Drafting a Chapter of your Thesis
Duration 0.5 days
Team Researcher Academy



This face to face course is run by the Researcher Academy 


Semester 1 courses will be available for booking from the second week of October and Semester 2 courses from the second week of February.
 

Target Audience: Postgraduate researchers in the early to mid stages of their PhD

This course involves a number of activities around drafting a chapter of a thesis. Therefore students enrolling on the course should be at a stage in their research where they are either writing or beginning to plan writing a thesis chapter.

Course Description:

By the end of this course we will have:

  • Considered the features of good academic writing
  • Looked to develop a plan to write effectively
  • Considered techniques for starting and finishing a chapter of your thesis
  • Identified a range of writing development opportunities available to you at the University and elsewhere

By the end of this workshop , you should be able to:

  • Identify the features of good academic writing
  • Have produced an outline plan for a chapter of your doctoral thesis
  • Apply techniques for starting and finishing a chapter of your thesis
Process: Practical Workshop


Course Accessibility

The following table shows a summary of what is needed to participate in the course. 

If you feel you will experience any difficulties participating, please let us know via the ‘special requirements’ tab, providing as much information as possible. The special requirements tab can be completed when you book your place. Alternatively, you can contact us directly at ra-training@nottingham.ac.uk.

Print off pre-requisite paperwork/ resources & bring them to the course (optional)
Bring your own laptop/ PC to the course (optional)
Access seminar room on campus
Attend the course at the specified date and time
Watch and listen to the course tutor(s) and/or other attendees
Follow presentation slides during the course


Booking Conditions

Latecomer policy

Researchers should plan to arrive prior to the advertised course start time. Except for exceptional reasons, there will be no admittance to a Researcher Academy or Faculty Training Programme (FTP) course 15 minutes after the advertised course start time.

Importance of booking commitment

When booking on to a Researcher Academy short course you are entering into a commitment to attend. If you find that you are no longer available to attend you MUST cancel your place (on the system if more than three days before the course) or if at short notice by emailing ra-training@nottingham.ac.uk. This will ensure that your place can be offered to another researcher on the waiting list. Failure to cancel a place results in other researchers missing out on places through the waiting list process.

It is unacceptable for researchers to just not attend when booked onto a course. The Researcher Academy maintains records of those who repeatedly do not attend courses they have booked. This may affect future eligibility to book onto further Researcher Academy courses and will affect considerations for Researcher Academy funded opportunities.

 

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