Front Cover; Half title; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; List of examples; List of figures; List of tables; List of tasks; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: The end is where we start from; Chapter 3: What is doctorateness?; Chapter 4: Architecture of the doctoral thesis; Chapter 5: Exploiting the literature; Chapter 6: Thinking about research design; Chapter 7: What's in a word?; Chapter 8: How to conclude your thesis in one chapter; Chapter 9: The abstract; Chapter 10: The magic circle: putting it all together; Chapter 11: Preparing for the viva
Chapter 12: Dynamics of the doctoral vivaReferences; Index; Author name index; Back cover
Summary
The starting point to achieve your doctorate is to appreciate how examiners examine doctoral theses. This book focuses on how doctoral candidates can raise levels of thinking about their topic, their research process and their contribution(s) to knowledge. It emphasises the nature of conceptualization sought by examiners within theses
