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Thesis planner template.

A thesis is too big to plan as one task. This board splits it into chapters and the steps each one goes through, with a column for drafts sitting with your supervisor, so you can see what's waiting on you and what's waiting on them.

Free on Workel's free plan. For final-year and graduate students writing a thesis or dissertation.

The board. 4 columns, 7 tasks to start with.

Due dates count from the day you add the template, so the first week's work is already on your calendar.

Reading2
  • Agree the research question with your supervisor

    In 7 daysHigh priority

  • Literature review: collect the 20 key sources

    In 3 weeksMedium priority

Writing3
  • Methods chapter: first draft

    In 5 weeksMedium priority

  • Literature review chapter: first draft

    In 6 weeksMedium priority

  • Results chapter: first draft

    In 11 weeksMedium priority

With supervisor1
  • Book monthly supervisor meetings

    In 5 daysLow priority

Done1
  • Proposal approved

What else is inside. Docs and a chat, next to the board.

Doc

Thesis outline

Research question

One sentence. If you can't write it in one sentence yet, that's the first task.

Chapters

  • Introduction
  • Literature review
  • Methods
  • Results
  • Discussion
  • Conclusion

Key dates

  • Full draft to supervisor
  • Final submission

Doc

Supervisor meeting notes

Meeting

Date, what you brought, what they said.

Next steps

  • Add each next step to the board with a date