Master's Thesis / Project Writing Workshop XIII

Workshop 13: “Making Sense of It All: Presenting Discussing Your Findings and Results” will show students the various angles and arguments they can make to present writing that is convincing, compelling, and credible to their audience. Here the student must write like he is Neo from an action scene in The Matrix and he has to fend off a hundred different attackers at once.

Master's Thesis / Project Writing Workshop XII

Workshop 12: “How I Flew to the Moon and Proved It Was Made of Blue Cheese: Writing the Methodology Section” will look at what on the surface might seem like the hardest section to write, but if well planned might just be the easiest section. Based on the mantra of “show me, don’t tell me,” I will discuss how the student can and must describe in detail how the study was conducted.

Master's Thesis / Project Writing Workshop XI

Workshop 11: “Copy of a Copy of a Copy: Understanding Copyright, Fair Use, and Transformation” sheds light on the ambiguous and nebulous world of Copyright issues that haunt many, if not most, Master’s candidates. This workshop will provide a brief history of Copyright law and instruct students how they can go about securing permission—and help them to use work that is not in the public domain in their thesis.

Master's Thesis / Project Writing Workshop X

Workshop 10: “The Story of the Squirrel Who Gathered Too Many Nuts: Understanding the Literature Survey and Writing the Literature Review” explains and simplifies perhaps the most important ally the graduate student will have: the work of other scholars.

Master's Thesis / Project Writing Workshop IX

Workshop 9: “It Was Not a Dark and Stormy Night: Writing the Introduction” will break down and thoroughly discuss all the points that must be addressed in Chapter 1 of the thesis:

Master's Thesis / Project Writing Workshop VIII

Workshop 8: “Put Your Dukes Up: The Defense” will demystify this process and expunge any fears the researcher has about this final process. I will have a professor come in and instruct the class how to prepare for the defense, and offer several techniques to remove any doubt in the researcher’s mind that he or she will not pass the defense. I will bring in a professor to talk to you about this.