Authoring a PhD: How to Plan, Draft, Write and Finish a Doctoral Thesis or Dissertation

🔖 Across the humanities and social sciences, between a third and a half of your success in doing a doctorate depends on how well you do authoring - on how you plan, draft, write, revise, upgrade, remodel and finish the text. The quality of your writing and thinking often go hand in hand. Developing these capabilities can be as important as all the rest of your doctoral influences put together - your research ideas, hard work and the quality of your supervision.
This book gives a comprehensive treatment of authoring a PhD, from the earliest conceptualizing stages through to successful completion and publication:

forming central research questions;

planning a sequence of chapters;

organizing chapters and papers;

writing in a clear professional style;

managing your writing process;

handling tables and charts;

pulling together a final draft;

submitting your dissertation;

handling the final oral exam;

publishing journal articles and books.
An experienced doctoral supervisor and academic writer, Professor Patrick Dunleavy stresses the intellectual first principles which can carry you successfully through the decisions and dilemmas that every author must confront. At the same time he provides a huge menu of practical suggestions and tips for you to try out and adapt to your own research needs and disciplinary style. His book is not a package of ready-made solutions, but a stimulus to thought and a challenge to invention. The advice is tailored for all the main kinds of PhD systems across the world, especially those found in the United States, Europe, UK and Commonwealth countries.

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