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can you cut and paste early text into your thesis?
Well of course you can. The question is, should you? You wrote large chunks of text when you first started your doctorate. These writings were most likely to do with literatures, methodologies and research design, and the warrant for your … Continue reading
Posted in academic writing, old text, rewriting, thesis
Tagged authority, identity, Pat Thomson, thesis, using old text
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getting to grips with PSA – Pre Submission Angst
Not everyone feels the same way about getting their thesis done. Some people can’t wait to submit. They are sick of it. They’re over it. The sooner they can get the text to something that their supervisor says is OK, … Continue reading
last-minute proofing – 12 things to look for
The last stages of handing in a thesis or book can be very trying. It’s taken you an age to get to the point where this big hefty manuscript is as ready as it’s going to be. Well just about. You … Continue reading
Posted in academic book, Big Book, proof-reading, proofreading, thesis
Tagged academic writing, book, Pat Thomson, proof reading, thesis
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book writing – on introductions and some-we-prepared-before
I’m writing. As I guess are many of you. I’m writing another book. You may be writing a paper, a chapter, a magazine article., a graphic novel. But my writing right now is – book. It seems no time at … Continue reading
recycling your thesis text – is it self plagiarism?
The term self-plagiarism is usually associated with re-using your own work, recycling slabs of material already published, cutting and pasting from one text to another, producing something which duplicates something that has already appeared elsewhere. Self-plagiarism is not the same … Continue reading
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Tagged Pat Thomson, self-plagiarism, text recycling, Text Recycling Project, thesis
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“showing” and “telling” in the thesis
The thesis must show and tell your examiner that its writer is ready to be called Dr. Yep. Dr (insert your surname here.) What do I mean by show and tell? Well, even if these are not the usual definitions, … Continue reading
Posted in academic writing, audit trail, conclusion, introduction, literature reviews, methods, show and tell, thesis
Tagged academic writing, audit trail, conclusion, introduction, literature, methods, show and tell, thesis
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should you publish during your PhD?
So you are not doing PhD by publication. You’re not in a country and/or discipline which expects you to publish during your PhD – yes really, some do. And you hear conflicting advice about whether publishing during your PhD is … Continue reading
does a thesis conclusion have “recommendations”?
I’ve seen many a thesis which concludes with a set of recommendations that arise from the research. This practice troubles me. I’ve got two basic concerns about putting recommendations in a thesis conclusion. My position may be a bit contentious … Continue reading
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can you say something about the “theory chapter”?
I’ve been asked about writing a theory chapter. But should I say anything? I feel a bit iffy about the very idea. What to do? Take your own advice here. Write for ten minutes about a theory chapter. Write about … Continue reading
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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
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Tagged argument, Pat Thomson, results and discussion, thesis, writing the discussion
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