleyard
Director, Lehigh and Sagamore
"Bridging the rough waters of business"
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jennifer Doyle" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2000 1:24 AM
Subject: Re: Thesis Topic


> Thank you for the comment!  Yes, I do my own research and go to the
library.
>   I do want to come up with my own thesis topic.  I was just trying to get
a
> sense of what issues people cared about.
> Jennifer Doyle
>
>
>
> >From: Cate Cooney <[log in to unmask]>
> >Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: Re: Thesis Topic
> >Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2000 16:42:24 -0500
> >
> >Jennifer, and the rest of the list to boot,
> >
> >Here is my advice: read a lot, talk to your advisor and ask a reference
> >librarian for assistance.  Do not ever expect anyone to come up with a
> >topic for you. As a grad student you should be able to do that by now.
> >
> >I probably sound snotty as all get-out, but these messages asking for
> >jobs and thesis topics are really surprising to me.  Don't people do
> >their own research anymore?  Do students use libraries?  Couldn't they
> >at least come up with a topic and ask for assistance with sources,
> >or how to narrow it a bit?  Maybe Miss Doyle just worded her question
> >poorly, and sent it without reading it over...  if so, I apologize!
> >
> >I don't want to stir up another argument along the lines of the
> >Harmony/CIMI slanging match, but does this bother anyone else?  Am I
> >grumpy and ungenerous?  As a librarian, I feel an obligation to share
> >information and to educate, but I have never felt obligated to do
> >another person's work for her.
> >
> >Cate Cooney
> >Digital Projects Librarian
> >(let's talk about smooshed pennies again, that was fun!)
> >
> >Jennifer Doyle wrote:
> > >
> > > Dear List,
> > >
> > > I am a graduate student in Arts Administration.  I am looking for a
> >thesis
> > > topic.  Politics and the arts is what I am most interested in, but I
> >don't
> > > know exactly what I would like to focus on.  I am working in
development
> >and
> > > it would be best if I focused in that area.
> > >
> > > Does anyone have any helpful suggestions?
> > >
> > > Thank you in advance.
> > >
> > > Jennifer Doyle
> > >
> > >
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