1. Doing a Phd in the social sciences

3. Doing a phd
• Preliminaries:
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• Cover page/Title Page
• Table of Contents
• List of tables/figures/illustrations
• Summary/abstract
• Nomenclature/Notation
• Declaration or Statement of authorship
• Acknowledgements

4. Thesis Structure
• Introduction
• Literature Review
• Methodology- research design
• Sequential chapters:
1-3 chapters. Data analysis – report your results/
research findings: select 3/4 different themes/
dimensions to organize your findings around
• Conclusions and Recommendations for Future
Research
• References/Bibliography
• Appendix