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Writing Research - Thesis
When should you begin writing-up your thesis? As soon as you finish reading this .....No really!.....Literally as soon as you’re done here. It is absolutely never too early to begin the writing process. The problem for most of us though is getting down to it. But before we tackle that, a quick re-wind: In case you’ve been advised to research for 3 years and then write-up, or are planning to start writing in year 3 / towards the end - pause. Think about it: Are you seriously planning to write intelligently about work you’ve done 2-3 years ago? Is it wise to research, and trust that the results / findings / material will work, and provide all you need when you actually put it through the rigour of writing at thesis-level? Are you prepared to become essentially a full-time writer in the last months of your doctorate? Can you actually do this? And, if you are not an experienced w... read more
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Variety is the Spice of Life
This week's posgraduate life blog post contains our 'Featured Article' from the Managing Information Advice Centre this week, and was written by Ric Keaster. There is an art to writing a literature review without using the same old verbiage over and over to introduce the many research studies required in such an effort. “Variety is the spice of life,” and it is also the “spice” of a literature review – if there exists such. Below is a list of different ways to introduce studies as you highlight them for review. These are not all the possibilities, but they are enough to make your writing more readable, if you rotate them regularly in your citations. First, a list of ways to say “said.” Some of these are more appropriate than others and there is nothing wrong with using them more than once. Just spread them around judiciously. AGREEING SYNONYMS Affirmed Admitted Ass... read more
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Zoe Knows Better
March 18th, 2011 09:41
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June 29th, 2011 08:39