In the process of writing a draft of introduction and conclusion to my dissertation, I read a few other dissertations with good reputations. It helped on my nerves. Few conclusions are really great. After this short survey, I offer the Structure of a Generic Conclusion:
1. Repeat the aim of the thesis.
2. Summarise the chapters, pointing at the flow of argument. In the introduction, you were secretive, just hinting at what would come. Now is the time for a hard sell.
3. Offer a New Perspective to the whole.
4. Point to your contribution to the discipline.
5. Blush modestly, and say that the whole thing is crap.
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