Note: I got these points as one image a while ago but here I am -- who made that image into a presentation. I kind of followed this outline for two of my previous thesis. Also, these are chapter breakdowns.
I hope this turns out to be useful in your PhD dissertation writing.
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Here is my thread on the format of the literature review:
Never wondered how to start a research topic, ways to navigate through it, and where and how to begin? Well, this research skills checklist helped and still helps me. I hope this helps if you haven't come across it.
Note: I don't know who made the checklist originally. You can find a one-page checklist on the internet.
Here I have tried my style of presenting them through my slides. Also, I believe, it's a universal checklist so any research student in any field can try it.
Right from my junior college to engineering and currently PhD studies. I tried and still try many methods of note-taking (with zillion notebooks... of course).
Here are 6 methods...
Note: I have used @GoodNotesApp note-taking app for all the samples you see in the thread.
1.Cornell Method: “The most famous one”. I am sure you must have heard of this method and it's great especially when you prepare for exams.
1. @weavatools: It lets you highlight, annotate, and organize text from any website, or paper and saves it in a folder. You can then share the folder with your collaborator and also upload PDFs from your computer. All your important quotes, results, and methods stay in one place.
2. Open Access Button: This extension searches many sources to find you instant access to articles.