160 Index
Books, writing, 25
Brackets
curly (braces), 31
curved (parentheses), 31
square, 31
Brainstorming, 48, 115, 144
C
Capitalization, 31
Captions, 111
style, 19, 22, 125
Carpet-bag sentence, 27
Case studies
as basis for PhD, 49, 51, 67
generalizing results, 87
unanswered questions from, 88
versus study, 85, 86
Central chapters
innovation-based thesis, 94
narrative, 14
observation-based thesis, 94
organizing, 93
study, 93
Chain of reasoning see Argument, 93
Chapter organization
central chapters, 93
heading style, 19
stating purpose, 71, 131
structured from aim to
conclusions, 114, 121
Charts, 22, 103, 112, 134
Checklists, 129, 131
Chronology of topic, 39
Citing references, 18
Clichés, 27
Clip art, 111
Co-authored papers
chapter structure, 40
ethical gidelines, 36
student/supervisor, 36
using third person, 29
Code of ethics, 34
Colloquial words, 32
Colons, 31
Commas, 30
Communication skills, 145
Complex words, 31
Compound adjectives, 31
Computers for document management see
Word processing, 23
Conclusion
agenda for further research, 121
aligning with aim, 70, 71
end-of-chapter summaries, 121
Conference presentations, 139, 143–145
Confidentiality of examination, 5
Confiramtion bias, 106
Confirmation report example, 41
Confounds, 90, 92, 106
Conjunctions
common, 32
misuse as traditional words, 32
transitional words used as, 32
Context of study, 12, 61, 62
Contradictory data, 98
Contributions, dimensions of
mathematical versus empirical, 85
observation versus innovation, 85
principled versus pragmatic, 85
theoretical versus practical, 85
Contribution to your field, 83
argument, 93
diversity of contribution, 83
positioning your work, 94
series of, 83, 121
single, 83
Contribution to your field see also Core of
thesis, Method, 83
Copied material see Plagiarism, 35
Core of thesis (your contribution), 12
contents, 12
forming bulk of thesis, 12
narrative structure, 13
Creative–critical tension, 47
Creative process
brainstorming, 48, 115, 144
creative–critical tension, 47
jotting and notes, 47
writer’s block, 10, 47
Critical review of existing theory, 74, 75
Critical thinking, 3, 15, 27, 56, 59, 69
developing, 74, 75
effective reading, 75
Critical understanding of work of others, 39
Criticism
reacting to, 26
willingness to listen to, 103
Crucial experiments, 10, 70
Current theory evaluation, 74, 117D
Dashes (em rule), 31
Data
assessing for relevance, 92
categories, 101
conclusions from, 104, 116
contradictory, 98
gaps in, 43, 68, 73, 78