June 20, 2019
Reading for a PhD
Postgraduate students often ask How much reading they should be doing. There is no one answer but this brief audio recording offers a few ideas
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August 6, 2018
Thesis Statement
Every thesis has to make a contribution at the boundaries of the field. Can you state in just a sentence what the contribution of your
August 6, 2018
2 minute tip #3: Direct and Indirect Quotes
Two-minute tips provide short suggestions on how to improve your research. This two-minute tip looks at when it is appropriate to use a direct quote
August 6, 2018
2-minute tip #2: Relationship to texts
Two-minute tips provide short suggestions on how to improve your research. This two-minute tip looks at how there is a shift in relationship to texts
August 6, 2018
2-minute tip #1: Joining the conversation
Two-minute tips provide short suggestions on how to improve your research. This two-minute tip looks at how writing is about contributing to a field. The
September 22, 2017
The misuses of Turnitin and other text-matching software
Turnitin, and other text-matching software, is often used by postgraduate scholars and supervisors to check their work. This is very useful because the software can
March 10, 2017
The Thesis as Argument
The thesis is the most common mode of knowledge presentation used at Postgraduate level. In this video, we suggest that the thesis is first and
February 23, 2017
Just Write
The key to strong academic writing is to write for yourself first and often. You need to have a good sense of your own position