How to Write a Thesis 2nd Edition by Rowena Murray ISBN 978-0335244287 0335244289
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ISBN 10: 0335244289
ISBN 13: 978-0335244287
Author: Rowena Murray
“This book has become a trusted resource for students from a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds. Not only does it take you through the steps and stages of thesis writing, but more importantly, it offers rich advice and support that helps build confidence, sets up effective writing habits and generates a positive orientation towards the complex task of thesis writing.”
Professor Sarah Moore, Associate Vice President Academic, University of Limerick, Ireland
“I’ve found Rowena’s shrewd and insightful suggestions for writing helpful, not only for others but also for me.”
Peter Elbow, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA
“This book is a brilliant resource for all doctoral students to help guide them through the completion of their doctoral thesis. The book develops students’ confidence and motivates them to start the writing process.”
Emma Jackson,Second Year PhD Student, University of Worcester, UK
Providing down-to-earth guidance to help students shape their theses, Rowena Murray offers valuable advice and practical tips and techniques. Useful summaries and checklists help students to stay on track or regain their way.
Moving beyond the basics of thesis writing, the book introduces practical writing techniques such as freewriting, generative writing and binge writing. Issues such as working out the criteria for your thesis, writer’s block, writing a literature review and making notes into a draft are also covered.
New to this edition:
New introduction by students – ‘How I used this book’
Update on doctoral skills set and Training Needs Analysis
Extended treatment of plagiarism – and how to avoid it
Expanded section on students’ well-being
Learning outcomes for each chapter
Table of contents:
Introduction: How to write 1,000 words an hour
The need for this book
What the students say: ‘How I used this book’
What the students want
A writer’s ‘toolbox’
The ‘quality question’
Principles of academic writing
The literature on writing
Disciplinary differences
Thinking about structure
Prompts
Supervisors enabling student writing
Writing in a second language
Grammar, punctuation, spelling
Goal setting
Lifelong learning
Audience and purpose
Timetable for writing
Checklist: defining the writing task
Learning outcomes
1 Thinking about writing a thesis
Doctorate or masters?
What is a doctorate?
New routes to the PhD
Why are you doing a doctorate?
Internal and external drivers
PhD or professional doctorate?
Full-time or part-time?
What will you use writing for?
Regulations
How will it look on the page?
Demystification: codes and guides
How will my thesis be assessed?
What are the criteria?
Defining ‘originality’
What is the reader looking for?
IT processes and needs
Reasons for not writing
Peer discussion and support
Your first meeting with your supervisor
Training needs analysis
Questions for reflection
Prompts for discussion
Writing timetable
Checklist: pre-planning
Learning outcomes
2 Starting to write
Can’t it wait till later?
Audiences and purposes
Primary audience
Secondary audience
Immediate audience
The role of the supervisor
A common language for talking about writing
Writing to prompts
Freewriting
Generative writing
Checklist: starting to write
Learning outcomes
3 Seeking structure
Revising your proposal
Outlining
Finding a thesis
Writing a literature review
Plagiarism
Designing a thesis
‘Writing in layers’
Writing locations
Writing times
Checklist: seeking structure
Learning outcomes
4 The first milestone
First writing milestone
The first-year report
From notes to draft
Dialogue
Monitoring
Pressure
What is progress?
Looking for topics
Work-in-progress writing
A writers’ group
Checklist: the first milestone
Learning outcomes
5 Becoming a serial writer
What is a serial writer?
Scaffolding for an argument
Paragraph structure
Introductory paragraphs
Writing about the method(s)
Study buddy
Regular writing
Problems with writing
Writer’s block
Incremental writing
Writing binges
Developing a writing strategy
Checklist: becoming a serial writer
Learning outcomes
6 Creating closure
What is closure?
Interim closure
Don’t put it off any longer
Research journal
Writing habits
Halfway point
Brown’s eight questions
Pulling it all together
A design for writing
Frustration
Writing conclusions
Checklist: creating closure
Learning outcomes
7 Fear and loathing: revising
Why ‘fear and loathing?’
Repetition
Forecasting
Signalling
Signposting
Conceptualizing and reconceptualizing
Managing your editor
End of the second phase
Look back to the proposal
Checklist: revising
Learning outcomes
8 It is never too late to start
Step 1 Take stock
Step 2 Start writing
Step 3 Outline your thesis
Step 4 Make up a programme of writing
Step 5 Communicate with your supervisor(s)
Step 6 Outline each chapter
Step 7 Write regularly
Step 8 Revise
Step 9 Pull it all together
Step 10 Do final tasks
Does the fast-track mode work?
Learning outcomes
9 The last 385 yards
The marathon
‘Done-ness is all’
Concentrated writing phase
Well-being
Peer support
Discussion chapter
Style tips
Finishing
Enough is enough
It is good enough
You have made a contribution
Convince your reader
‘Polish’ the text
Motivation
Presentation of final copy
Timetable for writing
Checklist: polishing
Learning outcomes
10 After the thesis examination: more writing?
More writing?
What is a viva?
Pre-viva
Defining tasks
Talking about your writing
Practice
Anticipate the questions
Mock viva
Fear
The external examiner
During the viva
Post-viva
Endurance
Revisions and corrections
Anti-climax
Is there life after a thesis?
Was it really worth it?
Recovering
Thesis into book
The end
Checklist: before and after the examination
Learning outcomes
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