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Research strategies : finding your way through the information fog

William Badke, Author | Bloomington, Indiana : iUniverse | 2021

Everyone does research. Some just do it better than others. In this chaotic world of information and misinformation, referred to as "information fog," university students, in particular, need to learn how to conduct research effectively. Good re[...]

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Economical writing : thirty-five rules for clear and persuasive prose

Deirdre N. McCloskey, Author | [S.l.] : University of Chicago Press | Chicago guides to writing, editing, and publishing | 2019

Economics is not a field that is known for good writing. Charts, yes. Sparkling prose, no. Economical Writing is itself economical: a collection of thirty-five pithy rules for making your writing clear, concise, and effective. Proceeding from b[...]

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Writing a graduate thesis or dissertation

Lorrie Blair, Author | Rotterdam : Sense Publishers | Teaching writing | 2016

Each chapter addresses a rite of passage common to most graduate programs: selecting a methodology, conducting a literature search, carrying out research, analyzing data, and preparing for a thesis defense.

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Writing a proposal for your dissertation : guidelines and examples

Steven R. Terrell, Author | New York : The Guilford Press | 2016

"This user-friendly guide helps students get started on--and complete--a successful doctoral dissertation proposal by accessibly explaining the process and breaking it down into manageable steps. Steven R. Terrell demonstrates how to write each [...]

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Writing successful reports and dissertations

Lucinda M. Becker, Author | London : Sage | Sage study skills | 2015

"Help is here! In this handy little book you will find expert guidance to enable you to produce a successful report or dissertation. With a focus on developing an effective writing style and argument, this book will show you, step-by-step, how t[...]

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Making sense : a student's guide to research and writing /

Margot Northey, Author ; Joan McKibbin, Author | Oxford : Oxford University Press | The making sense series | 2012

This text is a clear and concise guide to research and writing for students at all levels of undergraduate studies. Making Sense is intended for students in any humanities, business, or communications course containing research/writing components

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Succeeding with your literature review : a handbook for students

Paul Oliver, Author | [S.l.] : Open University Press | Open up study skills | 2012

The task of researching and writing a literature review is complex. This text provides comprehensive, practical guidance on the process of researching a range of relevant literature on a subject, then planning and writing a literature review.

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English for writing research papers

Adrian Wallwork | New York, NY : Springer | 2011

The book wa written specifically for researchers and professors of all disciplines whose first language is not English and who wish to have their work published in an international journal.

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How to write essays & assignments

Kathleen McMillan, Author ; Jonathan D. B. Weyers, Author | [S.l.] : Pearson | 2011

How to write Essays & Assignments will allow a student to assess and address their particular weaknesses in planning and writing great academic essays and delivers detailed tips, techniques and strategies to enable them to significantly improve [...]

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Essay writing : a student's guide

Munling Shields, Author | [S.l.] : Sage Publications | 2010

This highly accessible book offers practical, in-depth guidance on each of the stages of the essay writing process - planning, drafting and editing - and relates them to the important sub-skills of information-gathering, reading academic texts, [...]

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Writing and presenting research

Angela Thody | [S.l.] : Sage Publications | 2006

"This book presents a wide-ranging, introductory guide to the choices to be made in deciding how to communicate research findings in documents and presentations"--P. xv.

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The elements of style

William Strunk, Editor ; E. B. White, Editor | [S.l.] : Allyn and Bacon | 2000

"No book in shorter space, with fewer words, will help any writer more than this persistent little volume." The Boston Globe "White is one of the best stylists and most lucid minds in this country. What he says and his way of saying it are equal[...]

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Doing a literature review : releasing the social science research imagination

Chris Hart | [S.l.] : Sage Publications | 1998

Reviewing the literature for a research project can seem a daunting, even overwhelming task. New researchers, in particular, wonder: where do I start? What do I do? How do I do it? "Doing a literature review" can help. This accessible text offer[...]

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A manual for writers of term papers, theses, and dissertations

Kate L. Turabian | [S.l.] : University of Chicago Press | Chicago guides to writing, editing, and publishing | 1996

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