Authoring a PhD: How to Plan, Draft, Write and Finish a Doctoral Thesis or Dissertation

ISBN-13: 9781403911919 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 297 str.

Patrick Dunleavy

Opis

Authoring a PhD involves having creative ideas, working out how to organize them, writing up from plans, upgrading text, and finishing it speedily and to a good standard. It also involves being examined and getting work published. This book provides a huge range of ideas and suggestions to help PhD candidates cope with both the intellectual issues involved and the practical difficulties of organizing their work effectively.

Spis treści

Preface.- Becoming an Author.- Envisioning the Thesis as a Whole.- Planning an Integrated Thesis: The Macro-Structure.- Organizing a Chapter or Paper: The Micro-Structure.- Writing Clearly: Style and Referencing Issues.- Developing your Text and Managing the Writing Process.- Handling Attention Points: Data, Charts and Graphics.- The End-Game: Finishing Your Doctorate.- Publishing Your Research.- Afterword.- Glossary.- Further Reading.- References.- Index.

O autorze

PATRICK DUNLEAVY is Professor of Political Science and Public Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science, and a member of the Academy of the Social Sciences, London. He has authored numerous books and academic articles in political science and is currently general editor of the journal Political Studies. This book draws on his experience in supervising more than 30 doctoral students over two decades, and in teaching a large inter-disciplinary course on 'Drafting and Writing a PhD' at the LSE over twelve years. In the field of study skills Patrick Dunleavy has also published Studying for A Degree (Macmillan, 1986). He was awarded the Political Science 'Making a Difference' Award by the Political Studies Association in 2003.