Becoming a Research Writer

Welcome to this RMIT University Library module which provides you with guidance and strategies to help you in your journey towards becoming a research writer.
The module is aimed at graduate researchers (PhD or Masters by Research) who are writing a thesis or dissertation and who may be interested in writing for publication or for a general audience.
We hope you find this module useful and stimulating! Enjoy!
Learning objectives
On successful completion of the module, you will be able to:
- Formulate a research question
- Understand the importance of premises and claims
- Understand how arguments and evidence work together
- Position yourself in your research
- Identify an effective thesis statement
This module should take you about 30 minutes to complete.
Work through each chapter using the navigation footer (i.e. previous/next) or use the contents page to select a particular section.
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