How to Write a Better Thesis - Softcover

Evans, David; Gruba, Paul

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0522850308 ISBN 13: 9780522850307

Publisher: Melbourne University Press, 2003

Synopsis

This concise guide emphasizes clear and logical structure as the key to a well-written thesis. Offering concrete examples of common structural problems, and numerous devices, tricks, and tests by which to avoid them, in a direct and conversational tone, it proves that the astute researcher must no longer regard writing as the last chore but rather as a crucial part of the research process. This updated edition reflects the changes in research style brought about by the Internet.

About this title

About the Author:

David Evans, senior associate of the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning at the University of Melbourne, is coeditor of Restoring the Land. Paul Gruba is based at the Center for Communication Skills and English as a Second Language at the University of Melbourne.

Review:

"This book is well worth reading for people writing up research, not only those writing a thesis. The truth is in there!"  — Neile A. Kirk, author, Dhumbadji! on the previous edition

About this edition

• Publisher: Melbourne University Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0522850308
• ISBN 13: 9780522850307
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 198