The PhD Writing Handbook

ISBN-13: 9781137497697 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 240 str.

Desmond Thomas

Opis

Do you feel overwhelmed by the prospect of writing your thesis? Are you concerned that your PhD will take over your life? This much-needed text will help you to develop the writing skills you need to succeed at every stage of your research. It covers core topics such as:

- developing a research topic through writing
- exploring key concepts through writing
- building a structured chapter framework
- completing a first draft
- writing clearly, coherently and in an appropriate academic style

Each chapter features insights from researchers along with tasks and self-evaluation exercises to help you develop your own strategies for success. Invaluable to thesis writers from a range of disciplines, The PhD Writing Handbook will help you to think more clearly and communicate more effectively with your readers.

Spis treści

Introduction 1. The Stages of PhD Thesis Writing 2. Developing a Research Topic through Writing 3. Managing Research Reading 4. Producing a Literature Review 5. Exploring Key Concepts through Reading and Writing 6. Building a Structured Chapter Framework 7. Establishing Productive Writing Routines 8. Writing Clearly, Concisely and Coherently 9. Developing Academic Style 10. Completing a First Draft 11. Motivating Yourself to Write 12. Reporting and Analysing Research Findings 13. Completing your PhD 14. Writing within an Academic Career Bibliography and References Appendices.

O autorze

Desmond Thomas is a Lecturer and MA TESOL Course Director at the University of Essex. He has over 10 years' experience of designing and teaching writing skills courses for PhD researchers.