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Category Archives: discussion
the thesis discussion – making the move work
This post comes back again at the discussion “chapter”. It seems you can never say too much about this tricky bit of the thesis. A caveat before I start. This post is written from a social science perspective and offers … Continue reading
Posted in argument, discussion, thesis
Tagged argument, Pat Thomson, results and discussion, thesis, writing the discussion
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“discussion” – it’s about moving forward
Discussion. It’s a word that immediately comes to mind when we think about communicating research. First we report the results, and then we discuss them. Discussion might be a separate thesis chapter just before the conclusion, or the end of … Continue reading
Posted in academic writing, argument, contribution, discussion, research
Tagged academic discussion, argument, contribution, original contribution, Pat Thomson, research
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writing course – common problems in the Results/Discussion Section
It’s always as well to know what can go wrong when writing a journal article. And there are multiple areas in any paper to think about. Just because there seem to be fewer conventions for the Results/Discussion section doesn’t mean … Continue reading
Posted in academic writing, argument, contribution, discussion, headings, results
Tagged academic writing problems, journal article, Pat Thomson, results
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writing course – structuring the Results/Discussion Section
Finally. At last. About time. Today we got to the good/fun/scary bit of writing the journal article. Everything we’ve done on the previous days have been working up to this moment. The introduction, literatures and methods were all about setting … Continue reading
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Tagged Pat Thomson, results and discussion, structure
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