| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
The definition and purpose of the thesis : What is a thesis and why is it required? ; For whom is this book written? ; The usefulness of a thesis after graduation ; Four obvious rules for choosing a thesis topic -- Choosing the topic : Monograph or survey? ; Historical or theoretical? ; Ancient or contemporary? ; How long does it take to write a thesis? ; Is it necessary to know foreign languages? ; "Scientific" or political? : What does it mean to be scientific? ; Writing about direct social experience ; Treating a "journalistic" topic with scientific accuracy ; How to avoid being exploited by your advisor -- Conducting research ; The availability of primary and secondary sources : What are the sources of a scientific work? ; Direct and indirect sources ; Bibliographical research : How to use the library ; Managing your sources with the bibliographic index card file ; Documentation guidelines ; An experiment in the library of Alessandria ; Must you read books?: If so, what should you read first? -- The work plan and the index card : The table of contents as a working hypothesis ; Index cards and notes : various types of index cards and their purpose ; Organizing the primary sources ; The importance of readings index cards ; Academic humility -- Writing the thesis : The audience ; How to write ; Quotations : When and how to quote: 10 rules ; Quotes, paraphrases, and plagiarism ; Footnotes : The purpose of footnotes ; The notes and bibliography system ; The author-date system ; Instructions, traps, and conventions ; Academic pride -- The final draft : Formatting the thesis : Margins and spaces ; Underlining and capitalization ; Sections ; Quotation marks and other signs ; Transliterations and diacritics ; Punctuation, foreign accents and abbreviations ; Some miscellaneous advice ; The final bibliography ; The appendices ; The table of contents -- Conclusions |
| Summary |
Umberto Eco's wise and witty guide to researching and writing a thesis, published in English for the first time |
| Analysis |
HUMANITIES/Literature & Criticism |
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EDUCATION/General |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Text in English |
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Print version record |
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Dissertations, Academic.
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Academic Dissertations as Topic
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EDUCATION -- Higher.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Style Manuals.
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Dissertations, Academic.
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Academic writing.
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Dissertations, Academic
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Geisteswissenschaften
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Schreiben
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Schriftliche Hausarbeit
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Sozialwissenschaften
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Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten
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Schrijfvaardigheid.
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Scripties.
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Vetenskapligt skrivande.
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Doktorsavhandlingar.
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| Genre/Form |
dissertations.
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Academic theses
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Academic theses.
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Thèses et écrits académiques.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Mongiat Farina, Caterina, translator
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Farina, Geoff, translator
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| LC no. |
2014018800 |
| ISBN |
9780262328753 |
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0262328755 |
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1336183330 |
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9781336183339 |
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