A thesis topic must spring from your own energies and interests. The first step toward defining a thesis topic, then, is to determine your primary areas of interest. The role of self-examination in this process is critical. Finding a thesis topic within an area of interest is more difficult. A topic is best formulated as a question. But the questions cannot be too broad, for a topic must have focus. Nor can it be too narrow since the goal of a good thesis is to express thoughts of general importance through detailed analysis of a specific case or cases.

This article describes some easy steps that should be taken in order to narrow down the search for a topic for your thesis.

Before writing a thesis /dissertation you will have to trash over a great number of materials for your research. You should start your work with the Thinking stage during which you take your time to debate different ideas for your future research project in your mind. Your second step is writing down all the ideas even if they seem to be absurd and unworthy at first. When you look at them later, you may change your mind. Naturally, what you have to do next is to select those ideas that you??™d like to develop in your work.