Honours thesis in psychology/Timeline

Timeline

The Gantt chart provides some indicative time ranges for the major thesis tasks. The following list provides a more detailed schedule. However, these are generic guidelines which should be negotiated between student and supervisor according to project-specific requirements and presented as part of the research proposal.

Table. Gantt chart showing indicative timeline for the major tasks involved in a one-year (35-week) Honours thesis

Tasks	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct
Topic development
Thesis proposal
Ethics application
Literature review
Data collection
Method
Introduction
Results
Discussion
Abstracts etc.
Proofread
Submit

Semester 1

Week 0

1. Supervisor allocation

Week 1 (Week 1/35)

1. Initial meeting with supervisor
2. Topic brainstorm

Week 2-3 (Week 2-3/35)

1. Topic refinement

Week 4 (Week 4/35)

1. Submit Proposal draft 1

Week 5 (Week 5/35)

1. Submit Proposal draft 2

Week 6-7 (Week 6-7/35)

1. Present Proposal for peer review
2. Review proposal feedback with supervisor

Week 8 (Week 8/35)

1. Submit human research ethics application draft 1

Week 9 (Week 9/35)

1. Submit human research ethics application draft 2

Week 10 (Week 10/35)

1. Submit human research ethics application final

Week 11 (Week 11/35)

1. Submit Literature Review plan
2. Prepare for data collection

Week 12-13 (Week 12-13/35)

1. Begin data collection
2. Develop Literature Review draft 1

Semester 1 Break

Week 1-3 (Week 14-17/35)

1. Develop Literature Review draft 1

Winter Term

Week 1 (Week 18/35)

1. Submit Literature Review draft 1

Week 2 (Week 19/35)

1. Submit Method draft 1

Week 3-4 (Week 20-21/35)

1. Develop Literature Review draft 2

Week 5 (Week 22/35)

1. Submit 2nd draft Literature Review

Week 6-7 (Week 23-24/35)

1. Develop syntax for data analysis
2. Submit Results plan
3. Finalise data collection
4. Data screening

Winter Term Break

Week 1 (Week 25/35)

1. Develop Results draft 1

Week 2 (Week 26/35)

1. Submit Results draft 1

Semester 2

Week 1 (Week 27/35)

1. Develop Introduction draft 1

Week 2 (Week 28/35)

1. Submit Introduction draft 1

Week 3 (Week 29/35)

1. Develop Introduction, Method, and Results draft 2

Week 5 (Week 30/35)

1. Submit Introduction, Method, and Results draft 2
2. Supervisor to nominate external examiner

Week 6-8 (Week 31-33/35)

1. Draft Discussion

Week 9 (Week 34/35)

1. Proofreading

Week 10 (Week 35/35)

1. Finalise human research ethics end-of-project requirements (e.g., electronic data storage)
2. Compile penultimate draft
3. Submit

Week 16 (Week 41)

1. Discuss examiner feedback
2. Make plan for submission for publication

Following 3-6 months

1. Preparation manuscript for publication
2. Submit for publication