Master's/Ph.D. Thesis: A Step-by-Step Writing Guide

Definitive advice and recommendations on thesis writing can be hard to come by and even harder to understand. Look no further for step-by-step support to guide you through the thesis writing process with concrete instructions and examples.

Mitchell P. Jones’ Master’s/Ph.D. Thesis: A Step-by-Step Writing Guide is a must-have for anyone about to culminate their master’s or doctoral studies. In clear, concise and precise language, Jones lays out the essential steps for compiling a highly scoped and impactful master’s or Ph.D. thesis. Comprehensive and firmly instructional, this guide features step-by-step directions, content and structure suggestions for all thesis chapters in both monograph and publication-based theses with useful examples, tips on how to set up and caption effective tables, graphs and schematics, and equation and unit formatting principles. Featuring an easy-to-navigate approach, shortcuts for efficient referencing, titling and editing are also provided in addition to insight on what students can expect during the thesis examination process. With no assumed knowledge required it caters to all levels of experience and is the type of investment every advanced science student should make to maximise their chances of success.

This guide is specifically formatted for students writing a master’s or Ph.D. thesis. Guides for bachelor’s theses, journal articles, conference papers and book chapters are also available as part of the Scientific Writing for Beginners series.