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Writing successful reports and dissertations / Lucinda Becker.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Sage study skillsPublisher: Los Angeles : SAGE, 2015Copyright date: ©2015Description: xi, 192 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1446298264
  • 9781446298268
  • 1446298272
  • 9781446298275
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Ebook version: No titleDDC classification:
  • 808.066378 23
LOC classification:
  • LB2369 .B336 2015
Contents:
Aout the author -- Introduction -- Part One: Pondering -- 1. Why a dissertation? -- 2. What is distinctive about a dissertation? -- 3. What are research questions? -- 4. What makes a good dissertation? -- 5. When and why would I write a report? -- 6. What is distinctive about a report? -- 7. Should I be asking research questions in a report? -- Part Two: Preparing -- 8. Devising a strategy -- 9. Gathering material -- 10. Finding your voice -- Part Three: Plannning -- 11. Are you a natural planner? -- 12. A planning strategy -- 13. Your first step -- 14. Four planning methods -- Part Four: Pausing -- 15. Negative pauses -- 16. Necessary pauses -- 17. Positive pauses -- Part Five: Producing -- 18. Words -- 19. Phrases -- 20. Sentences -- 21. Paragraphs -- 22. Sections and chapters -- Part Six: Polishing -- 23. Increasing impact -- 24. Checking your document -- 25. Now take your fingers off the keyboard... -- Index.
Summary: "Help is here! In this handy little book, you’ll find expert guidance to enable you to produce a successful report or dissertation. With a focus on developing an effective writing style and argument, this book shows you, step-by-step, how to plan and deliver a perfect piece of writing to gain top marks. Open up to find advice on: What makes dissertations and reports distinctive; Organising your time and materials; Finding the right planning method for you; How to structure your writing successfully; Writing good sentences, paragraphs, sections and chapters. Read this book and you’re on your way to writing a great report or dissertation!"--Publisher's website.
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Includes index.

Aout the author -- Introduction -- Part One: Pondering -- 1. Why a dissertation? -- 2. What is distinctive about a dissertation? -- 3. What are research questions? -- 4. What makes a good dissertation? -- 5. When and why would I write a report? -- 6. What is distinctive about a report? -- 7. Should I be asking research questions in a report? -- Part Two: Preparing -- 8. Devising a strategy -- 9. Gathering material -- 10. Finding your voice -- Part Three: Plannning -- 11. Are you a natural planner? -- 12. A planning strategy -- 13. Your first step -- 14. Four planning methods -- Part Four: Pausing -- 15. Negative pauses -- 16. Necessary pauses -- 17. Positive pauses -- Part Five: Producing -- 18. Words -- 19. Phrases -- 20. Sentences -- 21. Paragraphs -- 22. Sections and chapters -- Part Six: Polishing -- 23. Increasing impact -- 24. Checking your document -- 25. Now take your fingers off the keyboard... -- Index.

"Help is here! In this handy little book, you’ll find expert guidance to enable you to produce a successful report or dissertation. With a focus on developing an effective writing style and argument, this book shows you, step-by-step, how to plan and deliver a perfect piece of writing to gain top marks. Open up to find advice on: What makes dissertations and reports distinctive; Organising your time and materials; Finding the right planning method for you; How to structure your writing successfully; Writing good sentences, paragraphs, sections and chapters. Read this book and you’re on your way to writing a great report or dissertation!"--Publisher's website.

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