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Survey for Bachelor's and Master's Thesis: Here's How
How to plan the survey for your bachelor’s or master’s dissertation so that enough usable answers come in and your methods chapter holds up.
Marvin Depping
Co-Founder
Marvin Depping is the co-founder of empirio.ai. He writes about the formalities of academic work: how to cite correctly, how the German citation style differs from the Harvard style, how to reference online sources properly, and how a bachelor’s or master’s dissertation is structured. He also writes articles on surveys in dissertations – the point at which formal requirements and methodology intersect.
Articles by Marvin Depping
Empirical Research
Citing Internet Sources: UK Rules, Formats, Examples
With a web page something is usually missing, the author or the date. We show you which details a reference needs and how Cite Them Right Harvard and OSCOLA handle the gaps.
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How to Cite a Book: UK Harvard Rules and Examples
Citing a book means gathering seven details, and most of them sit on the imprint page. We work through each for Cite Them Right Harvard and APA, including e-books and chapters.
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German Citation Style: Footnote Referencing with Examples
German citation style works through footnotes rather than in text. Find out what belongs in a full reference, when you may write ebd. and how to set out the bibliography.
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Harvard Referencing: Rules, Examples and Versions
Harvard cites in the text rather than in footnotes. Find out how the patterns work for books, articles and web pages, when to use et al. and how to lay out a reference list.
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Correct Referencing: Rules, Types of Citation and Examples
A quotation is easy to spot from the quotation marks. It is the paraphrase where the reference goes missing, even though it needs one just as much. Both sets of rules are here.
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Academic Writing Style: Tense, Voice and Using I
The rule against writing I in academic work is a discipline convention, not a language rule. We show you what actually applies and which words you can cut.
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Dissertation Structure: The Order of Sections Explained
Title page, contents, main body, appendices. The order is mostly settled, how you organise the main body is not, so we set out patterns that have carried a dissertation before.
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How to Write an Academic Paper: Steps and Rules
An academic paper follows a set order, and the methods section is where most of the marks sit. We take you through the whole run, from your question to handing the thing in.