Authoring a PhD how to plan, draft, write, and finish a doctoral thesis or dissertation

• Main Author: Dunleavy, Patrick (Author)
• Format: Unknown
• Language: English
• Published: New York Palgrave Macmillan 2003; Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire
• Series: Palgrave study guides
• Subjects: Dissertations, Academic > Handbooks, manuals, etc. > Authorship; Academic writing > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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• Physical Description: xiii, 297 pages illustrations 23 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-290) and index
• ISBN: 1403911916 (hbk.); 1403905843 (pbk.); 9781403905840

This engaging and highly regarded book takes readers through the key stages of their PhD research journey, from the initial ideas through to successful completion and publication. It gives helpful guidance on forming research questions, organising ideas, pulling together a final draft, handling the viva and getting published. Each chapter contains a wealth of practical suggestions and tips for readers to try out and adapt to their own research needs and disciplinary style. This text will be essential reading for PhD students and their supervisors in Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences, Business, Law, Health and related disciplines.