Literature reviews for postgraduate students
In this video a student ponders on the challenges encountered in preparing a literature review. David Parker of the AUT Student Learning Centre highlights the importance of identifying the key […]
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Approaching the literature review
Over the next two weeks we are focusing on Literature Reviews, so watch out for tips and ideas. If you have some experiences or suggestions of doing a literature review […]
Start with chapter one
Author: Julia Hallas, Doctoral Candidate My supervisor recently set me an interesting challenge. She asked me to write the table of contents and chapter one first. Now you should know […]
Manuscript March: Bye for Now, and Please Write for ThesisLink!
It’s time for March, and all it’s Manuscript Madness, to come to a close. Our focus on writing is over for the time being, but there will be lots of […]
Manuscript March: A Grammar Cheat Sheet
Whether you’re an anthropologist, a biologist, a criminologist, a toxicologist, or an otorhinolaryngologist, you need to know the principles of good grammar. Here’s a quick round-up of some grammatical principles […]
Manuscript March: If My Thesis Were a… Viral Video!
It’s Friday. I don’t know about you, but I need a break from all the waking and writing and intellectualising that I’ve been doing all week. (Um… I read a […]
Manuscript March: Thesis Triage
Emergency situation. You’ve been writing for a while. Your thesis has been brewing, rumbling, gathering strength and momentum. Then you hit print, and it ERUPTS off the printer. Post-eruption, there […]
Manuscript March: 10 Secrets Known Only to Academic Writers
Despite all the writers who write about writing, there are still a few things that I think we, as a community of writers, haven’t admitted to each other. Some seem […]
Manuscript March: Casual Text
There’s an old Ella Fitzgerald song that goes: Say, it’s only a paper moon Sailing over a cardboard sea But it wouldn’t be make-believe If you believed in me Do […]
Manuscript March: Is There Any Such Thing as Proper English?
Anyone who has ever received written work back from a teacher has had their writing “corrected.” That swipe of indecipherable red ink on the paper implies that you’ve written something […]
Manuscript March: If My Thesis Were a… Recipe!
It’s Friday again, you know what that means. Time for another round of IMTWA! Cooking is such a favourite procrastination activity of mine, that I sometimes think of my thesis […]
Manuscript March: I’m Not a Real Writer, and Other Fallacies
I’ve spent a lot of time with postgrads. I’ve been one (at various levels) for six years. I’ve led a postgraduate association. Represented postgrads on university committees. Organised postgrad events. […]