Reference: Include a complete reference for the source. Format your reference according to APA/MLA/Chicago style Annotation: In your own words, explain how this source contributes to answering your research question. Your annotation should be one to two paragraphs long (150 words or more) and fully address purpose, content, evidence, and relation to other sources you […]
Guidelines for Dissertation
FORMAT FOR THESES THE INSTITUTE FOR GRADUATE STUDIES I UNIVERSITY 2021FOREWORD Ph.D. dissertations must be written in accordance with the format stated in this guideline. The following rules and statements are presented more as answers to questions frequently asked rather than an alphabetically indexed coverage of every contingency. If, for good reason, a student should […]
Thesis guidelines
Talk in past tense. Things will have been completed by the time someone reads the document. Remember to talk about facts, never opinion. Don’t use “I” or “we”. Abstract yourself away from the project. An example of this is “I created a simple tool” could be changed to “A simple tool was developed”. Never make […]
Structure & Tips for the Hypothetical Study
Hypothetical empirical study – [title of study] (a) Specify the main research question, the null and alternative hypotheses, and name the dependent and the independent variable(s). (5 points) Introduction [topic, importance, rationale] RQs/hypotheses [link to previous research] Methods [longitudinal vs cross-sectional? Participant numbers? Groups? treatments etc.] IVs/DVs [Operationalised as? Types? Confounds?] (b) Describe two possible […]
How to Write a Case Note
So, what is a case note? A case note is a summary of a judgement of a court, often including an analysis and discussion of that case. The term ‘case note’ thus can be confusing. Sometimes a case note is simply a short summary of a case. However, more often a case note is the […]
Project Report: MHRA – Style-Sheet
Formatting Coursework should be word-processed using Verdana font, point size 10, and double-spaced. Pages should be numbered. Include the word-count Titles In the text of your work, titles of books (fiction or critical), plays and long poems should be italicised Titles of short stories, short poems, essays and articles in books or journals should be […]
Citations and References in GLOA 400 and 491/492 Papers
1. Introduction Proper referencing of sources is essential. Whenever you get an idea or data point from a source, you need to provide a citation. Citations help your reader understand how your argument or ideas are positioned in relation to the wider scholarly literature. Citations are linked to credibility and if you do not provide […]
Tips for Writing a Good Essay
Writing an essay on a mathematical topic is likely to be different from anything you have done before. However you have written lots of mathematics during your education and have probably had to produce an extended piece of writing at some point in the past, albeit probably on a non-mathematical topic. Writing a good essay […]
Project Management Guide
Project Management A project may be defined as a series of related jobs usually directed toward some major output and requiring a significant period of time to perform. Project Management can be defined as planning, directing, and controlling resources (people, equipment, material) to meet the technical, cost, and time constraints of the project. Pure Project Tom Peters predicts that […]
Writing Memos: Important Tips
A memo communicates specific information to a particular audience. Before writing a memo, it is important to clarify in your mind both the purpose and audience of the memo. Why am I writing this memo? Memos typically have two purposes. Some memos simply communicate organizationally important information. Other memos communicate information in order to trigger […]