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BL
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1010115
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b764485
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| Main Entry
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Thomas, R. Murray, (Robert Murray),1921-
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| Title & Author
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Avoiding thesis and dissertation pitfalls : : 61 cases of problems and solutions /\ R. Murray Thomas and Dale L. Brubaker.
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| Publication Statement
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Westport, Conn. :: Bergin & Garvey,, 2001.
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1 online resource (ix, 223 pages)
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| ISBN
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0313075905
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: 9780313075902
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0897898222
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9780897898225
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Preface; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Choosing and Defining Research Topics; Chapter 3: Searching the Professional Literature; Chapter 4: Developing a Proposal; Chapter 5: Getting Help; Chapter 6: Devising Data-Collection Procedures; Chapter 7: Organizing the Collected Information; Chapter 8: Interpreting the Results; Chapter 9: Writing the Report; Chapter 10: Defending the Finished Product; Chapter 11: Publishing the Study; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Appendix D; Index.
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| Abstract
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Being aware of thesis and dissertation pitfalls can help the graduate student make efficient use of resources available to him or her and bring precision to research and writing of that important project. The authors present 61 cases cast as an envisioned conversation between a student and a professor whom the student consults about a problem.
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Dissertations, Academic, Case studies.
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Report writing, Case studies.
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Dissertations, Academic.
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LANGUAGE ARTS DISCIPLINES-- Composition Creative Writing.
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LANGUAGE ARTS DISCIPLINES-- Rhetoric.
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REFERENCE-- Writing Skills.
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Report writing.
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| Dewey Classification
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808/.066378
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| LC Classification
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LB2369.T457 2001eb
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| Added Entry
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Brubaker, Dale L.
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