List of Illustrative Materials Acknowledgements Introduction 1The Stages of PhD Thesis Writing The traditional model of the PhD Alternative models of the PhD Making a start 2Developing a Research Topic through Writing Choosing a topic Finding and developing a topic that is feasible Finding and developing a topic that is specific and significant Developing an updated rationale for the research 3Managing Research Reading Reading aims Problem areas associated with reading Notetaking： From reading into writing 4Producing a Literature Review The literature review as a process and a product The purposes of a literature review Alternative approaches to the literature review as product Literature review problem areas 5Exploring Key Concepts The importance of concept development within a research project The starting point for concept exploration The process of concept exploration： the next steps Other ways of exploring concepts through lateral thinking Exploring concepts in writing Building a Structured Chapter Framework Producing an overall framework Types of chapters within the structural framework Chapter introductions and conclusions Establishing Productive Writing Routines Goals， schedules and routines When will you write? How will you allocate time? Setting goals and targets Where and how will you write? Feedback on writing Writing Clearly， Concisely and Coherently Clarity and coherence The nature of coherence Coherence at chapter level 9Developing Academic Style Expectations of academic style Expectations of difficulty Classifying 'difficult texts' 10Completing a First Draft The basic writing cycle Managing reader expectations Drafting and redrafting Monitoring progressWriting and editing 11Motivating Yourself to Write Writing is more than just a technical exercise The nature of writer's block In which situations does writer's block occur? What are the causes of writer's block? What kind of strategies or solutions can we use for writer's block? Coping with rejection 12Reporting and Analysing Research Findings Structuring your data report Reporting quantitative data Reporting qualitative data Drawing conclusions 13Completing Your PhD Thesis Writing the final version Oral presentations and writing The viva 14Writing throughout an Academic Career Appendix 1： Useful Websites Appendix 2： Suggested Answers for Task 2． I Appendix 3： Research Rationale Template References Index
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