How to write a better minor thesis /
Senior university and college students often find themselves presented with a dramatic new challenge: the task of writing their first thesis. What is expected? What should the thesis consist of? How can the whole process be made a bit easier? How to achieve the best possible result? Working within s...
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| 505 | 0 | |a How to Write a Better Minor Thesis; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Two Introductions; How to Use This Book; CHAPTER 1 TRANSITION TO A MINOR THESIS; Defining a Minor Thesis; The Purpose of a Minor Thesis; The Role of the Student; The Role of the Supervisor; The Student-Supervisor Relationship; Research Questions; The Perfect Question?; Expect the Unexpected; Thesis Examination; CHAPTER 2 GETTING ORGANIZED; The Right Attitude; Discipline; Milestones and Schedule; Writing at a Computer; Writing Tools; Thesis Templates; Present Well; Writing Style; Storage and Backups; Health and Wellbeing | |
| 505 | 8 | |a CHAPTER 3 THE STRUCTURE OF A MINOR THESISThe 'Standard' Thesis Structure; Creating a Non-standard Thesis Structure; Narrative; Initial Efforts; Beginning an Individual Chapter; Study or Case Study?; Observation or Innovation?; Organization; Plagiarism and Research Integrity; CHAPTER 4 A STRONG BEGINNING; Context of the Study; Motivation for the Study; Aim and Scope; Research Questions; Approach and Outcomes; Overview; CHAPTER 5 SITUATING THE STUDY; Structure of the Background; Literature; Developing Critical Thinking; Foundations; Conceptual Framework; Current Debates; Open Issues | |
| 505 | 8 | |a Methods and ApproachesCHAPTER 6 EXPLAINING THE INVESTIGATION; Methods; Research Methods; Instrumentation Design and Use; Supporting Your Arguments; CHAPTER 7 PRESENTING THE OUTCOME; Data Preparation; Data Analysis Procedure; Quantitative or Qualitative Analysis?; From Data to Results; Presentation; Analysis; Reasoning from Data; Illustrations; CHAPTER 8 WRAPPING IT UP; Summary of Key Findings; Discussion of Results; Implications; Pedagogy; Policy; Professional Development; Practice and Methodology; Products; Limitations of the Study and Critical Reflection; Agenda for Further Research | |
| 505 | 8 | |a ConclusionAppendices; CHAPTER 9 BEFORE YOU SUBMIT*; From First to Second Draft; Structural Editing; The Main Text; Revising; Checking the Details; Preliminary Pages; The Main Text; Format; Figures and Tables; Notes and References; Appendices; Glossary; And Don't Forget ... ; AFTERWORD; INDEX | |
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