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Writing skills in nursing and healthcare : a guide to completing successful dissertations and theses / Dena Bain Taylor.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Los Angeles : Sage Publications, 2014Copyright date: ©2014Description: viii, 166 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1446247465
  • 9781446247464
  • 1446247473
  • 9781446247471
Other title:
  • Writing skills in nursing and health care
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 808.06661 23
LOC classification:
  • RT24 .T39 2014
Contents:
1. Introduction to the Graduate Student Experience -- 2. Developing the Supervisory Relationship and Opportunities for Funding -- 3. Critical Reading and Writing: Essential Strategies -- 4. The Thesis Proposal -- 5. Writing and Editing the Thesis -- 6. Writing the Introduction Chapter -- 7. Searching and Evaluating the Literature -- 8. Writing Up your Literature Review -- 9. Writing Up the Methods, Results, and Final Chapters -- 10. Disseminating your work: Presentations and Conferences -- 11. Disseminating Knowledge through Publication -- 12. Pulling into the Station: Final Tasks.
Summary: "Developing persuasive, clear, authoritative writing for academic and professional work can be a real challenge for many. This book guides the reader through the writing process for a dissertation, thesis or essay. Practical strategies and tips for each stage of the process are offered throughout, from critical reading through to preparing the final piece of work for submission. The author pays particular attention to an understanding of the English language, and how it is be best used in academic work."--Publisher's website.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction to the Graduate Student Experience -- 2. Developing the Supervisory Relationship and Opportunities for Funding -- 3. Critical Reading and Writing: Essential Strategies -- 4. The Thesis Proposal -- 5. Writing and Editing the Thesis -- 6. Writing the Introduction Chapter -- 7. Searching and Evaluating the Literature -- 8. Writing Up your Literature Review -- 9. Writing Up the Methods, Results, and Final Chapters -- 10. Disseminating your work: Presentations and Conferences -- 11. Disseminating Knowledge through Publication -- 12. Pulling into the Station: Final Tasks.

"Developing persuasive, clear, authoritative writing for academic and professional work can be a real challenge for many. This book guides the reader through the writing process for a dissertation, thesis or essay. Practical strategies and tips for each stage of the process are offered throughout, from critical reading through to preparing the final piece of work for submission. The author pays particular attention to an understanding of the English language, and how it is be best used in academic work."--Publisher's website.

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