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PhD by publication
I’ve been asked a few times recently about the text that accompanies published papers for the PhD by publication. So who am I to refuse? This is a slide show that I use to raise some key questions that people … Continue reading
what’s a framework? – as in, conceptual or theoretical framework
Whenever people talk about concepts or theory, they usually add on another word – framework. And ‘framework’ can be as confusing as the concept or theory word that goes before it. (Check this recent post for the difference between concept … Continue reading
Posted in academic writing, coherence, conceptual, flow, framework, theory
Tagged coherence, conceptual framework, flow, framework, Pat Thomson, theoretical framework
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thesis knowhow – “the contribution” can create coherence
My Nordic colleagues often say that the thesis has to have a red thread, a line of argument that holds things together. So what’s this red thread? Think of the red thread as a sturdy rope that guides the reader … Continue reading
Posted in academic writing, argument, coherence, contribution, thesis, thesis warrant
Tagged argument, coherence, contribution, Pat Thomson, red thread, thesis
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connecting chapters/chapter introductions
Writing a thesis, or indeed an academic book, means constructing an extended argument. One common problem in writing a very long text is that it’s not hard in 80,000 to 100,000 words for the reader to get lost in between … Continue reading
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Tagged argument, chapter introduction, coherence, flow, Pat Thomson
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beginning the literature review: the art of scan-reading
It’s important at the start of a piece of research to try to get a sense of the field – to establish the kinds of articles and books that are going to be useful. This is often a particularly hard … Continue reading
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Tagged coherence, literature review, Pat Thomson, reading, scan-reading
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