Sweet... My thesis advisor finally signed my revised thesis proposal earlier today. This means that I can now officially start working on my thesis. However, the revised thesis is bittersweet. I am thrilled to be working on a thesis that applies System Thinking and Chaos Theory to a management and policy context - a topic befitting for an MIT thesis. On the other hand, the work required to complete this thesis is daunting. There will be substantial literature review, research, analyses, and syntheses in the process.

I have already started reviewing relevant literature for the thesis project. What I really need to do now is to start writing summaries for all the books, articles, and journals that I have read. I think writing abstracts of reviewed literature is a key part of the thesis research process. It will help me tremedously when I start writing my thesis later this Fall. To facilitate the literature abstract writing process, I have ordered the academic version of Endnote earlier today. Unfortunately, the software is backordered for another 2 weeks.

My friend, Yoav, introduced me to the concept of using a wiki to facilitate thesis research and writing. A wiki will enable me to add notes or ideas for my thesis. Even better, a wiki can help solicit valuable feedback from other people who may offer further insights or different viewpoints to my thesis. Alright, I will create a wiki tomorrow.

6/22/2006 3:26:14 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)

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