#GuildChat for 03/6/20: Managing & Management in L&D

Our next #GuildChat takes place Friday, March 6th at 11am PT / 2pm ET. This week’s chat is on Management in L&D What does it take […]

The abstract

The curious thing about an abstract is that although, after the title, it is the first text to be read, it is usually the last […]

Polishing the finished product

At the end of the viva there are various mixed emotions swirling around, for both the former student and the former supervisor. Relief that it […]

In the hot seat – defending the thesis

One of the unusual aspects in studying for a PhD is that the final examination of competence (and quality) is based not simply on the […]

Reviewing and revising

One of the strange but common occurrences in producing large pieces of writing is that the writer frequently becomes so close to the text that […]

Appendices and archives

As with every piece of substantial research, it can be a problem to decide what needs to stay in the main text and what can […]

Checking references and citations

It is amazing how many students get into a muddle over the simple process of ensuring accurate links to the supporting evidence for their claims. […]

Areas for future research

There comes a time in drawing together the conclusions of any piece of research, whether it is a long PhD study or a shorter project, […]

Going beyond

Perhaps surprisingly to most novice researchers, a research degree does not need to provide “the complete answer” to a problematic question, only to demonstrate the […]

Interpreting the data

Building on existing knowledge A key role of any supervisor is helping the research student to bridge the gap between the fundamentals about what is […]

Establishing the storyline

One of the first things that both the supervisors and the research students need to remember is that although the dissertation is the justification of […]

How to Illustrate your results

When I was writing up my own PhD (in the antediluvian days before personal computers, desktop publishing software, or graphics packages!) I was given a […]

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