How to Write Your PhD Introduction

What Is an Introduction Statement?
Your thesis statement is a declaration of your topic and a claim of how you are going to prove or disprove your problem. It is found in the first paragraph of the introduction where you declare that you have an important subject to present. Your argument should be persuasive or informative. In any of these two methods of presentation, you show your assertion and view point about your entire thesis to your readers.
Roadmap for Developing Your Introduction
1. Write clearly.
2. Be precise and concise in your introduction.
3. State your problem statement clearly and explain why the
problem is worthy of investigation.
4. State your objectives clearly.
5. State your hypothesis and explain briefly how you would
test it.
6. Keep the best for the last. Your introduction is one of the
best parts of your thesis. If it is possible, write it once everything is finished. In this manner, you will not miss anything important and significant.
An introduction is the most difficult parts of a PhD thesis. The introduction opens a dialogue with your examiner or reader. As such, a good introduction is critical to capturing the attention of your readers and engaging their interest in your research. Your introduction must convince your reader that you are the right person among thousands of researchers. You must also show your reader how you going to fulfil their needs and what exceptional benefits they can get from you as a researcher. You should convince your readers that you are an authority on the subject of investigation (Faryadi, 2012).
Tips for Writing the Introduction:
1. State the problem or phenomenon to be investigated.
2. Identify the party affected by the problem.
3. Explain how you plan to solve the problem.
4. Convince the reader that you are qualified and equipped with the right methods of solving that problem.
5. Highlight the benefits of solving the problem.
6. Tell the reader what results you anticipate.
As evident from the above, in your introduction, you should communicate the rationale of your research. Explain the importance of your research. Even though your research introduction chapter has no word limit, being concise helps your readers to comprehend quickly the major issues in your research. When you eventually start writing the introduction, start with some relevant general statements before gradually narrowing it down to focus on the crucial issues such as your research problem, questions, objectives and hypothesis. Here, you explain briefly your research problem and how you plan to solve it. Your introduction must be motivating and captivating enough so that the reader will want to read on to find out more.

Types of Introduction
1. Illusion Introduction: Start your introduction with an
illusion style statement so that your reader cannot resist
reading on.
2. Analogue Introduction: Start your introduction with a
comparison so that your reader is eager to know the differences.
3. Narrative Introduction: Start your introduction with an eye-catching story to capture your reader’s attention.
4. Descriptive introduction: Start your introduction with a
descriptive statement about your title. Once you start describing something, readers become eager to continue reading.
5. Definition Introduction: You may begin your introduction by defining a part of your topic, thus creating a knowledge transferring environment for your reader.
6. Example Introduction: Begin your introduction with an interesting example so that your reader takes it as personal motivation for writing his/her own thesis introduction.
7. Question Introduction: Start your introduction by posing a question; it will keep your reader thinking and yearning to know the answer.
8. Statistic Introduction: You can start your introduction with statistics concerning the parties affected by the problem that you will investigate.
9. Quotation Introduction: Start your introduction with a quotation that is relevant to PhD thesis writing so that your reader takes it as a personal motivation.
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