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making the case for your research
Explain why your research is worth doing … it might be obvious to you but it’s not necessarily clear to others. But it’s not just you who has to explain. All scholars have to justify why their research topic is … Continue reading
Posted in gap-spotting, literature review, research warrant, warrant
Tagged gap talk, Golden-Biddle and Locke, Literatures, Pat Thomson, warrant
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the problem with gap talk
Gap talk. You know, the “this research fills a gap in the literature” line. Most of us have made this statement at some point in our academic life. It’s the most common starter for journal papers, proposals and theses, according … Continue reading
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Tagged academic writing, CARS, gap, gap talk, Pat Thomson, research warrant, warrant
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patter is eight and celebrating with writing skeletons
Happy birthday to me July is patter’s eight birthday and this is my 784thpost. That’s a lot of words. At about a thousand per post, well, there’s about ten books worth buried in this blog. I’ve had a bit of … Continue reading
Posted in academic writing, sentence skeleton, Tiny Text, warrant
Tagged sentence skeleton, Tiny Text, warrant, writing skeleton
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introducing a literatures paper
The Introduction to a literatures paper has a specific job to do – the reader needs to be convinced that the review is needed, that is, the paper has a purpose and it is important for them to read it. The reader also … Continue reading
the thesis introduction
The old adage “first impressions count” really holds true when it comes to thesis introductions. After the title and the abstract, the introduction is the first thing the examiner sees. They/we do form an opinion – sometimes quite a strong … Continue reading
Posted in introduction, outline, thesis, thesis statement, thesis warrant
Tagged outline, Pat Thomson, thesis introduction, warrant
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