Week2--Dissertation课件.pptVIP

You have picked a good topic if it is: Interesting to both you and your audience Broad enough to find several, diverse references Narrow enough to be covered in the available space and time Not inappropriately technical for the intended audience An area to be further explored, and of theoretical or practical value Ⅱ. Reading the Literature Why? Know your friends; know your enemies; 1. Familiarizing yourself with the background Discovering existing studies How? (1) Library research (2) Internet research Library Research Subject search Keyword search Author search Title search Reference search (P34) 中山大学图书馆资源 文、理、医学科门类齐全、内容丰富、结构合理、层次分明 截止到2008年12月： 纸质资源：纸质馆藏总量达535.708万册(件)，其中，古籍图书近40万册；中文纸本期刊4495种；外文纸本期刊1326种；年新书刊资料增长量为21余万件。 电子资源：中文电子期刊24025种；外文电子期刊24132种；中文电子图书91.117万册；外文电子图书31.220万多册；光盘及网络数据库300多种；多媒体光盘资源4.16万片。 中国期刊网 Internet Research … 2. Reading relevant literature Some: read carefully and in detail; Some: go through to get general information. Three stages: (1) Understanding; (2) Read critically and identify the strong points and weak points ( areas that are not covered yet) (3) Decide how to use the existing writings in your own research. 3. Taking notes when necessary 4. preparing a working bibliography Homework (1) Select a topic for your dissertation (2) Preview Chapter 36 dissertation08@163.com dissertation2011 Start by choosing a topic that you like or are curious about. Youre going to be working on it for quite a while, so try and find one thats interesting and that you can reasonably cover in the time and space available. How to Write a Dissertation in English Week 2 Review Dissertation and its requirements Style of Dissertation Writing (avoid contraction, colloquialism, “I”, “you”, phrasal verbs, etc.) Stages of Dissertation Writing Agenda Ⅰ. How to select a topic 1. Locating your interest 2. What topics you can choose 3. Problems you may have 4. Examples Ⅱ. How to read literature Locating your interest