How to write a BA thesis : a practical guide from your first ideas to your finished paper /
Lipson, Charles.
How to write a BA thesis : a practical guide from your first ideas to your finished paper / Charles Lipson. - Second edition. - viii, 447 pages ; 22 cm. - Chicago guides to writing, editing, and publishing . - Chicago guides to writing, editing, and publishing. .
How to read this book -- Introduction to the second edition -- Useful nuts and bolts -- More nuts and bolts -- Taking effective notes and avoiding plagiarism -- How to build a reading list -- Refining your topic, writing a proposal, and beginning research -- What is good thesis research -- Using case studies effectively -- Every thesis should have a thesis -- Planning and prewriting: how do they help your thesis? -- Writing your best -- Effective openings, smooth transitions, and strong closings -- Good editing makes good writing -- Presenting information visually -- Presenting your work to others -- Working efficiently -- Overcoming problems -- What to do if you get stuck -- Thesis schedule -- Tips and reminders -- Frequently asked questions -- What to do when you're all done -- Thesis defense and second readers: questions and answers -- A one-semester thesis -- Appendix 1: Best sources for more help -- Appendix 2: Footnotes 101 -- Appendix 3: Advice for new faculty advisers. Getting started. Framing your topic. Conducting your research. Writing your best. Working your best. Scheduling and completing your thesis. Dealing with special requirements. Citing your sources and getting more advice.
9780226430911 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2018021879
Dissertations, Academic--Authorship.
Academic writing.
LB2369 / .L54 2018
808.042 LIP 2018
How to write a BA thesis : a practical guide from your first ideas to your finished paper / Charles Lipson. - Second edition. - viii, 447 pages ; 22 cm. - Chicago guides to writing, editing, and publishing . - Chicago guides to writing, editing, and publishing. .
How to read this book -- Introduction to the second edition -- Useful nuts and bolts -- More nuts and bolts -- Taking effective notes and avoiding plagiarism -- How to build a reading list -- Refining your topic, writing a proposal, and beginning research -- What is good thesis research -- Using case studies effectively -- Every thesis should have a thesis -- Planning and prewriting: how do they help your thesis? -- Writing your best -- Effective openings, smooth transitions, and strong closings -- Good editing makes good writing -- Presenting information visually -- Presenting your work to others -- Working efficiently -- Overcoming problems -- What to do if you get stuck -- Thesis schedule -- Tips and reminders -- Frequently asked questions -- What to do when you're all done -- Thesis defense and second readers: questions and answers -- A one-semester thesis -- Appendix 1: Best sources for more help -- Appendix 2: Footnotes 101 -- Appendix 3: Advice for new faculty advisers. Getting started. Framing your topic. Conducting your research. Writing your best. Working your best. Scheduling and completing your thesis. Dealing with special requirements. Citing your sources and getting more advice.
9780226430911 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2018021879
Dissertations, Academic--Authorship.
Academic writing.
LB2369 / .L54 2018
808.042 LIP 2018