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Author: Chris Hart

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Tags: writing dissertation PhD thesis lit-review

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Description: This text takes the reader through the initial stages of an undergraduate dissertation or aThis text takes the reader through the initial stages of an undergraduate dissertation or a postgraduate thesis, offering advice on: searching out existing knowledge on a topic; analyzing arguments and ideas; mapping perspectives; producing a literature review; and constructing a case for investigation. Appendices are provided on how to cite reference, structure for a research proposal and presentation of a Master's thesis. The text is published as a set book for the Open University postgraduate foundation module, "The Challenge of the Social Sciences" (D820)....

2006-04-06

 

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Authors: Marian Petre Gordon Rugg

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Tags: writing study research PhD

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Description: This book looks at things the other books don't tell you about doing a PhD - what it'sThis book looks at things the other books don't tell you about doing a PhD - what it's really like and how to come through it with a happy ending! It covers all the things you wish someone had told you before you started: what a PhD is really about, and how to do one well; the "unwritten rules" of research and of academic writing; what your supervisor actually means by terms like "good referencing" and "clean research question"; how to write like a skilled researcher; and how academic careers really work. This is an ideal resource if someone you care about (including yourself!) is undergoing or considering a PhD. This book turns lost, clueless students back into people who know what they are doing, and who can enjoy life again....

2006-04-06

 

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Author: Patrick Dunleavy

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Tags: writing study dissertation PhD thesis

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Description: A well-written, eminently readable guide to working through and writing up a PhD thesis

2006-04-06