How to Write a BA Thesis

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1、HowtoWriteaBAThesisapracticalguidefromyourfirstideastoyourfinishedpaperCharlesLipsonTheUniversityofChicagoPresschicago&londonCharlesLipsonTheUniversityofChicagoPress,Chicago60637TheUniversityofChicagoPress,Ltd.,Londonisprofessorand©2005byCharlesLipsonAllrightsr

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3、s.HowtowriteaBAthesis:apracticalguidefromyourfirstideastoyourfinishedpaper/CharlesLipson.p.cm.—(Chicagoguidestowriting,editing,andpublishing)Includesbibliographicreferencesandindex.ISBN0-226-48125-5(cloth:alk.paper)—ISBN0-226-48126-3(pbk.:alk.paper)1.Dissertation

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5、92.Tomysons,MichaelandJonathancontentsi.gettingstartedHowtoReadThisBook31Introduction92UsefulNutsandBolts12ii.framingyourtopic3TakingEffectiveNotesandAvoidingPlagiarism374RefiningYourTopic,WritingaProposal,andBeginningResearch66iii.conductingyourresearch5WhatIsGo

6、odThesisResearch?896UsingCaseStudiesEffectively997EveryThesisShouldHaveaThesis110iv.writingyourbest8PlanningandPrewriting:HowDoTheyHelpYourThesis?1239WritingYourBest14310EffectiveOpenings,SmoothTransitions,andStrongClosings15911GoodEditingMakesGoodWriting17712Pre

7、sentingInformationVisually192v.workingyourbest13WorkingEfficiently23314OvercomingProblems244vi.schedulingandcompletingyourthesis15ThesisTimeSchedule26716TipsandReminders27517FrequentlyAskedQuestions28218WhattoDoWhenYou’reAllDone292vii.dealingwithspecialrequiremen

8、ts19ThesisDefenseandSecondReaders:QuestionsandAnswers30120AOne-SemesterThesis304viii.citingyoursourcesandgettingmoreadviceAppendix1:BestSourcesforMoreHelp311Appendix2:Footno