Category Archives: conclusion

connecting chapters/chapter conclusions

Posted on January 27, 2014 by pat thomson

This post is the second of four which address the question of how you achieve flow across a thesis text. The previous post (here) offered a three-part approach to beginning to write a chapter. The three moves, link, focus and … Continue reading →

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writing course day four

Posted on April 6, 2013 by pat thomson

Today in the writing course we began with a shut-up-and-write about what needed to go in the methods section. • What does the journal’s community expect in this section? • What do readers need to know to trust what you … Continue reading →

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writing course day three

Posted on April 5, 2013 by pat thomson

The entire five hours today was spent on PowerPoint presentations. People had been asked to prepare a few slides which showed: 1. the name of the journal 2. the title of their paper 3. the big context that would connect … Continue reading →

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conclusion mise-en-place. christmas present six

Posted on December 19, 2012 by pat thomson

Any of you who watch cooking programmes will know the cheffy talk about mise-en-place. It’s a term used to describe all the various kinds of preparation that need to be done in order to whip up something that can be … Continue reading →

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what not to do in a thesis conclusion, part one: christmas present five

Posted on December 17, 2012 by pat thomson

The conclusion is one of the most important sections of the thesis, yet it is often done quite badly. This is not good because the conclusion is a key part of the text and thesis writers really need to spend … Continue reading →

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concluding the journal article

Posted on April 6, 2012 by pat thomson

The conclusion to a journal article is very important. Of course, it’s hard to end things. There’s no equivalent in the journal article to the text message that says you’re dumped… or more elegantly, reader I married him. It’s important … Continue reading →

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