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 …
Look before You Leap: Giving Consideration to your Dissertation Topic Read More »
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 …
Dissertation Clinic: Writing an Annotated Bibliography Read More »
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 …
Dissertation Doctor’s Clinic: Some Preliminary Notes on Research Ethics Read More »
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 …
Academic Integrity Policy: THE MANAGEMENT AND STAFF OF THE DISSERTATION DOCTOR’S CLINIC VIEW OUR POSITIONS AS THAT OF PERSONNEL WHO ASSIST OUR CLIENTS IN THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS. WE VIEW THE INTEGRITY OF THE ACADEMIC PROCESS AS A CORNERSTONE OF THE ADVANCEMENT OF KNOWLEDGE AND, AS SUCH, WISH TO STATE THE FOLLOWING: DATA INTEGRITY: ALL DATA RECEIVED BY THE DISSERTATION DOCTOR’S CLINIC FOR THE PURPOSES OF …
The “Ins” and “Outs” Of the DDC: Integrity & Privacy Read More »
Check us out on Facebook Referencing: In this section, we aim to give you some pointers and assistance in writing and presenting academic material. Let’s start with something the Clinic is asked about pretty consistently…How do I reference in my term paper or thesis? Below we provide commentary and give some examples from published material and from …
Irish Journal of Applied Social Studies Est 1998. Published by Social Care Ireland, Volume 4 Issue 1 Spring, 2003 Article 12003-01-01 ‘Five Years On’ by Dr. Niall McElwee, Founding Editor, IJASS. Introduction I became aware in the early 1990’s that social care/child and youth care would significantly benefit from a peer-reviewed journal that had a strong applied research and practice …
From…Darkness on the Edge of Town. Dr. Niall McElwee, Senior Editor, The Dissertation Doctor’s Clinic The material below is an extract from the book, ‘Darkness on the Edge of Town : Heroin Misuse in Athlone and Portlaoise’ authored by Niall McElwee & Grainne Monaghan. Kevin: A case study It is a wet October afternoon and …
Research 101: An Introduction to Research Approaches Susan McKenna, Dissertation Doctor’s Clinic @ThesisClinic There are several goals to undertaking research. The research process has been conceptualised as requiring the researcher to respond to five key questions which include 1 Why do you want to do this particular research? 2 What is your research question? 3 Who are the subjects you …
Research 101: An Introduction to Research Approaches Read More »
