TY - BOOK AU - Dunleavy,Patrick TI - Authoring a PhD: how to plan, draft, write and finish a doctoral thesis or dissertation SN - 1403911916 AV - LB2369 .D85 2003 U1 - 808.02 22 PY - 2003/// CY - Basingstoke, Hampshire, New York PB - Palgrave Macmillan KW - Dissertations, Academic KW - Authorship KW - Handbooks, manuals, etc KW - Academic writing N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1; Becoming an author --; 2; Envisioning the thesis as a whole --; 3; Planning an integrated thesis: the macro-structure --; 4; Organizing a chapter or paper: the micro-structure --; 5; Writing clearly: style and referencing issues --; 6; Developing your text and managing the writing process --; 7; Handling attention points: data, charts and graphics --; 8; The end-game: finishing your doctorate --; 9; Publishing your research --; Glossary of maxims, terms and phrases N2 - "Authoring a PhD involves having creative ideas, working out how to organize them, writing up from plans, upgrading text, and finishing it speedily and to a good standard. It also involves being examined and getting work published. This book provides a huge range of ideas and suggestions to help PhD candidates cope with both the intellectual issues involved and the practical difficulties of organizing their work effectively."--Publisher description ER -