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Tag: literature review

Should you write from day one?

One of the most problematic pieces of advice I see is the suggestion that you should ‘write from day one’ … More

academic writing, literature review, note taking, reading

Reviewing little bits of literature

A student contacted me by email today with this question: I was looking for some guidance or templates on writing … More

academic writing, doctoral writing, literature review, Thesis

Live blogging the article: Wednesday 12 June

The University of Melbourne encourages most undergraduates to use Discovery, the ‘Google-like’ search engine that reviews multiple databases.  Except there’s … More

academic writing, literature review, references, Research
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A second Cute Metaphor for helping you get your thesis written

This is the second cute metaphor for helping you to get your thesis written.  (Here is the first) I’m defining … More

literature review, metaphor, Research, Writing

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