Doing your master's dissertation: [from start to finish]
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2013
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| adam_text | Titel: Doing your master s dissertation
Autor: Furseth, Inger
Jahr: 2013
Contents
List of figures viii
About the authors ix
Preface x
Introduction xi
1 Help! How do I find a research topic? 1
1.1 Finding a topic 2
1.2 Developing a topic 5
1.3 Research ethics 10
1.4 Writing a research proposal 11
1.5 Project planning 13
1.6 Summary 14
1.7 Action plan 16
2 Overcoming barriers and getting started 17
2.1 Writing blocks 18
2.2 Processing information and making decisions 20
2.3 The motivation to write 21
2.4 Getting started 23
2.5 Summary 25
2.6 Action plan 25
3 Basic rules of writing 27
3.1 Some rules for good writing 27
3.2 Writing styles 30
3.3 Structure 31
3.4 Tricks to continue writing 35
3.5 Summary 36
3.6 Action plan 37
4 Who can help you? Establishing support networks 39
4.1 Social media 39
4.2 Students 40
Doing your master s dissertation
4.3 The advisor 42
4.4 The responsibilities of advisors and students 42
4.5 Summary 46
4.6 Action plan 46
5 A guide for searching the literature 47
5.1 Why search the literature? 47
5.2 How to use the literature in your thesis 48
5.3 Where to begin and what to include 50
5.4 Surf on top or dive into the deep Web? 51
5.5 Methods for searching literature 51
5.6 Bibliographic databases 54
5.7 Different types of literature 58
5.8 Identifying useful books and articles 66
5.9 How to keep a search log 68
5.10 A few useful websites 69
5.11 Summary 71
5.12 Action plan 72
6 Reviewing research literature 73
6.1 Coherence 73
6.2 Reviewing the literature 75
6.3 Critical analysis - questions and critique 77
6.4 Critical analysis - discussing the literature 82
6.5 Evaluating arguments 86
6.6 Summary 87
6.7 Action plan 88
7 How do I formulate research questions? 89
7.1 Research questions in quantitative and qualitative theses 90
7.2 Overall research questions 92
7.3 The rationale of the questions 96
7.4 Specified questions 98
7.5 Adjustments during the research process 100
7.6 Summary 101
7.7 Action plan 101
8 Easier said than done - choosing a suitable
research design and method 102
8.1 What is a research method? 103
8.2 Useful strategies for designing a master s thesis 104
8.3 Practical and ethical considerations when collecting data 106
Contents
8.4 Writing the methods chapter 111
8.5 Summary 117
8.6 Action plan 118
9 The art of keeping a steady course - structuring
the analysis 119
9.1 Organizing and preparing the data for analysis 120
9.2 Describing and interpreting the data 122
9.3 Critical analysis of the data - developing the argument 125
9.4 Structure 128
9.5 Coherence 129
9.6 Inclusive and bias-free writing 129
9.7 Summary 130
9.8 Action plan 131
10 Beginning and end - introduction and conclusion 132
10.1 The introduction 132
10.2 The conclusions chapter 133
10.3 Summary 134
10.4 Action plan 135
11 Chaos and order - editing and referencing 136
11.1 A classic thesis structure 136
11.2 Quotations 138
11.3 Notes 139
11.4 References 139
11.5 Referencing in the text 141
11.6 Referencing electronic sources 142
11.7 List of references 143
11.8 Summary 143
11.9 Action plan 144
12 When is it finished? Checklist summary 145
12.1 Reading the thesis with a critical eye 145
12.2 Comments and approval from your advisors 148
12.3 Work in progress 148
References 150
Index 153
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