January Exam Planning January is always an interesting part of the academic year for several reasons. Often, departmental staff are busy writing new courses or feverishly attempting to complete and build on existing ones, but this year academic staff in many of the Irish universities will now be getting ready for student exams. In 2023, …
Extract from the book ‘Essays on Covid-19’ published by Book Hub Publishing 2022 “As I reflect on our experience of Covid 19, I am immediately drawn to the work of sociologist Ulrich Beck, titled ‘Risk Society: Towards a New Modernity’ ([1986],1992). Written in 1986, it has an incredible capacity to tap into the underlying anxieties and insecurities …
“Good morning. I wanted to let you know that my M.A. is now complete with the results being published yesterday. Now that I have come down from cloud 9, I wanted to let you know that I sorted 78% for the dissertation, giving me another distinction and, best of all, I finished the M.A. on …
Tiger Woods: A Golfing Great or a Talent not Fully Realised? By Dr. Conor Hogan @DrConorHogan ‘Even in the Army, I was not given a fair and equitable chance’ Said lieutenant colonel Earl Dennison Woods who was born March 5, 1932, in Manhattan, Kansas State. He was, of course, referring to his life of strife …
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From The Desk Of The Dissertation Doctor A Brief Introduction to Academic Writing “THE ELDERS KNOW THAT NOTHING IS MORE PRECIOUS IN A WORD THAN THE SHADOW IT CASTS. AND WORDS WITH NO SHADOWS TO CAST HAVE LOST THEIR SOUL”. – FROM HUNT BY ANA BLANDIANA Hi, My name is Niall and I’m the Managing Director at Book …
From The Desk Of The Dissertation Doctor In my second article on dissertation writing I intend to continue on my quest to attempt to navigate through the murky world of dissertation writing for those out there of an academic persuasion. Firstly, thanks to those fine people who emailed and facebooked me (yes, that word has …
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Meeting with the Dissertation Doctor’s Clinic staff on a regular basis over the lifetime of your research project can dramatically boost your productivity, provide support, and help you to set up a structure with realistic goals to get you from Diploma to PhD status. From dissertation coaching with us, you can expect to gain: Self-confidence in your …
Writing an Annotated Bibliography Dr. Niall McElwee November 2013 What exactly is an annotation? An annotation is more than just a brief summary of an article, book, Web site or other type of publication. An annotation should provide enough information to encourage a reader decide whether he or she would like to read the entire …
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Research Ethics: What Not To Do in a Research Paper and Why Dr. Niall McElwee “When one has reached maturity in the art, one will have a formless form. It is like ice dissolving in water. When one has no form, one can be all forms; when one has no style, he can fit in …
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Dissertation/Thesis Document Submission Checklist Let’s start with a basic checklist which denotes a generic checklist for completing and submitting your dissertation or thesis. It may seem obvious, but ensure you locate the official guidelines published by your Department. Most Colleges will publish this information on line or in secure student accounts. If that doesn’t work, try contacting …
