What is a Literature Review? The Literature Review overviews, analyzes, and sometimes critiques relevant previous research. It lays the groundwork for the original research presented in a thesis/dissertation by demonstrating that the research fills a [...]
The introduction informs your audience about the importance of your topic, the research question(s) you plan to investigate, and your hypothesis or core claim (thesis statement). It also outlines the structure of the rest of [...]
WEX Alert! Formatting Issues Inflicted by Citation Managers Citation managers can be useful tools for helping researchers keep track of citations for academic publications and grey literature in their field. They are developed to [...]
Formatting a dissertation can challenge even the most savvy of writers. With its separate front pages, different chapters, footnotes, and other special formatting, there are multiple times that require a “break” in the document’s [...]
Tamara Holloway received her PhD in English Literature from the University of Oregon. Tamara has spent nearly twenty years teaching literature, composition, and creative writing to college students; she currently teaches at Walla Walla Community [...]
Please join The Writers’ Exchange in congratulating Christine A. Treece in the successful completion of their dissertation: Psychologists’ Use of a Dog in Psychotherapy: A Therapeutic Exploration This study was an in-depth exploration [...]
Please join The Writers’ Exchange in congratulating A. Ianto West in the successful completion of their dissertation: Avoiding Unhelpful Responses: A Proposed Theoretical Measure of Readiness to Work With Transgender Clients My project was about [...]
While deep in the dissertation process, it can be very helpful to have “friendly” books nearby that help ignite awareness of "writer within." While some dissertation writers feel they need to quarantine themselves from any [...]
State your purpose explicitly. Make your issue very clear. Make the topic of each section and paragraph visually prominent. Use headings and subheadings appropriately and correctly Place topic sentences in the beginning of paragraphs [...]
WEX Editors on Common Errors Seen in Dissertations We’ve asked the WEX editors about the common APA errors they’re seeing in dissertations and have created this list in the hopes writers might have an advantage [...]
Academics recognize a salient difference between student writers and professional writers is how the writer regards and relates to the reader. In fact, there’s been considerable exploration about “reader-based” vs “writer-based prose.” Ever since [...]
