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Originally Posted by clara06
Maybe a memo is not the right word, I'm sorry for that. I have to do some research work about the subject I want actually and then Ihave to write a one hundread pages paper.. I am studying English language, literature and civilizations. I chose this subject, as an American civilization subject, because it interests me. As you said, it doesn't exist in France. I could travel to the US to interview members of fraternities or sororities but I don't have the money for that, that is why I chose to do it on the Internet.
I will not be graded on the questions I will not be graded on the question I will ask you, it is my own initiative to have the point of view of people who actually are in a fraternity or sorority. I am reading books and articles in order to have the other point of view. I cannot already tell if I will use what you will say but it could be helpful.
Even if my teachers have a restricted knowledge about fraternities ans sororities (which is true), I will be graded on my research work, what I wrote and how I present it the day of the exam.
I hope I am clear enough...
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Therefore, your masters thesis is a combination of surveys and literature reviews, correct?
That makes sense except you say you will not be "graded" (is your masters thesis graded in that sense?) on the questions. However, your advisor/committee should work on interview questions and survey design with you (if you have not already taken a course in survey design). Someone has to review the questions for your survey and these questions are a key component of your masters thesis.
My response is also based on the fact that I don't advocate students using message boards unless the advisors approve their use (unfortunately, that sometimes happens).