Patrick Dunleavy

Authoring a PhD

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

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This engaging and highly regarded book takes readers through the key stages of their PhD research journey, from the initial ideas through to successful completion and publication. It gives helpful guidance on forming research questions, organising ideas, pulling together a final draft, handling the viva and getting published. Each chapter contains a wealth of practical suggestions and tips for readers to try out and adapt to their own research needs and disciplinary style.
This text will be essential reading for PhD students and their supervisors in Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences, Business, Law, Health and related disciplines.

Produktdetails

• Palgrave Study Skills
• Verlag: Macmillan Education / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Seitenzahl: 297
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. April 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 217mm x 139mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 394g
• ISBN-13: 9781403905840
• ISBN-10: 1403905843
• Artikelnr.: 13882485

Autorenporträt

Patrick Dunleavy is Professor of Political Science at the London School of Economics, UK, and a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

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.