Synopsis
Providing down-to-earth guidance to help students shape their theses, Rowena Murray offers valuable advice and practical tips. Moving beyond the basics of thesis writing, this book introduces writing techniques such as freewriting, generative writing and snack 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.
Useful summaries and checklists help students to stay on track or regain their way. Learn how to:
; Develop good writing habits
; Overcome writer’s block
; Understand the assessment process
; Get the most from your Supervisor
New to this edition:
; New visual map of your thesis to track your progress through the writing process
; Advice on using social media productively and avoiding potential distractions during your writing
; More support on writing in a second language
; Using writing retreats and micro-groups to benefit from writing alongside others
; New material on how to finesse your thesis by ‘back-revising’ at the final stages
; Advice on writing schedules for part-time students
; New chapter summaries to aid reflection and give pointers for next steps
; Flight plan for final checks before submitting
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About the Author
Rowena Murray is Associate Dean (Research) at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK. She carries out research on writing, funded by the Nuffield Foundation and British Academy. Her other bestselling books with Open University Press include How to Write a Thesis, How to Survive Your Viva and The Handbook of Academic Writing (written with Sarah Moore). Rowena is also Editor of the Helping Students to Learn Series and edited the first volume – The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education.
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