Using real-world cases, student vignettes, and reflective questions, author Lynn P. Nygaard leads you through the A to Zen of the writing process, building your confidence as well as developing your skills.

Your master's thesis and you : moving toward academic Zen --From topic to question to design : planning your journey -- Ethics : making good choices -- You are what you read : building a foundation of knowledge -- Writing as thinking : from rough draft to final document -- Supervision and guidance : getting help along the way -- Structure and argument : what's the logic of your story? -- Your introduction : how do you fit into the conversation? -- Your theoretical and conceptual framework : what ideas are you using? -- Your method : what did you do to answer your question? -- Your results and analysis : what are you building your argument on? -- Your discussion and conclusion : so what does all this mean? -- The finishing touches : polishing an submitting your work.