Authoring a Ph.D. Thesis involves having creative ideas, working out how to organize them, writing up from plans, upgrading text, and finishing it speedily and to a good standard. It also involves being examined and getting work published. This book provides a huge range of ideas and suggestions to
Authoring a PhD: How to plan, draft, write and finish a doctoral thesis or dissertation
β Scribed by Patrick Dunleavy (auth.)
- Publisher
- Macmillan Education UK
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 311
- Series
- Palgrave Study Skills
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages I-XIII
Becoming an Author....Pages 1-17
Envisioning the Thesis as a Whole....Pages 18-42
Planning an Integrated Thesis: the Macro-Structure....Pages 43-75
Organizing a Chapter or Paper: the Micro-Structure....Pages 76-102
Writing Clearly: Style and Referencing Issues....Pages 103-133
Developing Your Text and Managing the Writing Process....Pages 134-156
Handling Attention Points: Data, Charts and Graphics....Pages 157-196
The End-game: Finishing Your Doctorate....Pages 197-226
Publishing Your Research....Pages 227-263
Back Matter....Pages 264-297
β¦ Subjects
Research Methods in Education
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