Articles, tips, and notices for postgraduate research students at Auckland University of Technology (AUT) and beyond.
Author: Prathibha Sural As part of my Master of Public Health, I am currently working on a research project ‘An Investigation Into Parents’ Awareness Of Effects of Commercial Fruit Beverages On Their […]
Are you writing up your literature review? Try this site for hints: http://patthomson.net/2015/05/04/literature-know-how-beware-too-much-naming-not-enough-framing/
Are you approximately in the last six months of completing your PhD? Or, have you recently finished? Would you like to share your experience? I am conducting a study examining […]
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 […]
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 […]
The first AUT Postgraduate Writers’ Retreat of the year was held at Vaughan Park last week and proved to be another positive opportunity for thesis students to have quiet and focussed writing […]
Writing a doctorate can feel a bit like ‘leaping’ into the unknown. And, sometimes we become a bit lost and feel as if we have lost our inspiration! Drawing on […]
By Emma Kelly In the week before your Viva you will get many pieces of sometimes contradictory advice. ‘Make your presentation absolutely watertight, you DO NOT WANT to make any […]
Thirteen talented AUT doctoral students were presented with their Vice Chancellor’s Doctoral Scholarships at a ceremony on 25 March 2015. Each scholarship is worth $95,000, and allows a domestic or […]
This post from Dr Jennie Billot first appeared here on ThesisLink in 2012. The challenge of clearly defining the research topic and planning the study is done and dusted. The […]
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 […]
One of the first challenges that you face when starting a research project is getting the Research Question clearly identified. This process can take much longer than you think! Elisa […]