- 1 What Is a Thesis? Contents
- Criteria for Examination
- Attributes of a Successful Thesis............................................................
- Guidelines for Examiners
- Types of Thesis
- Look at Other Theses
- Examiners’ Reports
- Summary of Chapter 1: What Is a Thesis?
- Criteria for Examination
- 2 Thesis Structure
- Why We Have Trouble with New Tasks
- Structuring Your Thesis
- The ‘Standard’ Thesis Structure
- Narrative
- Non-standard Thesis Structures
- Summary of Chapter 2: Thesis Structure
- 3 Mechanics of Writing
- Writing at a Computer
- Presentation
- Writing Tools
- References
- Tables and Figures
- Tracking Changes
- Document and Version Management
- Writing Style
- Thesiese
- Use of the Passive Voice
- Use of the First Person
- Verb Tenses
- Punctuation
- Appendices
- Plagiarism and Research Integrity xii Contents
- Summary of Chapter 3: Mechanics of Writing
- 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................................................................................ Contents xiii
- 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 xiv Contents
- 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
- Appendix
- Notes on Further Resources
- Index
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