Table of Contents
Writing a Thesis
Understanding the Context
The Thesis
The Key Issue
….the key to this is creating a thread of ideas which runs continuously from one section of the thesis to the next
That is:
The first version of the Golden Thread comes from the argument which underlies and provides the rationale for the research…
The Golden Thread
An Example - Runoff from Mountain Basins
Diversion
An Example - Runoff from Mountain Basins
An Example - Runoff from Mountain Basins
An Example - Runoff from Mountain Basins
An Example - Runoff from Mountain Basins
An Example - Runoff from Mountain Basins
Cautionary note:
The point is….
Now the Thesis -
Problems with the Classic Structure
Structure should reflect the argument
Exactly how this structure maps onto chapters is a question of balance, taste, feel and look…and…
Exactly how this structure maps onto chapters is a question of balance, taste, feel and look…and…
A good discipline for thesis writing
About the writing...
Thesis Writing 70:30 Rule
Corollary of the 70:30 Rule
…ergo...
Other Issues
Simple Rules
Simple Rules
Cautionary Note….
And finally….
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