02980cam a2200349Ia 4500 9609940 BD-DhUL 20161229181609.0 120105s2011 enk b 001 0 eng d 015722839 Uk 9780335244287 (pbk.) 0335244289 (pbk.) (OCoLC)ocn693828315 (NNC)9609940 YDXCP YDXCP SINIE VRC BD-DhUL LB2369 .M87 2011 808.066 MUH Murray, Rowena. How to write a thesis / Rowena Murray. 3rd ed. Maidenhead : Open University Press, 2011. xviii, 325 p. : 23 cm. Open UP study skills ; Includes bibliographical references (p. [313]-321) and index. Providing down-to-earth guidance to help students shape their theses, the author offers valuable advice and practical tips and techniques. Useful summaries and checklists help students to stay on track or regain their way. Moving beyond the basics of thesis writing, the book introduces practical writing techniques such as freewriting, generative writing and binge writing. Issues such as working out the criteria for your thesis, writer's block, writing a literature review and making notes into a draft are also covered. -- Back cover "This book has become a trusted resource for students from a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds. Not only does it take you through the steps and stages of thesis writing, but more importantly, it offers rich advice and support that helps build confidence, sets up effective writing habits and generates a positive orientation towards the complex task of thesis writing". (Professor Sarah Moore, Associate Vice President Academic, University of Limerick, Ireland). "I've found Rowena's shrewd and insightful suggestions for writing helpful, not only for others but also for me". (Peter Elbow, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA). Providing down-to-earth guidance to help students shape their theses, Rowena Murray offers valuable advice and practical tips and techniques. Useful summaries and checklists help students to stay on track or regain their way. Moving beyond the basics of thesis writing, the book introduces practical writing techniques such as freewriting, generative writing and binge writing. Issues such as working out the criteria for your thesis, writer's block, writing a literature review and making notes into a draft are also covered. The following are new to this edition: New introduction by students - 'How I used this book'; Update on doctoral skills set and Training Needs Analysis; Extended treatment of plagiarism - and how to avoid it; Expanded section on students' well-being; and, Learning outcomes for each chapter. Dissertations, Academic Authorship. Report writing. Academic writing. AUTH ddc BK 144335 144335 0 0 ddc 0 808_066000000000000_MUH 0 NFIC 271278 DUL DUL GEN 2016-12-29 Purchased 808.066 MUH 476209 2016-12-29 1 2016-12-29 BK