This is an invaluable guide to developing the writing skills needed to succeed at every stage of postgraduate research. It provides useful guidance on writing clearly and coherently, and covers core topics such as exploring key concepts through writing, building a structured chapter framework and completing a first draft. Each chapter features insights from researchers along with hands-on tasks and self-evaluation exercises to help readers develop their own strategies for success.
This detailed, step-by-step guide to the secrets of successful PhD writing will be essential reading for PhD students and their supervisors across a wide range of disciplines.
By:
Desmond Thomas (University of Essex UK) Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic Country of Publication: United Kingdom Edition: 1st ed. 2017 Dimensions:
Height: 214mm,
Width: 136mm,
Spine: 16mm
Weight: 302g ISBN:9781137497697 ISBN 10: 1137497696 Series:Bloomsbury Research Skills Pages: 240 Publication Date:23 September 2016 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Desmond Thomas is a Lecturer and MA TESOL Course Director at the University of Essex. He has over 10 years' experience of designing and teaching writing skills courses for PhD researchers.