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ONLINE: Kick start writing your thesis argument in 3 hours (Humanities and Social Sciences) (Part One)
Description
Whether you have just registered, are starting out, haven't written a word yet, or cutting a wordcount, students at any stage of their writing are welcome to our online workshop. This session is open to anybody in the Humanities and Social Sciences, for those writing a prose thesis that requires some form of argument or hypothesis.
This three-hour workshop is designed to assist you write your thesis argument statement, and map it across a thesis structure. You will acquire critical thinking skills, the academic tools to build confidence to sustain a thesis argument over a short or long thesis/dissertation.
The workshop will be hands-on, and practical in application. By the end of the workshop, you will be able to:
- Formulate your thesis/dissertation research question;
- Take an academic position and write an argument statement or hypothesis;
- Develop supporting assumptions and draw some academic conclusions;
- Structure your thesis sections and chapters.
You are invited to bring your ideas, proposals, provisional research questions, any thesis research concepts you would like to explore.
How to book your seat
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- Date:
- Thursday, March 18, 2021 Show more dates
- Time:
- 5:00pm - 8:00pm
- Presenter:
- Bastienne Klein (academic mentor)
- Categories:
- OPGS workshops
Event Organizer
Contact:
Room 2.04 Level 2 Otto Beit Building
University Avenue, Upper Campus
University of Cape Town
Rondebosch 7700
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