Web Links for Writing PhD

These are websites we have visited all having to do with writing PhD. If you visit these sites and want to comment, please send us an email to help future visitors negotiate these sites. Also, please send us any new links you think we should include, along with your comments on those.

Writing Thesis and Dissertations

http://thuban.ac.hmc.edu/www_common/writing/centweb/diss.html

Comment: Clear, comprehensive.

Web Resources

http://lib.hku.hk/general/research/guides/theses_dissertations.html#websites

Comment: Of value for book references.

Writing Research Thesis and Dissertations

http://lorien.ncl.ac.uk/ming/Dept/Tips/writing/thesis/thesis-intro.htm

Comment: Focus on chemistry and engineering but with some good general advice.

ECE Publications Offices

http://www.ece.uiuc.edu/pubs/thesis.html

Comment: Focus on Electrical and Computer Engineering; links to other useful sites.

The Claremont Graduate College Writing Center

http://www.cgu.edu/pages/775.asp

Comment: Clear, comprehensive.

How to Write a PhD thesis

http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/^~jw/thesis.html

Comment: Practical advice, with Spanish and French versions, from a physicist.

Writing and Presenting your Thesis or Dissertation

http://learnerassociates.net/dissthes/

Comment: Detailed, with pdf downloadable file and versions in Spanish and Portuguese.

Dissertation Proposal Workshop

http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/DissPropWorkshop/

Comment: Focus on writing PhD proposal in Social Sciences.

These are other websites that could be of some value:

Evaluating Sources of Information

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/workshops/hypertext/EvalSrcW/index.html

Comment: Authoritative advice to help decide which are the best sources

of information.

Finding Internet Sources

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/internet/index.html

Comment: How to get started finding resources on the internet.

Internet Sources for Different Fields

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/internet/resources/fieldsam.html

Comment: Listing of one or more online referencing sources for each

academic field.

Library Research

http://www.library.cornell.edu/okuref/research/tutorial.html

Comment: A step-by-step guide, including internet resources.

Writing Research Papers

http://www.beyondutopia.net/research/

Comment: Useful revision guide; otherwise, quite basic but could be of value at Masters level.

Your Input

Here are some comments from students on this site.

“I found the links to other sites very useful, especially some of the more general ones.” – Sutapa Haldar, UK PhD student (University of Luton) from India

“I think it is a great idea to put all these sites together. It enables a

student to immediately see which site he/she can benefit from. It is indeed

a wonderful idea to build a Theses/dissertations website.” – Afroze Zafar, UK Masters student (University of Warwick) from Pakistan

Your Input

We would be very interested in your comments, and these could be helpful to others as well. Please email us, and let us know if we can use your remarks on the website. If so, please give your name, country of origin, the University where you are studying, and your field of study.