Avoiding Thesis and Dissertation Pitfalls - 61 Cases of Problems and Solutions

Being aware of thesis and dissertation pitfalls can help the graduate student make efficient use of resources available to him or her and bring precision to research and writing of that important project. The authors present 61 cases cast as an envisioned conversation between a student and a professor whom the student consults about a problem.

The cases are presented within ten chapters that proceed through a sequence of typical stages in the production of a thesis or dissertation. Chapter titles include Choosing and Defining a Research Topic, Searching the Professional Literature, Developing a Proposal, Getting Help, Devising Data-Collection Procedures, Organizing the Collected Information, Interpreting the Results, Writing the Report, Defending the Finished Product, and Publishing the Study.

List of contents

Preface
Introduction
Choosing and Defining a Research Topic
Searching the Professional Literature
Developing a Proposal
Getting Help
Devising Data-Collecton Procedures
Organizing the Collected Information
Interpreting the Results
Writing the Report
Defending the Finished Product
Publishing the Study
Appendices
Index

About the author

R. Murray Thomas is professor emeritus at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Product details

• Authors: Dale Brubaker, Brubaker Dale L., Thomas R. Murray
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2001
• EAN: 9780897898225
• ISBN: 978-0-89789-822-5
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