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RESEARCH SKILLS
Assignment and Thesis Writing
South African edition
J ANDERSON & M POOLE
“This edition provides the tools and insights necessary to write succinctly and logically, to complete theses and essays in time, to comply with standards of academic scholarship, to conduct in-depth research and to develop general writing and computer skills and proficiency.” Professor Nqabomzi Gawe, Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Institutional Support, Durban University of Technology.
978 0 70217 748 4 978 0 70219 640 9 2008
192 PAGES
ZAR R315.00 ZAR R294.00
CONTENTS
• Writing at the tertiary level
• Planning the assignment
• Planning the thesis
• Scholarly writing: A case study
• Computer tools for writing and
publishing
• The computer as an information tool
• Common features of editorial style
• The general format
• Page and chapter format • The use of quotations
• Footnotes
• Tables and figures
• Referencing
• Appendices
• Editing and evaluating the final
product
SUITABLE FOR
• Postgraduate students in all disciplines
• Supervisors of postgraduate students in all disciplines.
Complete your Thesis or Dissertation Successfully
Practical guidelines
JG (KOBUS) MAREE (EDITOR)
This user-friendly and comprehensive volume covers a wide range of topics related to postgraduate study. This book is an essential aid for all students entering a master’s or doctorate programme.
CONTENTS
978 0 70218 916 6 978 0 70219 651 5 2012
280 PAGES
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The quality of doctoral education in South Africa: A question of significance
Planning your thesis: Systemic and personal issues
Choosing a topic
Writing a research proposal Theoretical-conceptual and structural aspects of thesis writing Basic issues in thesis writing Sampling and research paradigms Research designs and data collection techniques
Conducting qualitative research: Practical guidelines on fieldwork Writing the quantitative research method chapter
Conducting mixed-methods research
• Ensuring quality in scholarly writing • Linking purpose and ethics in thesis
writing: South African illustrations
of an international perspective
• Writing style
• Communication between student
and supervisor
• The role of critical readers in
postgraduate studies
• Examining a thesis and writing an
examiner’s report
• Choosing examiners for a thesis or
dissertation
• How to prepare for an oral doctoral
examination
• The ultimate aim of your studies:
Getting a manuscript published
• Electronic submissions to journals
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