How to Write a BA Thesis
A Practical Guide from Your First Ideas to Your Finished Paper
402 pages
|
4 maps, 20 graphs, 29 tables, 3 diagrams, 8 charts
|
6 x 9
|
© 2005
- Contents
- Review Quotes
Table of Contents

Contents
I. GETTING STARTED
How to Read This Book
1 Introduction
2 Useful Nuts and Bolts
II. FRAMING YOUR TOPIC
3 Taking Effective Notes and Avoiding Plagiarism
4 Refining Your Topic, Writing a Proposal, and Beginning Research
III. CONDUCTING YOUR RESEARCH
5 What Is Good Thesis Research?
6 Using Case Studies Effectively
7 Every Thesis Should Have a Thesis
IV. WRITING YOUR BEST
8 Planning and Prewriting: How Do They Help Your Thesis?
9 Writing Your Best
10 Effective Openings, Smooth Transitions, and Strong Closings
11 Good Editing Makes Good Writing
12 Presenting Information Visually
V. WORKING YOUR BEST
13 Working Efficiently
14 Overcoming Problems
VI. SCHEDULING AND COMPLETING YOUR THESIS
15 Thesis Time Schedule
16 Tips and Reminders
17 Frequently Asked Questions
18 What to Do When You’re All Done
VII. DEALING WITH SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
19 Thesis Defense and Second Readers: Questions and Answers
20 A One-Semester Thesis
VIII. CITING YOUR SOURCES AND GETTING MORE ADVICE
How to Read This Book
1 Introduction
2 Useful Nuts and Bolts
II. FRAMING YOUR TOPIC
3 Taking Effective Notes and Avoiding Plagiarism
4 Refining Your Topic, Writing a Proposal, and Beginning Research
III. CONDUCTING YOUR RESEARCH
5 What Is Good Thesis Research?
6 Using Case Studies Effectively
7 Every Thesis Should Have a Thesis
IV. WRITING YOUR BEST
8 Planning and Prewriting: How Do They Help Your Thesis?
9 Writing Your Best
10 Effective Openings, Smooth Transitions, and Strong Closings
11 Good Editing Makes Good Writing
12 Presenting Information Visually
V. WORKING YOUR BEST
13 Working Efficiently
14 Overcoming Problems
VI. SCHEDULING AND COMPLETING YOUR THESIS
15 Thesis Time Schedule
16 Tips and Reminders
17 Frequently Asked Questions
18 What to Do When You’re All Done
VII. DEALING WITH SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
19 Thesis Defense and Second Readers: Questions and Answers
20 A One-Semester Thesis
VIII. CITING YOUR SOURCES AND GETTING MORE ADVICE
Review Quotes
Hallie E. Savage | Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council
"An excellent, well-developed text for students in all academic disciplines. . . . It is an invaluable text for honors education."
Christine Reichert | TLAR
"A no-nonsense guide that speaks directly to students, provides a valuable timeline guide for the whole process, and reinforces effective writing techniques. . . . The material and suggestions are dead-on. . . . The opportunities abound for using this guide as a unifying element on many levels: between student and adviser; between faculty advisers within one academic department, between academic departments and learning centers and/or writing centers, and between academic departments and administration. It has a strong potential to be an integral part in a college-wide student success program."
For more information, or to order this book, please visit http://www.press.uchicago.edu
Google preview here
Education: Higher Education
You may purchase this title at these fine bookstores. Outside the USA, see our international sales information.