Welcome to the Degree Doctor blog – where we keep it real about PhD life.
If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed, behind, or like everyone else has it figured out but you – you’re in the right place.
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How to start your literature review - a guide for PhD students who are STUCK!
Struggling to get your PhD literature review off the ground? Here are some simple steps to get you started and generate some momentum!
PhD Literature Review - Stop chasing a wordcount!
Dissertation students often become obsessed with word counts, especially when it comes to their literature reviews. They constantly compare their progress to that of their peers and feel the need to write as many words as possible. However, this habit of trying to write as much as possible can seriously damage your literature review and put your entire dissertation at risk …
Dissertation Literature Review First Aid
Feeling like your dissertation literature review needs some work? Check out my top tips to get it looking great!
How to write your dissertation literature review
If you’re stuck on your literature review, going around in circles, you need to read this!
How to structure your literature review
You’ve done a thorough, critical analysis of loads of academic literature. You’ve got reams and reams of notes! But how do you write this all up? In this post, I share how to structure your literature review using themes.
When is my literature review done? When can I stop reviewing the literature?
How do you know when you can stop reviewing the literature for your essay or dissertation? When you can demonstrate these six things …