Florida Institute of Technology
High Tech with a Human Touch
School of Psychology
Industrial and Organizational Psychology Program
Thesis Option
Timeline
May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | January | February | March | April
May
Week 1: Start thinking about a research area. Approach a potential advisor with the ideas.
Week 3: Review existing literature for data collection, methodology, and analysis ideas.
Week 4: Have a strong idea of topic. How can I add to existing literature?
June
Week 1: Literature Review.
Week 2: Visit not just the Florida Tech library but any other library available.
Week 3: Keep searching.
Week 4: Keep searching. See advisor for advice.
July
Week 1: Literature Review.
Week 2: Keep searching.
Week 3: Keep searching.
Week 4: Finish literature review as thoroughly as possible. Meet with advisor to discuss.
August
Week 1: Develop Research Question. Meet with advisor.
Week 2: Formulate a model of your key variables.
Week 3: Work on methodology and potential measurement instruments.
Week 4: Meet with advisor and continue working on project.
September
Week 1: Turn in first rough draft of proposal.
Week 2: Begin revising paper and revising methodology and instruments.
Week 3: Keep revising.
Week 4: Keep revising.
October
Week 1: Form thesis committee.Find potential subjects.
Week 2: Have an idea of plan B in case subject pool is unavailable to you.
November
Week 1: Send in IRB Form.
Week 2: Start polishing proposal.
Week 3: Finish polishing proposal and distribute a copy to other two committee members.
Week 4: Finish proposal and work on the proposal presentation. Keep in touch with other members.
December
Week 1:Defend proposal preferably before the break.
January
Week 1: Begin collecting data.
Week 3: Begin entering data. Clean data.
Week 4: Finish cleaning data.
February
Week 1: Analyze data.
Week 2: Analyze data.
Week 3: Analyze data.
Week 4: Analyze data.
March
Week 1: Write results/discussion.
Week 2: Write results/ discussion.Think about future research.
Week 3: Polish results/discussion and distribute to other members.
Week 4: Work on presentation.
April
Week 1: Defend Thesis. Preferably before break.