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Mail List In order to post on the mail list, it is necessary to join the list. Click on "Mail List for SMAUG" below for instructions. Smaug Meetings To be announced on mail list (see below). This Thursday, 2 September 2010, we will meet at the IHOP on 41st Ave near Capitola Road in Capitola, near the Shell station and Savemart. The meeting will start at 7:30 pm and continue until 10 pm. We will be meeting at Cafe Pergolesi in downtown Santa Cruz from time to time. To be announced. Announcing An alpha pre-release of Fedora 14 is available - There's a link on the lower right of this page. Felton LUG Cabrillo's CGLUG hosts an installfest on the 3rd Friday evening of each month, during the school year. For further information, check the Lindependence ran a series of installfests in Felton a couple of summers ago. They plan to have another series in the San Lorenzo Valley in the future. For further information, check the Lindependence Web Site Events Linux Picnic Linux Picn*x 19 was held on Saturday 21 August 2010 at Sunnyvale Baylands Park. DEF CON 18 Links
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3 Important Elements in Dissertation Writing
Working on a dissertation is a serious academic endeavour that students need to devote a huge amount of time and energy to. This is not the same as the haphazard papers that they used to submit back in their undergraduate years. The following are the three critical elements that students need to keep in mind while working on their research: Significance PhD students who are working on their respective dissertation papers need to understand that this is more than just a simple academic requisite. This would be the ultimate scholarly work that will allow them to carve their own niche in their respective discipline. Hence, it is important for graduate students to consider the contributions that they are going to make in their study. The dissertation should be an orginal work or a spin off of other studies and aims to answer questions that no other researchers have delved into before. Substance Dissertation is the ultimate academic work and this means that students cannot just gloss over their research like they used to. When positing a hypothesis at the beginning of the study, it is important that students find substantial data and evidence that will support their theory. There are various methods students can do to find resources and data that would substantiate their claims. The most common tactic is literature review where students will read books, journals, and papers, and other studies conducted on their subject matter. Students can also try archival research and look at microfilms, videotapes, diaries, or other reliable information source. Interviews with authority figures is also another useful strategy. Students can also use surveys or experiments to test their data. Critical Analysis More than the experimentation, the dissertation . Therefore, in dissertation writing, it is imperative that students go beyond the face value of the study's results. Explore the underlying meanings, implications, and consequences that these results would bring about. Keep this is mind: the dissertation is more concerned in the way that you analyse the results of your study. Be inquisitive and think outside of the box because sometimes, digging deeper can lead you to something big. You never know, your critical analysis of your study might be the stepping stone that will propel you to greater heights in your career. If students would consider these three crucial elements in writing their dissertation papers, they will find that the dreaded scholarly work would be a little less than painstaking before they are on the right tract. The key really is to understand what is needed in the requisite and focus on these. With these above mentioned tips, there is no reason why things should be difficult. BridgetteCoricks's blog | login or register to post comments |
