{"id":2326,"date":"2013-06-12T13:07:48","date_gmt":"2013-06-12T00:07:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesislink.aut.ac.nz\/?p=2326"},"modified":"2014-01-29T16:40:50","modified_gmt":"2014-01-29T03:40:50","slug":"a-guide-to-presenting-empirical-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesislink.aut.ac.nz\/?p=2326","title":{"rendered":"A guide to presenting empirical research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Author:\u00a0 Professor John Bitchener<a href=\"https:\/\/thesislink.aut.ac.nz\/?attachment_id=2302\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2302\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2302\" title=\"J Bitchener\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thesislink.aut.ac.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/J-Bitchener.jpg?resize=186%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"186\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thesislink.aut.ac.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/J-Bitchener.jpg?resize=186%2C300&amp;ssl=1 186w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thesislink.aut.ac.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/J-Bitchener.jpg?resize=93%2C150&amp;ssl=1 93w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thesislink.aut.ac.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/J-Bitchener.jpg?w=249&amp;ssl=1 249w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 186px) 100vw, 186px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Once the research is over, the question of exactly how to write each chapter of a thesis or dissertation remains.\u00a0 This invaluable guide introduces first-time thesis writers to the process of writing up empirical research.\u00a0 To help students understand what content and structure are appropriate for the different parts of a thesis, Professor John Bitchener presents a range of options, illustrating them with analyses of an commentary on sections from a real Masters thesis in Applied Linguistics.<\/p>\n<p>Highly practical, and relevant across a wide range of disciplines, John&#8217;s step by step handbook provides<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>guidelines on the type of content typically presented in each section of an empirical thesis, as well as key linguistic and presentation features<\/li>\n<li>explores options for organising and structuring this material to ensure it is rhetorically and persuasively effective<\/li>\n<li>offers analysed examples with follow up commentary on how each of these aspects have been considered by one successful thesis writer<\/li>\n<li>includes useful answers to FAQs, further reading suggestions and additional activities for students to apply what they have learned.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>John&#8217;s book is available for purchase through UBS (University Bookshop) and is available on loan from AUT University Library.\u00a0 John runs a series of workshops in the Postgraduate Seminar Series programme where most of the guidelines available from his book are regularly referred to.\u00a0Go to <a title=\"CareerHub\" href=\"http:\/\/careerhub.aut.ac.nz\" target=\"_blank\">CareerHub<\/a> (online registration system) to book in for John&#8217;s workshops.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author:&nbsp; 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