This concise guide emphasizes clear and logical structure as the key to a well-written thesis. Offering concrete examples of common structural problems, and numerous devices, tricks, and tests by which to avoid them, in a direct and conversational tone, it proves that the astute researcher must no longer regard writing as the last chore but rather as a crucial part of the research process. This updated edition reflects the changes in research style brought about by the Internet.
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David Evans, senior associate of the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning at the University of Melbourne, is coeditor of Restoring the Land. Paul Gruba is based at the Center for Communication Skills and English as a Second Language at the University of Melbourne.
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Essential reading for doctoral students,
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This review is from: How to Write a Better Thesis (Paperback)
Over the four years I spent working on my PhD, I must have read hundreds of papers and substantial parts of many books. In terms of the quality of the finished thesis, this little book was probably the most important. Lots of good, practical advice, even for an experienced writer: schedule a full re-read before giving it to the supervisor for review (they'll add more value if they're not fixing things you could fix yourself); re-write the introduction every six weeks; advice on how examiners read theses (and hence where to put the extra effort). The section on writing the conclusions was a big help in getting the job finished. The section devoted to effective use of word processors is probably redundant for most of us: but there are enough nuggets in the rest of the book to more than compensate. My only regret is that I didn't purchase it at the beginning instead of half-way through when a fellow student recommended it.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
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A light in the darkness,
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Many research students have laboured to produce their thesis not knowing quite what was expected of them. This small, clear, concise book steps the student through each section of the thesis. It explains why students should start writing almost straight away and that the old style of doing all the work then writing it all up is a hangover from pre-word processor days. It explains why the introduction is important and what should be in it. Same for the section on research method. In short, it explains what is required of your thesis over and above the obligation to describe your research.
It also settles the research student's doubts about the merits of their work by explaining what is expected of it.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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Good, but more concise than comprehensive.,
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This is good book, with worthwhile ideas about starting, re-working, growing, arranging and finishing a thesis to be proud of for a long time. The best parts deal with understanding the overall structure of the thesis, and the relationship between the words and the work over time. But then there are seemingly superficial parts that any graduate student would know (use a spell checker) or that are dated (floppy disc, zip disc).
Glad I read this consise book. But really glad I read it at the library and so saved my money for more comprehensive tomes about surviving and thriving grad school.
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