TY  - BOOK
AU  - Evans,David
AU  - Gruba,Paul
AU  - Zobel,Justin
TI  - How to write a better thesis
SN  - 9783319042855
U1  - 808.066378 23
PY  - 2014///
CY  - Cham
PB  -  Springer, 
KW  - Dissertations, Academic
KW  - Authorship
KW  - Report writing
KW  - fast
N1  - This edition originally published: Melbourne, Victoria: Melbourne University Press, 2011; Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-158) and index; 4; Making a Strong Start --; Creating a Structure --; Initial Efforts --; Writing up at the End --; Starting, and Starting Again --; The Creative Process --; Writing an Individual Chapter --; Literature --; Styles of Working --; Working with Your Supervisor --; Summary of Chapter 4: Making a Strong Start --; 5; The Introductory Chapter --; Establishing a Context --; Stating the Problem, Motivating the Study --; Aim and Scope of the Study --; Significance of the Study --; Overview of the Study --; Research Questions and Hypotheses --; Revising the Aim, Aligning the Conclusion --; Summary of Chapter 5: The Introductory Chapter --; 6; Background Chapters --; Developing Critical Thinking --; Establishing Context --; The 95% Syndrome --; Understanding Current Theory, Discoveries, and Debates --; Understanding Current Practices and Technologies --; Preliminary Investigations --; Revising --; Summary of Chapter 6: Background Chapters; 7; Establishing Your Contribution --; Kinds of Contribution --; Observation or Innovation? --; Study or Case Study? --; Method --; `Research Methods' --; Argument --; Organization --; Summary of Chapter 7: Establishing Your Contribution --; 8; Outcomes and Results --; Quantitative or Qualitative Data? --; From Data to Results --; What `the Data' Is Comprised of --; Presentation --; Analysis --; Reasoning From Data --; Quantitative or Qualitative, Revisited --; Reflection --; Illustrations --; Summary of Chapter 8: Outcomes and Results --; 9; The Discussion or Interpretation --; The Task of the Chapter --; Structuring the Discussion --; Remembering Your Aim and Scope --; Writing with Authority --; Summary of Chapter 9: The Discussion or Interpretation --; 10; The Conclusion --; Summary of Chapter 10: The Conclusion --; 11; Before You Submit --; From First to Second Draft; Structural Editing --; The Main Text --; Dotting the `I's and Crossing the `T's --; Preliminary Pages --; Title Page --; Abstract --; Table of Contents --; Preface and Acknowledgments --; Declaration --; The Main Text --; Aim and Scope --; Background --; Design of Your Own Work --; Results --; Discussion --; Conclusions --; Format --; Figures and Tables --; Any Figure or Table --; Graphs (or Charts) --; Tables --; Notes and References --; Appendices --; Glossary --; Summary of Chapter 11: Before You Submit --; 12; Beyond the Thesis --; Disseminating Your Research --; Kinds of Dissemination --; Dissemination Plans --; Joint Authorship --; Seminar and Conference Presentations --; Being a Graduate Student --; Effective Research --; The Arc of a Research Degree --; Summary of Chapter 12: Beyond the Thesis
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