Writing a Graduate Thesis or Dissertation / by Lorrie Blair.
The Teaching Writing series publishes user-friendly writing guides penned by authors with publishing records in their subject matter. Blair’s practical book gives graduate students the tools they need to successfully plan, write, and defend their thesis or dissertation. Each chapter addresses a rite...
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| Superior document: | Teaching Writing |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Rotterdam : : SensePublishers :, Imprint: SensePublishers,, 2016. |
| Year of Publication: | 2016 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. 2016. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Teaching Writing
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (162 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- What Is a Thesis?
- Thesis Formats
- Monographs
- Thesis by Publication
- Professional Doctorates
- Thesis and a Creative Project
- Alternative Forms
- Finding the Right Supervisor
- Introduction
- Who Are Supervisors?
- Student Needs
- Qualities to Look for in a Supervisor
- The Institutional Context of Supervision
- Cultural Diversity
- Finding the “Just Right” Supervisor
- Supervisors to Avoid
- Co-Supervision
- The Thesis Committee
- Writing the Proposal
- Introduction
- Overcoming Fear
- Working Independently
- Developing or Joining a Community of Practice (CoP)
- Working with the Supervisor
- Finding a Thesis Topic and Formulating a Research Question
- Finding a Research Topic and Methodology
- Components of the Proposal
- Conducting and Writing Literature Reviews
- Introduction
- Types of Literature Reviews
- Locating and Evaluating Research
- But Is It Research?
- Where to Start and When to Stop
- Writing the Review
- Common Mistakes Made in Literature Reviews
- Stringing and Dumping
- Maintaining Academic Integrity
- Introduction
- How Can Plagiarism Be Prevented?
- What Happens If You Are Charged with Plagiarism?
- Choosing a Methodology
- Introduction
- Epistemology
- The Methodology
- Method
- Quantitative Research
- Experimental Research
- Quasi-Experimental Research
- Nonexperimental Research
- Criteria for Judgment for Quantitative Research
- Qualitative Research
- Ethnography
- Phenomenology
- Narrative Research
- Grounded Theory
- Case Study
- Choosing among the Methods
- Criteria for Judgment for Qualitative Research
- Student Challenges
- Action Research
- Student Challenges
- Why Do Action Research?
- Arts Methodologies and Methods
- As Art Therapy
- As Social Science Research
- As Studio Art Practice
- How Does One Judge the Quality of Arts Research?
- Why Conduct Art Research
- Writing the Methodology Section or Chapter
- Conducting Ethical Research
- Introduction
- Who and What Govern the Ethics Policies and Procedures?
- What Power Do Research Ethics Boards Have?
- Navigating Human Subjects Research Protocol Forms
- Consent Forms
- Multi-Jurisdiction Research
- Methodological Considerations
- Action Research
- Ethics and Self-Reflective Research
- Internet Research
- Online Surveys
- Ethical Consideration for Creative Research Practices
- Collecting and Analyzing Data
- Collecting Data
- Recruiting and Retaining Participants
- Dealing with Unanticipated Ethical Issues
- Losing the Data
- Faulty Data
- Conclusion
- Data Analysis
- Starting Points
- Coding the Data
- Computer Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis Software (CAQDAS)
- Interpreting the Data
- Establishing an Academic Track Record
- Presenting at Conferences
- Presenting at Conferences
- Before Submitting a Proposal
- How to Write a Conference Proposal
- How to Make a Conference Presentation
- How to Attend Presentations and Network
- How to Publish a Journal Article
- Selecting the Appropriate Journal
- Understanding the Peer-Review Process
- What Is an Author?
- The Order of Authors
- How to Submit a Paper
- How to Deal with Reviewers’ Comments
- Why Papers Are Rejected
- Finding Support for Writing the Thesis
- Introduction
- Time
- Writing Support
- Motivation
- How to Meet with a Supervisor
- How to Ensure Good Feedback
- Conclusion
- Dealing with Student-Supervisor Problems
- Introduction
- Addressing Problems with Your Supervisor
- Getting Effective Feedback from Your Supervisor
- Making a Formal Complaint
- Changing Supervisors
- Sexual Harassment, Racism, Homophobia, and Discrimination
- Defending the Thesis
- Introduction
- What Is the “Good Enough” Thesis?
- What Does an Oral Examination Entail?
- References
- About the Author. .