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Category Archives: evidence
tracking the path to research claims
All researchers make claims about their work. Remember the phrase staking a claim? That’s what we are actually doing when we claim something. We are metaphorically placing a marker in a field that we are prepared to stand on, stand … Continue reading
Posted in academic writing, argument, claim, claims, evidence, revision, revision strategy, thesis, thesis revision
Tagged argument, claims, evidence, Pat Thomson, revision, thesis
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what is a ‘research warrant’? #knowhow
The notion of a warrant is important in research. It helps to know what the term means, particularly if you get asked a question about your research warrant in, say, a conference presentation or supervision tutorial. Most dictionaries define a … Continue reading
Posted in evidence, research decisions, research design, research methods, research warrant
Tagged Pat Thomson, research warrant
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the audit trail – a common omission from methods chapters
It’s really important to put an ‘audit trail’ into your methods chapter. Audit trail? Well, it doesn’t actually matter what you call it, it’s the section in the chapter where you give the examiner the nuts and bolts information about … Continue reading
Posted in evidence, examination criteria, examiner, methodology, methods chapter
Tagged audit trail, methods chapter, Pat Thomson
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a tiny tantrum about rules … the case of ‘currency’ for the thesis examiner
Every now and then I get vexed by rules, particularly those that are associated with risk management and quality assurance. This is one of those existential moments. When I am asked by a UK university to be a thesis examiner, … Continue reading
Posted in evidence, examiner, quality, risk management, rules
Tagged appointment of examiners, Pat Thomson, quality assurance, risk management, rules
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