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How to Write a Better Thesis

3rd edition

By David Evans, Paul Gruba and Justin Zobel

How to Write a Better Thesis presents a cohesive approach to research that will help you on the road to success.

About this Title

Take an integrated, down-to-earth approach.

From proposal to examination, producing a dissertation or thesis is a challenge. Grounded in decades of experience with research training and supervision, this fully updated and revised edition draws on case studies and examples to guide you step-by-step towards productive success.

Early chapters frame the tasks ahead and show you how to get started. From there, practical advice and illustrations take you through the elements of formulating research questions, working with software, and purposeful writing of each of the different kinds of chapters, and finishes with a focus on revision, dissemination and deadlines. How to Write a Better Thesis presents a cohesive approach to research that will help you on the road to success.

Table of Contents

Preface to the second edition

1 Introduction
2 What's a thesis?
3 Making a strong start
4 Making your word processor work for you
5 The introductory chapter
6 The background chapters
7 The chapter on design of your own work
8 The results chapters
9 The discussion or evaluation
10 The conclusions
11 Before you finally submit
12 Disseminating your work

Appendix: some notes on writing and presentation
Bibliography
Index

About the Author

David Evans was Reader and Associate Professor in the Faculty of Architecture Building and Planning, University of Melbourne. Among his many books and articles is Restoring the Land (MUP).

Paul Gruba is Senior Lecturer in the School of Languages and Linguistics, University of Melbourne.

Justin Zobel is Professor in the Department of Computing and Information Systems, University of Melbourne. He is also the author of Writing for Computer Science.

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