The student's guide to preparing dissertations and theses /

The student's guide to preparing dissertations and theses /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Allison, Brian, 1931-
Edition:	2nd ed.
Imprint:	London ; New York : RoutledgeFalmer, 2004.
Description:	1 online resource (xii, 100 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Series:	Routledge study guides Routledge study guides.
Subject:	Dissertations, Academic -- Authorship. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Rhetoric. REFERENCE -- Writing Skills. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Composition & Creative Writing. Dissertations, Academic -- Authorship. Electronic books. Electronic books. Handbooks and manuals.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11297705

Hidden Bibliographic Details
Varying Form of Title:	Preparing dissertations and theses
Other authors / contributors:	Race, Philip.
ISBN:	0203416422 9780203416426 0203438574 9780203438572 9780415334860 0415334861 9786610052387 6610052387 0415334861
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	This ed. originally published: London: Kogan Page, 2003. Includes bibliographical references (pages 97-98) and index. Print version record.
Summary:	When writing a dissertation or thesis, it is essential to produce a work that is well-structured and well-presented. Giving clear examples throughout, this book offers all the practical advice that students will need, when writing a dissertation or thesis. Part 1: Content - from the layout order of contents to the compilation of the bibliography and appendicesPart 2: Presentation and Style - the details of how work should be presented and covering aspects such as writing styles, page numbers, margins and abbreviations. The first edition of this book contributed to improving countless dissertatio.
Other form:	Print version: Allison, Brian, 1931- Student's guide to preparing dissertations and theses. 2nd ed. London ; New York : RoutledgeFalmer, 2004 0415334861
Govt.docs classification:	LIT3039

Table of Contents:

Part 1. An Overview of the Task
Part 2. Getting Your Act Together: The Key Processes
9. Capturing Your Research
10. Writing It Up: Getting Started, and Keeping Going
11. Organising Your Files
12. Winding Yourself Up?
Part 3. Nuts and Bolts: More Detail About the Main Elements
13. Paper Size
14. Page Margins
15. Page Numbers
16. Style of Writing
1. Getting Things in the Right Order
17. Abbreviations
18. Numbers
19. Chapters
20. References
21. Notes
22. Quotations
23. Tables
24. Figures
25. Typing
26. Binding
2. Title Page
27. Instructions for Typists
3. Abstract
4. Author Declarations
5. Acknowledgements
6. Main Body of the Dissertation
7. Appendices
8. Bibliography