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Empirical/Discussion Chapter 101
<aside> 🧭 Identify learning and development needs and leverage the results to enable greater performance. Clear, systematic and ongoing identification of how learning needs relate to performance gaps is key in ensuring effective learning and development during a PhD. Successful researchers think carefully and strategically about their skills, objectives and the areas in which they need to develop. This template will help you do that.
First, map where you want to be in one, six and twelve months time. Then, thinking in terms of emotional/wellbeing skills and practical/writing skills, list your current competences and which skills you need to develop in order to help you achieve these goals.
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<aside> 💡 Each of the callouts below explains the purpose of the major sections of a typical thesis. Easily see how the different elements of your thesis fit together and make sure you are discussing everything you need to, in the right way and at the right time.
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<aside> 0️⃣ Abstract
Describes what happened during the research
<aside> 1️⃣ Introduction Chapter
What is your original contribution? Why should the examiner care about your research?
<aside> 2️⃣ Literature Review
What is the case for the research?
<aside> 3️⃣ Theory Framework
The scaffolding upon which your thesis is built. Think of the theoretical framework like a toolbox that you build from a whole range of available tools.
<aside> 4️⃣ Methodology **** Who what why when and how?
<aside> 5️⃣ Empirical Chapter(s)
Discuss and present your findings in a factual way.
<aside> 6️⃣ Discussion Chapter
Discuss and relate your findings to the literature review and theory framework. Do so in such a way that a layperson can understand your argument.
<aside> 7️⃣ Conclusion
Summarise what you did, what you found and what the implications are.
<aside> 8️⃣ References
All references cited in the text must appear in the reference list.