Web Links for Writing a PhD Dissertation (from www.thesisweb.org)

 

 

These are websites we have visited all having to do with writing a PhD dissertation. If you visit these sites and want to comment, please send us an email to help future visitors negotiate these sites. Also, please send us any new links you think we should include, along with your comments on those.    

 

                           

Writing Thesis and Dissertations

            http://thuban.ac.hmc.edu/www_common/writing/centweb/diss.html

            Comment: Clear, comprehensive.

 

Web Resources

            http://lib.hku.hk/general/research/guides/theses_dissertations.html#websites

            Comment: Of value for book references.

 

Writing Research Thesis and Dissertations

http://lorien.ncl.ac.uk/ming/Dept/Tips/writing/thesis/thesis-intro.htm

Comment: Focus on chemistry and engineering but with some good general advice.

 

ECE Publications Offices                     

http://www.ece.illinois.edu/students/grad/overview/thesis.html

Comment: Focus on Electrical and Computer Engineering; links to other useful sites.

 

The Claremont Graduate College Writing Center                      

http://www.cgu.edu/pages/775.asp

            Comment: Clear, comprehensive.

 

How to Write a PhD thesis                  

http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/~jw/thesis.html

Comment: Practical advice, with Spanish and French versions, from a physicist.

 

Writing and Presenting your Thesis or Dissertation

            http://learnerassociates.net/dissthes/

Comment: Detailed, with pdf downloadable file and versions in Spanish and Portuguese.

 

Dissertation Proposal Workshop

            http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/DissPropWorkshop/

            Comment: Focus on writing PhD proposal in Social Sciences.

 

 

 

These are other websites that could be of some value:

 

Evaluating Sources of Information

            http://owl.english.purdue.edu/workshops/hypertext/EvalSrcW/index.html

            Comment: Authoritative advice to help decide which are the best sources

of information.

 

Finding Internet Sources

            http://owl.english.purdue.edu/internet/index.html

            Comment: How to get started finding resources on the internet.

 

Internet Sources for Different Fields

            http://owl.english.purdue.edu/internet/resources/fieldsam.html

            Comment: Listing of one or more online referencing sources for each

academic field.

 

Library Research

http://www.library.cornell.edu/okuref/research/tutorial.html

Comment: A step-by-step guide, including internet resources.

 

Writing Research Papers

            http://www.beyondutopia.net/research/

Comment: Useful revision guide; otherwise, quite basic but could be of value at Masters level.