Skill: junwugit/thesis-title-generator (version 1.0.0)

--- name: thesis-title-generator description: Generate three academically appropriate alternative thesis titles in both Chinese and English from a user's complete thesis, dissertation, undergraduate paper, graduation thesis, abstract, chapter draft, conclusion, research design, findings, or keywords. Use when users ask to refine, rename, translate, compare, or generate Chinese and English thesis titles, bilingual title options, final paper titles, or title recommendations based on a completed paper. Default to producing exactly three Chinese-English title pairs unless the user requests a different number. --- # Thesis Title Generator ## Scope Use this skill to generate final thesis title options after reading the user's thesis content. The default output is exactly three bilingual title pairs: each option includes a Chinese title and a corresponding English title. This skill does not write the thesis body, abstract, or keywords. It focuses on title quality: accuracy, discoverability, academic tone, bilingual consistency, and whether the title's promise is fulfilled by the paper. ## Required Reference Before generating full title options, read `references/title-generation-guide.md`. It contains title-design principles, quality checks, bilingual translation rules, title patterns, and output templates derived from the local `10title.txt` source. ## Input Extraction Extract and use any information the user provides: - Full thesis text, abstract, conclusion, or chapter excerpts - Current title, advisor comments, school title requirements, discipline, and degree level - Research object, population, setting, variables, concepts, themes, or cases - Method, design, theory, model, intervention approach, or data source - Main findings, contribution, application value, limitations, and research scope - Keywords or required terminology in Chinese and English If the user provides only a rough topic, generate provisional titles and clearly state that final titles should be checked against the completed thesis. Do not imply findings, methods, populations, or causal claims that are not present in the supplied material. ## Title Generation Workflow 1. Determine the thesis topic, study type, discipline, and final output language requirements. 2. Identify the title's essential content: object/population, core phenomenon or variable/theme, method or perspective when useful, and contribution or application when supported. 3. Avoid using the early working title if it only names the research activity. Convert it into a final title that signals what the thesis actually offers. 4. Generate exactly three Chinese-English title pairs by default: - Option 1: conservative and academically standard. - Option 2: method- or perspective-focused. - Option 3: contribution-, application-, or problem-focused when supported by the thesis. 5. Check every title against the paper: the reader's expectations from the title must be fulfilled by the thesis content. 6. Provide a short recommendation explaining which option is strongest and why. ## Output Standards For a full title-generation task, include: - A brief basis for title extraction when useful - Three Chinese-English title pairs - One-sentence rationale for each pair - A recommended title - Optional notes on terms to avoid, overclaiming, or title risks Quality requirements: - Do not fabricate results, methods, populations, interventions, theories, or contributions. - Do not overstate causal effects, effectiveness, innovation, or application value. - Do not overload titles with too many nouns, prepositions, variables, or keywords. - Avoid unexplained acronyms unless they are standard in the discipline and the thesis audience will understand them. - Keep Chinese and English titles equivalent in meaning, not word-for-word when natural academic translation requires adjustment. - Preserve required technical terms from the thesis when they are central.

path: agents/openai.yaml
content: interface:
  display_name: "Thesis Title Generator"
  short_description: "Generate Chinese and English thesis title options"
  default_prompt: "Use $thesis-title-generator to generate three Chinese and English alternative thesis titles from my complete thesis."


path: references/title-generation-guide.md
content: # Thesis Title Generation Guide

This reference is derived and paraphrased from the local source `10title.txt`. Use it to generate three Chinese-English alternative titles from a completed thesis or substantial thesis draft.

## Table of Contents

1. Core Function of a Thesis Title
2. Evidence Boundaries
3. Working Title vs Final Title
4. Title Extraction from a Complete Thesis
5. Title Quality Criteria
6. Title Length and Complexity
7. Acronyms and Technical Terms
8. Title and Keywords Relationship
9. Grammar and Ambiguity Checks
10. Common Title Structures
11. Research-Type Title Patterns
12. Chinese-English Title Pairing Rules
13. Output Template
14. Common Problems and Fixes
15. Revision Checklist

## Core Function of a Thesis Title

A title is the entry point to the paper. It should help the right readers quickly understand what the thesis is about and what they can expect to gain from reading it.

A strong thesis title should:

- Identify the core topic.
- Signal the research object, population, or context when important.
- Show the main variable, concept, theme, method, intervention, or perspective when useful.
- Reflect the final paper, not only the initial research activity.
- Be clear enough for the intended academic audience.
- Be searchable without becoming a crowded keyword list.
- Set expectations that the thesis actually fulfills.

## Evidence Boundaries

Do not imply:

- A finding that is not reported in the thesis.
- A causal effect from a correlational or cross-sectional study.
- Intervention effectiveness when no intervention was implemented.
- A population broader than the actual sample.
- A method, theory, model, or data source not used in the paper.
- A contribution such as "创新", "机制", "模型构建", "实证研究", or "效果研究" unless the thesis supports it.

When thesis content is incomplete, mark title options as provisional:

> 以下题目基于目前提供的信息拟定。由于尚未看到完整结果和结论，题目中的研究对象、方法和结论导向仍需与正文最终内容核对。

## Working Title vs Final Title

A working title often names what the researcher planned to study. A final title should name what the completed paper actually offers.

Weak working-title style:

- "大学生考试焦虑研究"
- "社会支持与学习倦怠"
- "正念训练方案"

Stronger final-title style:

- "大学生考试焦虑与学业自我效能感的关系研究"
- "社会支持对大学生学习倦怠的影响：心理资本的中介作用"
- "基于正念理论的大学生压力管理干预方案设计"

The title should be decided after the study is complete, because the final contribution, scope, and findings are clearer then.

## Title Extraction from a Complete Thesis

Extract title elements from the full thesis:

| Thesis Element | Possible Title Use |
|---|---|
| Research object/population | "大学生", "新生", "中小学教师", "护理人员" |
| Core phenomenon | "考试焦虑", "学习倦怠", "职业压力", "新生适应" |
| Variables or themes | "社会支持", "心理资本", "自我效能感", "应对方式" |
| Method/design | "问卷调查", "质性研究", "案例研究", "混合研究" |
| Theory/perspective | "认知行为疗法", "正念理论", "团体辅导视角" |
| Output type | "干预方案设计", "影响因素分析", "机制研究" |
| Main contribution | only if actually supported |
| Scope/context | region, school type, platform, group, or setting when central |

Use only the elements needed to make the title precise and readable.

## Title Quality Criteria

Check each title using these questions:

- Does it predict the focus and content of the thesis?
- Is the research object clear?
- Is the central variable, concept, theme, or problem clear?
- Is the method or perspective included only when it adds value?
- Is the contribution or application value clear without exaggeration?
- Would the title attract the intended reader?
- Would the title mislead the reader about the method or findings?
- Is it grammatically natural in Chinese and English?
- Is it concise enough for academic use?

## Title Length and Complexity

There is no universal ideal length. For undergraduate Chinese theses, a practical title is often 15-30 Chinese characters, with longer titles acceptable when variables or methods must be specified.

Guidelines:

- Prefer precision over extreme brevity.
- Avoid stacking too many concepts.
- If the title becomes crowded, move secondary concepts to keywords.
- Avoid long chains of "基于……的……的……研究".
- Avoid English titles with too many noun clusters.

Chinese title length:

- Short and broad: 10-18 Chinese characters.
- Standard thesis title: 15-30 Chinese characters.
- Complex design with method/model: 25-40 Chinese characters.

English title length:

- Often 8-18 words for undergraduate theses.
- Longer is acceptable if needed for clarity.
- Avoid long noun strings that are hard to parse.

## Acronyms and Technical Terms

Acronyms can save space but may exclude readers.

Use acronyms only when:

- They are standard in the field.
- The thesis audience is expected to know them.
- The full expression would make the title awkward.

Avoid acronyms when:

- The thesis is undergraduate or interdisciplinary.
- The acronym has multiple meanings.
- Chinese readers or examiners may not recognize it.

For English titles, prefer full terms for psychology and education theses unless the acronym is widely known, such as CBT when the thesis itself consistently uses it and the audience understands it.

## Title and Keywords Relationship

The title and keyword list should complement each other.

- The title should carry the central message.
- Keywords can carry secondary search terms, methods, theories, or population labels.
- Do not overload the title with every keyword.
- If a title is too crowded, remove secondary method or context terms and keep them as keywords.

Example:

Title focus:

> 基于认知行为疗法的大学生考试焦虑干预方案设计

Possible keywords:

> 大学生；考试焦虑；认知行为疗法；干预方案

The title does not need to include every implementation detail.

## Grammar and Ambiguity Checks

Chinese checks:

- Avoid unclear ownership: "大学生社会支持学习倦怠研究" is too compressed.
- Clarify relationships using "与", "对", "的影响", "关系", "机制", "路径", "视角下".
- Avoid too many nested "的".
- Avoid broad words such as "探讨", "研究", "分析" unless paired with a specific object.

English checks:

- Avoid excessive compound nouns.
- Avoid too many prepositional phrases.
- Make the relationship between concepts explicit.
- Use "among", "in", "on", "between", "relationship", "effects", "influence", "design", or "analysis" carefully.
- Prefer natural academic phrasing over literal translation.

Ambiguous:

> Social Support Learning Burnout Study of College Students

Clear:

> The Relationship Between Social Support and Learning Burnout Among College Students

## Common Title Structures

### Object + Phenomenon + Method

> 大学生考试焦虑现状及影响因素研究

> A Study on Test Anxiety and Its Influencing Factors Among College Students

### Variable Relationship

> 大学生社会支持与学习倦怠的关系研究

> The Relationship Between Social Support and Learning Burnout Among College Students

### Mechanism or Mediation

> 社会支持对大学生学习倦怠的影响：心理资本的中介作用

> The Influence of Social Support on Learning Burnout Among College Students: The Mediating Role of Psychological Capital

### Theory/Perspective + Object + Scheme

> 基于正念理论的大学生压力管理干预方案设计

> Designing a Mindfulness-Based Stress Management Intervention Program for College Students

### Qualitative Experience

> 大学生网络学习倦怠体验的质性研究

> A Qualitative Study of Online Learning Burnout Experiences Among College Students

### Literature Review

> 大学生考试焦虑干预研究进展

> Research Progress on Interventions for Test Anxiety Among College Students

## Research-Type Title Patterns

### Quantitative Questionnaire Study

Use terms such as:

- "关系研究"
- "影响因素研究"
- "现状及影响因素"
- "中介作用"
- "调节作用"
- "路径分析"

Avoid "机制" unless the design and analysis support mechanism claims.

### Qualitative Study

Use terms such as:

- "质性研究"
- "访谈研究"
- "个案研究"
- "体验研究"
- "主题分析"

Avoid implying statistical generalization.

### Mixed Methods Study

Use:

- "混合研究"
- "基于问卷与访谈的研究"
- "现状、影响因素及经验解释"

### Intervention-Scheme Design

Use:

- "干预方案设计"
- "应用方案设计"
- "团体辅导方案设计"
- "基于……理论的……方案设计"

Avoid:

- "干预效果研究"
- "实证研究"
- "效果检验"

unless the intervention was actually implemented and evaluated.

### Literature Review or Theoretical Paper

Use:

- "研究进展"
- "文献综述"
- "理论分析"
- "机制探析"
- "路径探讨"

Only use "系统综述" or "范围综述" when the thesis follows that method.

## Chinese-English Title Pairing Rules

Chinese and English titles should match in meaning, not necessarily word order.

Rules:

- Translate academic concepts consistently with the thesis.
- Use "among" for populations, such as "among college students".
- Use "based on" for theory or method bases, but do not overuse it.
- Use "A Study on..." for conservative thesis titles, but stronger titles can omit it.
- Translate "干预方案设计" as "Designing an Intervention Program" or "Design of an Intervention Program".
- Translate "关系研究" as "A Study on the Relationship Between..." or "The Relationship Between...".
- Translate "影响因素" as "influencing factors".
- Translate "质性研究" as "A Qualitative Study of..." or "A Qualitative Study on...".
- Translate "中介作用" as "the mediating role of...".
- Translate "调节作用" as "the moderating role of...".

Avoid literal translations that produce unnatural English.

## Output Template

Use this format by default:

```markdown
## 备选论文题目

| 方案 | 中文题目 | English Title | 适用理由 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | …… | …… | …… |
| 2 | …… | …… | …… |
| 3 | …… | …… | …… |

## 推荐题目

推荐使用方案……：……

理由：……

## 命名注意

- ……
```

If the user asks for only titles, omit detailed explanation and provide the table only.

## Common Problems and Fixes

Problem: The title is only a topic.

Fix: Add the research object, relationship, method, or output type.

Problem: The title promises a result not in the thesis.

Fix: Remove result wording or use a neutral structure.

Problem: The title is too crowded.

Fix: Keep the central relationship or scheme in the title and move secondary terms to keywords.

Problem: The title uses unexplained acronyms.

Fix: Replace acronyms with full terms unless the audience expects the acronym.

Problem: The English title is a literal translation.

Fix: Rewrite as natural academic English while preserving meaning.

Problem: "effect" implies causality.

Fix: Use "relationship", "association", "influence", or "predictive effect" according to the design.

Problem: "intervention effect" is used for a non-implemented scheme.

Fix: Use "intervention program design" or "application scheme design".

## Revision Checklist

Before finalizing, check:

- Are there exactly three title options unless the user requested otherwise?
- Does each option include both Chinese and English titles?
- Does each title match the thesis content?
- Are unsupported findings, causality, or effectiveness claims avoided?
- Is the research object or scope clear?
- Is the title readable rather than overloaded with nouns?
- Are acronyms avoided or justified?
- Are Chinese and English titles equivalent in meaning?
- Is one title recommended with a clear reason?
- Would the title attract the intended readers without misleading them?


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