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Annotated Bibliography: Why You Should Prepare One
Introduction I started using a type of annotated bibliography well before I even knew what they were. In the early stages of research, I would often show up to a meeting with my adviser having e-mailed him a list of … Continue reading
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3 Writing Tips To Boost Your Dissertation Output
photo credit: NASA Goddard Photo and Video Introduction Some of the more popular posts here on my PhD Tips and Advice blog have to do with the craft of writing, either how to advance your writing output (Making Progress When … Continue reading
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Phd Tips: An Overview of the Dissertation Process – Part 2
Introduction As I mentioned in my last post, An Overview of the Dissertation Process – Part 1, I recently ran across a preliminary road map for writing theological research in Lucretia Yaghjian’s book, Writing Theology Well: A Rhetoric for Theological … Continue reading
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Phd Tips: An Overview of the Dissertation Process – Part 1
Introduction Recently, when reading Lucretia Yaghjian’s book, Writing Theology Well: A Rhetoric for Theological and Biblical Writers, I ran across a preliminary road map that she uses when teaching about the craft of theological research (See pp. 86-110). I found … Continue reading
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Top 7 Phd Tips and Words of Advice
Introduction After 2+ years of experiencing the rigors of a PhD program (thinking about it, filling out the application as well as the research and writing), I now respectfully submit my top seven PhD tips for prospective students. (Note: I … Continue reading
Phd Advice: A test case in finding a dissertation topic – Part 4
photo credit: Mervi of Tomato Branch Introduction Well, we’ve arrived at our final destination in this series of posts, and that is, how I was finally able to whittle down a large thematic subject into a viable dissertation topic. If … Continue reading
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Phd Advice: A few tips on footnotes…
Introduction Today’s post will deal with the exciting world of footnotes! I know, I know, it seems as if I’m dredging the bottom of the content barrel, but it’s not like that. In truth, I have many ideas for posts … Continue reading
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PhD Advice: Software Tip #2 – Using a short title for footnotes
Introduction In one of my first posts Bibliographic software – a researcher’s dream, I wrote about the importance of using a bibliographic tool in the writing of your dissertation. In this post, I simply wanted to draw your attention to … Continue reading
PhD Tips: Be consistent when you write…
photo credit: Tomasz Stasiuk Introduction – Consistency is key During my PhD orientation at the London School of Theology, I received a ton of good advice for how to approach my dissertation. However, it was a seemingly obscure piece of … Continue reading
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Phd Advice: How to Make Progress When You Write
photo credit: Marcus Povey Introduction No matter where you are in your dissertation writing process (having settled on a topic, doing heavy research, the outlining stage or the actual drafting of chapters) chances are you’ll experience the “looking up at … Continue reading
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