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Silvio Gerlach

Silvio Gerlach

Silvio "saved" thousands of students and PhD candidates as a thesis coach and dissertation coach. Author of "Write your Thesis in 31 days" and "Write your PhD in 200 days".

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What are the requirements for my PhD topic?
PhD

What are the requirements for my PhD topic?

The topic of your dissertation must be worthy of researching. But how can you know, that it is? These requirements help.

  • Silvio Gerlach
    Silvio Gerlach
3 min read
5 techniques to have more fun while writing a bachelor or master thesis
Bachelor Thesis

5 techniques to have more fun while writing a bachelor or master thesis

Success can be measured in written pages. These pages may then be deemed acceptable according to your supervisor. Success is mostly a question of technique and of a skillful approach.

  • Silvio Gerlach
    Silvio Gerlach
3 min read
What are the chapters in the outline for the bachelor and master thesis?
Bachelor Thesis

What are the chapters in the outline for the bachelor and master thesis?

The author of this bachelor’s thesis must have done quite a few things right... That she receives an A grade is clear. But how did she do it? Well, she's got "just" a great outline... Her thesis was a real story, with a storyline and a finale. No wonder the supervisor couldn't put it down...

  • Silvio Gerlach
    Silvio Gerlach
5 min read
11 Support programs for academic writing
Master Thesis

11 Support programs for academic writing

These 11 programs will help you write scientific papers such as term papers or a bachelor's or master's thesis faster and better. They are not suggestions but necessities.

  • Silvio Gerlach
    Silvio Gerlach
4 min read
You should ignore these 7 “tips” from friends for your bachelor or master thesis
Bachelor Thesis

You should ignore these 7 “tips” from friends for your bachelor or master thesis

Friends and family can help you with the thesis, there’s no question about that! But there are tips and advice that you should ignore, so you don't get into trouble.

  • Silvio Gerlach
    Silvio Gerlach
3 min read
How do I write an article-based dissertation? - Do it like Albert Einstein
PhD

How do I write an article-based dissertation? - Do it like Albert Einstein

A cumulative dissertation is a doctoral degree awarded after the publication of one or more papers in academic journals. Follow this process.

  • Silvio Gerlach
    Silvio Gerlach
3 min read
"Topic accepted!" - the perfect cover letter for the supervisor
Bachelor Thesis

"Topic accepted!" - the perfect cover letter for the supervisor

The supervisor reads the email carefully from start to finish. A student wanted to write her bachelor’s thesis with him, but he was busy with many thesis projects. Follow this procedure and your cover letter will convince to accept your thesis project anyway.

  • Silvio Gerlach
    Silvio Gerlach
4 min read
10 proven techniques for a second attempt at a bachelor or master's thesis
Bachelor Thesis

10 proven techniques for a second attempt at a bachelor or master's thesis

Of course, a second attempt at the Bachelor’s or Master’s Thesis makes you feel like crap and badly defeated, which one gladly does without. BUT: You got a second chance! You can now even achieve a good or very good grade. Like the first mishap never happened. Just do a better job this time.

  • Silvio Gerlach
    Silvio Gerlach
3 min read
How do I make an evolution analysis in my bachelor or master's thesis?
Bachelor Thesis

How do I make an evolution analysis in my bachelor or master's thesis?

An evolution analysis is the analysis and description of changes to or in an object (target object) over time. The process is also called development. Here you learn how to do it.

  • Silvio Gerlach
    Silvio Gerlach
5 min read
How do I make a data analysis for my bachelor, master or PhD thesis?
Bachelor Thesis

How do I make a data analysis for my bachelor, master or PhD thesis?

A data analysis is an evaluation of formal data to gain knowledge for the bachelor’s thesis, master’s thesis or dissertation. The aim is to identify patterns in the data. Here are survival tips.

  • Silvio Gerlach
    Silvio Gerlach
4 min read
Are the findings of your dissertation trivial? - 5 simple questions help
PhD

Are the findings of your dissertation trivial? - 5 simple questions help

You have finally gathered all the insights for your dissertation. But suddenly you have doubts: the findings are so trivial... These five questions help.

  • Silvio Gerlach
    Silvio Gerlach
2 min read
Keeping things in order makes thesis writing easier
Bachelor Thesis

Keeping things in order makes thesis writing easier

Keeping things in order during thesis writing is relative. People who keep things in order are only too lazy to search... Here are tips to avoid excuses.

  • Silvio Gerlach
    Silvio Gerlach
3 min read
How to use a storyline in the bachelor and master's thesis?
Bachelor Thesis

How to use a storyline in the bachelor and master's thesis?

A storyline makes the thesis text more compelling. The kind of storyline depends on the type of thesis you are writing.

  • Silvio Gerlach
    Silvio Gerlach
2 min read
Time management in the bachelor’s or master’s thesis - less stress, more fun
Bachelor Thesis

Time management in the bachelor’s or master’s thesis - less stress, more fun

When you’re working on the thesis, time sovereignty means: YOU decide when you want to tackle which task for the text and when you want to finish it. Here are tips to gain it.

  • Silvio Gerlach
    Silvio Gerlach
4 min read
How do I define the state of research for my dissertation?
PhD

How do I define the state of research for my dissertation?

The state of research is very important to a dissertation. You can only find the research gap if you already know what you want to know. Without this gap, you will not receive a doctorate. But how do I find out what we already know? With a proven scheme.

  • Silvio Gerlach
    Silvio Gerlach
3 min read
What is an analysis and how do I incorporate it into my thesis?
Bachelor Thesis

What is an analysis and how do I incorporate it into my thesis?

An analysis is the actual or mental decomposition of an object or system into its components (elements) in order to describe them precisely and in detail afterwards. Here are tips for planning an analysis.

  • Silvio Gerlach
    Silvio Gerlach
2 min read
Write your bachelor or master thesis or dissertation with the end in mind!
Bachelor Thesis

Write your bachelor or master thesis or dissertation with the end in mind!

Thinking with the end in mind has many advantages. Here they are for a dissertation or bachelor’s or master’s thesis.

  • Silvio Gerlach
    Silvio Gerlach
3 min read
Intermediate wins are the perfect motivators for a bachelor, master or PhD Thesis
Bachelor Thesis

Intermediate wins are the perfect motivators for a bachelor, master or PhD Thesis

Quick wins are quick successes in the sense of visible results in the bachelor’’s thesis, master’s thesis or dissertation. They are very distinct and can be found in different places.

  • Silvio Gerlach
    Silvio Gerlach
2 min read
The 10 crises of the PhD thesis - and how to overcome them
PhD

The 10 crises of the PhD thesis - and how to overcome them

Is your doctoral thesis in jeopardy? Do you want to give it all up? These tips will help you to overcome this crisis fast!

  • Silvio Gerlach
    Silvio Gerlach
3 min read
NO more extensions for the bachelor thesis or master thesis - 12 tips
Bachelor Thesis

NO more extensions for the bachelor thesis or master thesis - 12 tips

"I don't need an extension!" It will amaze your supervisor, delight your parents and make your bank account happy!

  • Silvio Gerlach
    Silvio Gerlach
6 min read
How do I write a good bachelor thesis quickly?
Bachelor Thesis

How do I write a good bachelor thesis quickly?

The official variant of the bachelor’s thesis: It is an examination in the form of a text on a specific topic. You are to collect and evaluate previous knowledge on the topic then gain new insight using so-called scientific techniques and methods.

  • Silvio Gerlach
    Silvio Gerlach
5 min read
How do I write a literature review for the bachelor's or master's thesis?
Bachelor Thesis

How do I write a literature review for the bachelor's or master's thesis?

A literature review is an academic research within the framework of a bachelor’s or master’s thesis in which certain information and data from scientific studies are independently collected to answer a specific question.

  • Silvio Gerlach
    Silvio Gerlach
3 min read
How do I write an empirical bachelor's or master's thesis?
Bachelor Thesis

How do I write an empirical bachelor's or master's thesis?

An empirical thesis is an academic research in which certain information and data from reality (experience = empiricism) are independently collected to answer a certain question.

  • Silvio Gerlach
    Silvio Gerlach
3 min read
How do I write a proposal for the PhD? - 5 questions help
PhD

How do I write a proposal for the PhD? - 5 questions help

The proposal for the dissertation is your construction plan. This plan might save you months or even years of research and increase your chance of completing the project. A PhD can be completed in 200 (work) days, in ten milestones with 60 sprints.

  • Silvio Gerlach
    Silvio Gerlach
5 min read
4 reasons why supervisors do not formulate topics for you
Bachelor Thesis

4 reasons why supervisors do not formulate topics for you

Supervisors rarely assign topics because they consider finding a topic to be part of the exercise and they believe individuals are responsible for choosing their own topics. In addition, supervisors do not choose students enough to choose a topic and they do not want to be babysitters.

  • Silvio Gerlach
    Silvio Gerlach
2 min read
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