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How to Write a Better Thesis
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David Evans † University of Melbo
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Preface to the Third Edition When I
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Introduction Thesis writing can be
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Contents 1 What Is a Thesis? ......
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Contents xiii 8 Outcomes and Result
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Chapter 1 What Is a Thesis? Simply
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Types of Thesis 3 These questions
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Examiners’ Reports 5 layout. See
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Summary of Chapter 1: What Is a The
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10 2 Thesis Structure Research is u
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16 2 Thesis Structure 2. Background
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18 3 Mechanics of Writing that even
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22 3 Mechanics of Writing I recomme
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Chapter 4 Making a Strong Start In
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Creating a Structure 41 are trying
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Initial Efforts 43 of it in detail
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Starting, and Starting Again 45 ad
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The Creative Process 47 you must a
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Writing an Individual Chapter 49 H
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Literature 51 From ‘Chapter Five
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Styles of Working 53 And don’t f
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Working with Your Supervisor 55 Th
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