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martes, enero 04, 2022

PhD Literature topics / links / New Journalism

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englishnotesguru.com/research-topics (PhD Lit)

academia.stackexchange.com

theses.gla.ac.uk/New British Journalism

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domingo, noviembre 07, 2021

How to write a PhD literature review (James Hayton, PhD) / extras: rotten cards

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How to write a PhD literature review

By James Hayton, September 17, 2012

'In this post, I'm going to guide you through how to write a literature review on any topic from scratch, even if you haven't read a single paper yet.

1. Pick a topic

It can be as broad as you like because this is just a starting point. If you are still picking your specific topic for your PhD, that's fine, but you should at least know roughly what area you want to explore.

2. Find your way in

A quick google scholar search for your subject area could turn up as many as 1 million results. Clearly, you can't read them all, so you need to look for an easy way in.The vast majority of academic papers are written for people already familiar with the subject. They will refer to theories and methodologies assuming that the reader knows what they are.

So to start with just any paper at random would be a waste of time, as you'll be overwhelmed by the jargon. Instead, you need something you can understand easily to give yourself a foundation of knowledge to build upon.Textbooks and review articles can be good places to start, though even these can be highly technical. If you can't find one you can understand easily, then look for a book written for the general, non-academic public.

The idea is to gain a quick, broad background knowledge before getting into more specialised technical detail.

3. History, people & ideas

The idea of a literature review is to give some background and context to your own work. You need to show how your research fits into the big picture, relating it to what has been done before.You don't need to write a comprehensive history of your subject, but it helps if you know roughly how it has developed over time.

So as you read a few general introductions to your topic, you'll start to get an overview of the key ideas and theories, who developed them, and when.Also note any conflicting ideas, any controversy or disagreement in the field, as you'll need to know this kind of thing.

Now you can start to look for specific papers.'

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jameshaytonphd.(how to write a PhD literature review)

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draft dissertation

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Using Scrivener to Write a Dissertation – Why I’m Glad I Did and What I Would do Differently Next Time

Eric Vanden Eykel Academia, Dissertation, Editing, Graduate School, Productivity, Scrivener, Software, Technology, Writing, Writing Habits June 2, 2014

'My younger colleagues often ask me for dissertation advice. How do you keep your research and notes straight? How do you structure and restructure your argument? How do you motivate yourself to write on a regular basis? How do you do all of this without losing your precious sanity? Regardless of which question I am being asked, my response almost always involves a common refrain: Scrivener.

Developed initially for novelists and other creative types, Scrivener is writing software that has earned quite the following in the academic community. In this post I would like to outline why I chose to use it while writing my dissertation, why I am glad that I did, and what I would do differently if I had to do it all over again.

[N.B. — Initially designed for Mac, Scrivener is currently available for Mac and Windows. Everything in this post is in reference to the Mac version. I have never used Scrivener for Windows.]'

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tacet.wordpress (using scrivener to write a dissertation)

E.Fouz.-7.11.21

diss.-

EXTRAS

rotten cards

main link:

https://quotesgram.com/rotten-cards-quotes/

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martes, septiembre 08, 2020

Reading, writing & thinking + EXTRA: diss.III

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Reading 4 (read lots of texts, watch videos, listen to podcasts, select photographies, use dictionaries, have a look at timelines, bibliography, context, browse newspapers and websites, consult handbooks, learn from basic manuals, read literature pieces, read journalism pieces)

Writing 2 (start by writing drafts, revise them, add and delete details, check data, correct mistakes, manage style and vocabulary)

Thinking 1 (reflections, ideas, changes)

PhD, sophomore

EXTRA:

Diss.III equals PhD, junior (code)

#PDF

https://tinyurl.com/y465gedu

lunes, julio 13, 2020

Paul Goodman Changed My Life - official US trailer

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-@YouTube, 1:46 mins-

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miércoles, mayo 20, 2020

English language (a learner´s routine) + EXTRA: libraries online

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5
routines
to learn
English
language
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1/read texts (newspapers, novels, stories, proverbs)

2/write notes

3/listen to the radio, audios, podcasts

4/watching TV series, @euronews (VO)

5/using dictionaries
(OED, Merriam-Webster, WordReference)

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A
http://www.telelib.com

B
https://www.europeana.eu/es/collections

C
https://www.bartleby.com/index.html

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Patrick Dunleavy. Authoring a PhD

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”You should keep your original literature review down to just a single chapter, ideally one that is framed quite closely around your central research question from the start. Do not raise a lot of broader issues that you will never discuss again or where you have little or no value-added contribution to make. Instead try to focus on materials that readers ‘need to know’ to appreciate your research contribution, and no more.” (p.61)

Dunleavy, Patrick. Authoring a PhD. How to plan, draft, write and finish a doctoral thesis or dissertation. New York: Palgrave MacMillan, 2003.-

sábado, mayo 09, 2020

Chicago Manual Style (Menlo School)

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Excerpt

"How to format a Chicago-style paper

Your teachers expect to receive papers that are properly formatted and laid out. Use the following guidelines when setting up your paper. It is easiest if you use the correct settings from the beginning; otherwise you will have to go back and reformat your paper.

Overall page layout

One inch margins on sides, top and bottom.

Use Times or Times New Roman 12 pt font.

Double-space the text of the paper.

Use left-justified text, which will have a ragged right edge. Do not use fully (newspaper-style) justified text.

Use a 1/2" indent for paragraph beginnings, block quotes and hanging (bibliography) indents.

Number the pages in the top right corner of the paper, beginning with the first page of text. It's a good idea to include your last name as well, in case pages become separated. Number straight through from the first text page to the final bibliography page but do not count any pages after the end of the text as part of your page count. (A five-page paper may also have a cover page, two pages of notes and one page of bibliography which is nine pieces of paper.)

Ask your teacher if it is ok to print two-sided."

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Continue reading:

https://library.menloschool.org/chicago

What is academic writing? + EXTRA: library sacredheart

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extract:

"Academic writing is clear, concise, focussed, structured and backed up by evidence. Its purpose is to aid the reader’s understanding.

It has a formal tone and style, but it is not complex and does not require the use of long sentences and complicated vocabulary.

Each subject discipline will have certain writing conventions, vocabulary and types of discourse that you will become familiar with over the course of your degree. However, there are some general characteristics of academic writing that are relevant across all disciplines.

Characteristics of academic writing

Academic writing is:

Planned and focused: answers the question and demonstrates an understanding of the subject.

Structured: is coherent, written in a logical order, and brings together related points and material.

Evidenced: demonstrates knowledge of the subject area, supports opinions and arguments with evidence, and is referenced accurately.

Formal in tone and style: uses appropriate language and tenses, and is clear, concise and balanced."

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continue reading:

Academic writing (Library Leeds, UK)

Truman Capote, writer & reporter

EXTRA:
academic research (library sacredheart)

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Orwell´s "As I Please" + EXTRA: Street scenes in London (1967) -video, 7:42 mins- +

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George Orwell, writer and reporter

Tribune (Orwell, As I Please) 3.12.1943-28.3.1947

Los seis consejos de Orwell para escribir mejor

(El Heraldo, San Luis de Potosí.- México)

Street scenes in London (video, 7:42 mins)

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E. Fouz.-9.5.2020

PhD. sophomore

#PDF

https://tinyurl.com/yb7pmzb2

jueves, abril 30, 2020

Storytelling (methodology)

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Extract:

Storytelling as an Active Learning Tool to Engage Students in a Genetics Classroom

Karobi Moitra

INTRODUCTION

"Stories can be appealing educational tools because they engage students, are believable and entertaining, and enable students to easily recall facts from the story (4). In order to engage students in undergraduate genetics classrooms, an Introductory Genetics course based around storytelling was created. There were eleven stories included in the course, interspersed with a few traditional lectures. The stories used in the classroom (see http://www.slideshare.net/karobi/story-telling-in-the-classroom-lilly-conference-presentation-2014-1hr-session-copy-3 for syllabus) were broadly based on two books, Tears of the Cheetah by Stephen J. O’Brien (3), and The Journey of Man by Spencer Wells (5). Both are non-fictional accounts of important discoveries in genetics. The stories were incorporated into PowerPoint presentations with questions, videos, and links embedded within them in order to provide visual impact to help create interest in the classroom. "

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storytelling (ncbi)

EXTRA

Storytelling and our brain

by Leo Widrich

Storytelling (buffer)

miércoles, abril 29, 2020

Tim Brown and "Design Thinking"

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Thanks to Dr. Arianna B. Giorgi I became interested in Design Thinking and Tim Brown

Tim Brown on Design Thinking (TED com)

Extracto (en castellano)

La metodología Design Thinking y sus orígenes

"Design Thinking es el anglicismo con el que se conoce a una herramienta que utilizan las empresas para fomentar la innovación de manera exitosa. Su aplicación está permitiendo que numerosas corporaciones mejoren sus resultados, amplíen su cartera de clientes y consoliden su marca.

El Design Thinking apuesta por dejar de lado las soluciones conocidas para hacer frente a los problemas o retos con nuevos enfoques y fórmulas que no habíamos contemplado. La búsqueda de ese punto de vista divergente hace que el proceso sea más abierto, colaborativo y participativo."

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Leer más:

¿Qué es "design thinking"? (universia.es)

IDEO com (Tim Brown)

sábado, abril 18, 2020

To keep texts safe

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To keep texts (books, writings or documents) safe one can use physical devices such as USB or External Hard Disks, tablets, ebooks, laptops, paper books, PDF booklets, and notebooks / blocs.

On the other hand, it is not a bad idea to keep copies in online safes such as Box, Dropbox, G-Drive or even blogs. Moreover, there are plenty of platforms to save links to important websites, namely Instapaper.

If one writes a document that needs to be kept urgently in a secure place, it is a good idea to send an email to your own email account. Use 2 different email addresses as recipients.

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E. Fouz.-17.04.2020
PhD.-sophomore

PDF

https://tinyurl.com/y8fyyww4

viernes, marzo 27, 2020

Serial comma (English language)

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Extract from Wikipedia

Serial comma

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

In English language punctuation, a serial comma, or series comma (also called an Oxford comma or a Harvard comma), is a comma placed immediately before the coordinating conjunction (usually and or or) in a series of three or more terms. For example, a list of three countries might be punctuated either as "France, Italy and Spain" (without the serial comma) or "France, Italy, and Spain" (with the serial comma).

Opinions among writers and editors differ on whether to use the serial comma, and usage also differs somewhat between regional varieties of English. British English allows constructions with or without this comma, while in American English it is common and even often considered mandatory.

A majority of American style guides mandate use of the serial comma, including APA style, The Chicago Manual of Style, Garner's Modern American Usage, The MLA Style Manual, Strunk, White's Elements of Style and the U.S. Government Printing Office Style Manual. In contrast, the Associated Press Stylebook advises against it.

In Canada, the stylebook published by The Canadian Press advises against it. Most British style guides do not mandate its use. The Economist Style Guide notes that most British writers only use it where necessary to avoid ambiguity. However, a few British style guides mandate it, most notably The Oxford Style Manual.

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serial comma (@wikipedia)

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miércoles, marzo 25, 2020

Journalism (Key References) + EXTRAS: literary journalism, a history of journalism

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Extract:

Bighow Online Journalism Handbook

The Bighow Handbook to Online Journalism is a free online resource for journalists, bloggers, citizen journalists and anyone else interested in online news..

Contents: This online handbook covers the basics of online reporting, writing for the web and social web, citizen journalism, professional blogging, how to use Facebook and Twitter, how to deal with censorship, list of citizen journalism websites worldwide, list of free tools for journalism and much more...

For more journalism tips, you can Items tagged on bighow.com with 'onlinejournalismhandbook' If you want to share your journalism/writing tips, or a link about journalism education, use the above tag when you submit.

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Journalism (bighow)

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Abstract

It has been suggested that “for a few years at the end of the nineteenth century” Daily Mail correspondent George Warrington Steevens (1869–1900) was “probably the best known and most eulogized, and possibly the most influential, British journalist.”Descriptions of Steevens’s writing read like definitions of a nascent literary journalism. A contemporary

judged that “there were never newspaper articles which read more like short stories than his.” Steevens’s work was typical of the highly commercial, personal, and sensational British “new” journalism of the last quarter of the nineteenth century. This essay argues that it is high time that Steevens and his fellow “new” journalists are included in the history of literary journalism.

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literary journalism (oro.open)

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project Muse NJ

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A history of journalism

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Choosing a topic and how to structure a dissertation (Scribbr)

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Extract:
Choosing a dissertation topic

Date published April 4, 2019 by Shona McCombes.
Date updated: January 13, 2020

Deciding on a topic for your thesis, dissertation or research project is the first step in making sure your research goes as smoothly as possible. When choosing a topic, it’s important to consider:

Your institution and department’s requirements

Your areas of knowledge and interest

The scientific, social, or practical relevance

The availability of data and sources

The length and timeframe of your dissertation

If you have no dissertation ideas yet, it can be hard to know where to start. Follow these steps to begin narrowing down your ideas.

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dissertation topic

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How to structure a dissertation

A dissertation or thesis is a long piece of academic writing based on original research, submitted as part of a doctoral, master’s, or bachelor’s degree.

Your dissertation is probably the longest piece of writing you’ve ever done, and it can be intimidating to know where to start. This article helps you work out exactly what you should include and where to include it.

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how to structure a dissertation (Scribbr)

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Extracto:
Tareas pendientes de la tesis

¿Qué me queda para acabar la tesis?

Terminar y entregar el tercer borrador de tesis (diciembre).

Preparar el informe en inglés para los evaluadores extranjeros (diciembre).

Preparar la documentación de depósito y defensa de la tesis (diciembre y enero).

Recoger el tercer borrador corregido de la tesis (diciembre).

Hacer el cuarto borrador completo (y definitivo) de la tesis (navidad).

Editarla e imprimirla (enero).

Depositar la tesis (febrero?).

Preparar la presentación de la defensa (powerpoint) (enero y febrero).

Estudiar bien la defensa (enero y febrero).