本书有广度又有深度，把看似难以完成的论文写作过程分解成不同的步骤和阶段，并提供了详实的例证或样章供读者参考。
书中章节排列与学位论文的框架大致相同，对论文的整个写作过程都具有指导作用。每章的结构也与学位论文章节大致相同，脉络清晰，便于读者查寻及跳读。
该书关注读者的切身感受，采用谈心式、要点式叙述方式，读起来有身临其境的感觉，对初步涉猎学术研究的学生或有关人员有较大帮助作用。
每章最后都附有“小测验”或核对清单，简单实用，对论文的修改尤具参考价值。
全书内容详实丰富，概念清晰易懂，语言生动流畅，举例典型实用，格式严谨规范，适合作为研究生学术论文写作方面的教材，对指导教师和相关研究人员也是一本不可多得的参考书。
Preface and Acknowledgments
Chapter 1 Identifying Your Topic and Making It Researchable
Chapter 2 Searching and Reviewing the Relevant Literature: Finding What Has Come Before
Chapter 3 Research Hypotheses: The Motor That Drives the Study
Chapter 4 Writing Your Literature Review: Integration and Case Building
Chapter 5 Quantitative Methods: Mapping Your Research Plan
Chapter 6 Qualitative Methods: On the Road to Exploring the Unknown
Chapter 7 Conducting Quantitative Analyses and Presenting Your Results
Chapter 8 Qualitative Results: The Meaning-Making Process
Chapter 9 The Discussion: Making the Data Sing
Chapter 10 Citations and Reference Lists: The Devil Is in the Details
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