Description
Book Synopsis
- What criteria are used to assess the scholarly merit of a thesis?
- What is the level of conceptualization that is expected in doctoral theses?
- How can you prepare to defend your thesis?
- What is the most effective route to achieving your doctorate?
The starting point to achieving your doctorate is to appreciate how your thesis will be examined. The criteria that examiners use, the questions they ask in vivas and their reports provide templates against which theses are judged. So, why not start from this endpoint as you plan, undertake, write and defend your research?
This book focuses specifically on how you, as a doctoral candidate, can raise your level of thinking about your chosen topic. Doing so will improve the quality of your research and ultimately contribute to knowledge. It also explores the nature of conceptualization which is sought by examiners in theses. As a candidate, the book provides those essential characteristics of doctorateness that
Table of Contents
Introduction
The end is where we start from
What is doctorateness?
Architecture of the doctoral thesis
Exploiting the literature
Thinking about research design
What’s in a word?
How to conclude your thesis in one chapter
The abstract
The magic circle
Preparing for the viva
Dynamics of the doctoral viva
Epilogue
