Introduction and conclusion for your thesis

What a thesis introduction (wstęp) and conclusion (zakończenie) must contain

In Polish theses the wstęp and the zakończenie are short, usually a few pages each, but they carry the logic of the whole work. The introduction makes the promise: it states the aim (cel pracy), the objectives that break it down and the methods used. The conclusion keeps it: it reports what each objective led to and where the research had limits. A promotor who reads only these two parts can tell whether the thesis holds together.

The usual problem is a mismatch. The objectives were written months ago, the chapters went in a different direction, and the conclusion now summarises chapters instead of answering objectives. Before preparing either part, we put your objectives next to your chapter outline and check that each one has a chapter that answers it.

If the chapters are not written yet, the introduction can still be drafted from the outline and adjusted at the end; promotors often ask for an early version to see the direction of the thesis. The conclusion always comes last, once the results are known. Each part costs 95 €, includes one round of revisions and can be ordered without any other service.

A useful test before you submit: read the objectives in your introduction, then the first sentence of each paragraph in your conclusion. If you cannot pair them one to one, the reviewer will probably notice too.