Tag Archives: flow

PhD by publication

Posted on June 24, 2019 by pat thomson

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 →

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what’s a framework? – as in, conceptual or theoretical framework

Posted on November 26, 2018 by pat thomson

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 →

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chapter flow /using headings to help

Posted on February 6, 2014 by pat thomson

This is the third in a series of posts on getting flow in the thesis. The first was on using the introduction and the second on using the conclusion. This post is about using headings. There are two aspects of … Continue reading →

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connecting chapters/chapter introductions

Posted on January 16, 2014 by pat thomson

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 →