Writing a Postgraduate Thesis Or Dissertation - Tools for Success

Writing a Postgraduate Thesis or Dissertation discusses the challenges that students encounter in their writing and provides thoughtful advice on how to address those challenges. It provides guidance on writing about literature, methodology and methods and shows the importance of stating a contribution to knowledge.

Providing key insight into the process of writing a dissertation or thesis, this book:

explains the process of writing and provides insight into strategies that support good writing

considers the audience and purpose of a report as well as the voice of the writer

discusses the structure and organisational features of theses and dissertations, highlighting the central role of the research question

Writing a Postgraduate Thesis or Dissertation is an ideal guide for doctoral and masters students in the social sciences.

List of contents

Preface
1. About writing
2. Showing knowledge of your field
3. Showing knowledge of methodology
4. Showing you have made a contribution
5. The presentation of a thesis or dissertation
6. Final thoughts
Key terms

About the author

Michael Hammond is a Reader in the Centre for Education Studies at the University of Warwick, UK.

Summary

Writing a Postgraduate Dissertation or Thesis provides key advice on how to write about a field of research, the tradition of methodology and methods undertaken, and the contribution to knowledge that is being made.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Hammond, Michael (University of Southampton Hammond, Michael (University of Warwick Hammond, Hammond Michael
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2022
• EAN: 9780367752828
• ISBN: 978-0-367-75282-8
• No. of pages: 160
• Series: Routledge Study Skills
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Family; Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; EDUCATION / General, Study & learning skills: general, Higher & further education, tertiary education, Higher education, tertiary education, Study and learning skills: general