Authoring a PhD

List of figures and tables
ix
Preface
x
1
Becoming an author
1
Authoring is more than just writing
2
Different models of PhD and the tasks of 
authoring
5
Managing readers’ expectations
11
2
Envisioning the thesis as a whole
18
Defining the central research questions
18
Doing original work
26
3
Planning an integrated thesis: 
the macro-structure
43
The whole and the core
44
Focusing down or opening out
53
Four patterns of explanation
62
4
Organizing a chapter or paper: 
the micro-structure
76
Dividing a chapter into sections
76
Devising headings and subheadings
84
Handling starts and finishes
89
5
Writing clearly: style and referencing issues
103
The elements of good research style
104
Effective referencing
120
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