Journalism



Thesis as The Final Task for University Student

Thesis is a dissertation advancing an original point of view as a result of research, especially as a requirement for an academic degree. Every university student should make a thesis. Before they make the thesis, they must pass all the courses.
 The State Islamis Institute of Surakarta (IAIN) will held the graduation (XXX) on April 11, 2015. In this recent months, a lot of the university students from the last semester in The State Islamic Institute of Surakarta (IAIN) go to the library. They utilize their free time in the library to look for the references because they have the duty to write the thesis.
Adjit Panji Surya, one of the university students from English Letters the 9th semester, has registered his thesis since he was in the 8th semester. He said, “ I have the target before 2014 is end, I must finish my thesis”. So, he utilizes his free time to read and look for the references that are related to his thesis in the library in order he can graduate in the next year.
The laziness is one of the problems that experienced by the university students in doing the thesis. Many of the university students who are writing the thesis considers that thesis is a difficult task. Making the thesis also takes a great deal of time and effort. It causes some of them do not have the motivation and delay the preparation of the thesis.
 Adjit said, “Sometimes I feel spirit and sometimes I feel so lazy, but when I remembered that I have deadline to finish my thesis I feel more spirit”. “I force myself to fight the laziness so I can finish my thesis as soon as possible,” he continued. The help and the support from the lecturer, friends and parent are also very important. It can give the motivation for the university students in doing the thesis.
However, although they assume thesis is a difficult task they have to write the thesis in order they can graduate from their university. Because thesis is one of the graduation requirement.