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/726.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 Advice
http://www.cc.gatech.edu/~shivers/diss-advice.html
Comment: A brief personal reflection, with recommended book on writing well.
Dissertation Proposal Workshop
http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/DissPropWorkshop/
Comment: Focus on writing PhD proposal in Social Sciences.
OTHER USEFUL WEBSITES
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
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.