How to Write a Better Thesis

154 Appendix ful rather than superficial, and key arguments have been diligently explored. I try to not be too critical of prese ...

Appendix 155 The text is unnecessarily long and wordy. Material is repeated. Lack of critical self-evaluation of the research. ...

157 Notes on Further Resources Since the publication of the earlier editions of How to Write a Better Thesis, the web has become ...

158 Notes on Further Resources Phillips, EM and Pugh, DS, How to Get a PhD: A Handbook for Students and their Supervisors, 5th e ...

159 Index D. Evans et al., How to Write a Better Thesis, DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-04286-2, © Springer International Publishing Swit ...

160 Index Books, writing, 25 Brackets curly (braces), 31 curved (parentheses), 31 square, 31 Brainstorming, 48, 115, 144 C Capit ...

Index 161 inclusion criteria, 100 incomplete, 18 inferences from, 99 looking at other theses, 4 organizing, 44 qualitative, 98, ...

162 Index H Harvard reference system, 20 Headings for chapters, 19, 130, 135 Hiding text, 23 Historical review, 12, 68 Honours t ...

Index 163 M Main text checklist, 131 Masters degree, 4 converting to doctoral thesis, 4 examiners, 5 full-time research, 5 lengt ...

164 Index Proper names, 20 Punctuation, 25, 27, 30, 125 Q Qualifiers, 27 Qualitative data, 98, 99 Quantitative data, 98, 99 Quot ...

Index 165 Speculation, 105 Spell-checker, 21 Spelling alternative, 20 looking at other theses, 5 proper names, 20 Starting off a ...

166 Index discussion of results, 12 evaluation of work, 12 linking aims and conclusions, 12 T Table of contents and logic of str ...

Index 167 automatic saving to disc, 24 bibliography data base, 18 drawing and graphing tools, 36 editor, 18 figures and tables, ...