How to write a thesis: [Develop good writing habits ; overcome writer's block; understand the assessment process ; get the most from your supervisor]
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| Format: | Buch |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Maidenhead [u.a.]
Open University Press
2011
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| Ausgabe: | 3. ed. |
| Schriftenreihe: | Open UP study skills
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| Links: | http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=022498232&sequence=000002&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA |
| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Umfang: | XVIII, 325 S. |
| ISBN: | 9780335244287 0335244289 9780335244294 |
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Autor: Murray, Rowena
Jahr: 2011
Contents
Preface to the third edition xiii
Acknowledgements xv
Overview xvü
Introduction: How to write 1,000 words an hour 1
The need for this book 1
What the students say: How I used this book 3
What the students want 14
A writer s toolbox 16
The quality question I7
Principles of academic writing 22
The literature on writing 22
Disciplinary differences 24
Thinking about structure 29
Prompts 29
Supervisors enabling Student writing 31
Writing in a second language 32
Grammar, punctuation, spelling 34
Goal setting 35
Lifelong learning 39
Audience and purpose 40
Timetable for writing 41
Checklist: defining the writing task 42
Learning outcomes 42
1 Thinking about writing a thesis 43
Doctorate or masters? 43
What is a doctorate? 44
New routes to the PhD 47
Why are you doing a doctorate? 48
Internal and external drivers 49
PhD or professional doctorate? 50
Full-time or part-time? 53
What will you use writing for? 54
viii CONTENTS
Regulations 55
How will it look on the page? 58
Demystification: codes and guides 59
How will my thesis be assessed? 65
What are the criteria? 65
Defining originality 70
What is the reader looking for? 72
IT processes and needs 75
Reasons for not writing 78
Peer discussion and support 79
Your first meeting with your Supervisor 79
Training needs analysis 81
Questions for reflection 83
Prompts for discussion 83
Writing timetable 83
Checklist: pre-planning 84
Learning outcomes 85
2 Startingto write 86
Can t it wait tili later? 87
Audiences and purposes 87
Primary audience 88
Secondary audience 89
Immediate audience 90
The role of the Supervisor 91
A common language for talking about writing 96
Writing to prompts 100
Freewriting 101
Generative writing 112
Checklist: starting to write 116
Learning outcomes 116
3 Seeking structure 117
Revising your proposal 118
Outlining 119
Finding a thesis 121
Writing a literature review 122
Plagiarism 135
Designing a thesis 144
Writing in layers 146
Writing locations 148
Writing times 149
CONTENTS ix
Checklist: seeking structure 150
Learning outcomes 150
4 The first milestone 151
First writing milestone 152
The first-year report 152
From notes to draft 153
Dialogue 156
Monitoring 158
Pressure 159
What is progress? 160
Looking for topics 162
Work-in-progress writing 163
A writers group 170
Checklist: the first milestone 177
Learning outcomes 177
5 Becoming a serial writer 178
What is a serial writer? 179
Scaffolding for an argument 180
Paragraph structure 180
Introductory paragraphs 184
Writing about the method(s) 186
Study buddy 188
Regulär writing 189
Problems with writing 190
Writer s block 191
Incremental writing 198
Writing binges 199
Developing a writing strategy 200
Checklist: becoming a serial writer 201
Learning outcomes 201
6 Creating closure 202
What is closure? 202
Interim closure 204
Don t put it off any longer 205
Research Journal 206
Writing habits 212
Halfway point 214
Brown s eight questions 216
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Pulling it all together 218
A design for writing 219
Frustration 219
Writing conclusions 220
Checklist: creating closure 225
Learning outcomes 225
7 Fear and loathing: revising 226
Why fear and loathing? 227
Repetition 227
Forecasting 229
Signalling 230
Signposting 230
Conceptualizing and reconceptualizing 231
Managing your editor 233
End of the second phase 236
Look back to the proposal 236
Checklist: revising 237
Learning outcomes 237
8 It is never too late to start 238
Step 1 Take stock 242
Step 2 Start writing 243
Step 3 Outline your thesis 245
Step 4 Make up a programme of writing 248
Step 5 Communicate with your supervisor(s) 251
Step 6 Outline each chapter 252
Step 7 Write regularly 253
Step 8 Revise 254
Step 9 Pull it all together 255
Step 10 Do final tasks 255
Does the fast-track mode work? 256
Learning outcomes 257
9 The last 385 yards 258
The marathon 259
Done-ness is all 260
Concentrated writing phase 260
Well-being 261
Peer support 263
Discussion chapter 264
CONTENTS xi
New goal 265
Style tlps 266
Finishing 267
Enough is enough 268
It is good enough 269
You have made a contribution 270
Convince your reader 270
Tolish the text 271
Motivation 272
Presentation of final copy 273
Timetable for writing 274
Checklist: polishing 275
Learning outcomes 276
10 After the thesis examination: more writing? 277
More writing? 279
What is a viva? 279
Pre-viva 283
Defining tasks 285
Talking about your writing 287
Practice 289
Anticipate the questions 291
Mock viva 295
Fear 296
The external examiner 298
During the viva 299
Post-viva 304
Endurance 304
Revisions and corrections 304
Anti-climax 305
Is there life after a thesis? 306
Was it really worth it? 306
Recovering 306
Thesis into book 307
The end 311
Checklist: before and after the examination 311
Learning outcomes 312
Bibliography 313
Index 323
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