How to Write a Ba Thesis, Second Edition: A Practical Guide from Your First Ideas to Your Finished Paper

How to Write a BA Thesis is the only book that directly addresses the needs of undergraduate students writing a major paper. This book offers step-by-step advice on how to move from early ideas to finished paper. It covers choosing a topic, selecting an advisor, writing a proposal, conducting research, developing an argument, writing and editing the thesis, and making through a defense. Lipson also acknowledges the challenges that arise when tackling such a project, and he offers advice for breaking through writer's block and juggling school-life demands. This is a must-read for anyone writing a BA thesis, or for anyone who advises these students.

Author: Charles Lipson
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 12/05/2018
Pages: 432
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.00d
ISBN13: 9780226430911
ISBN10: 022643091X
BISAC Categories:
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Writing | Academic & Scholarly
- Education | Reference
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Rhetoric

About the Author
Charles Lipson is professor emeritus at the University of Chicago, where he was the Peter B. Ritzma Professor in Political Science and the College.