The title is the first thing that readers see, it is one of the most important metadata related to your dissertation or paper. Yet it is often not ideal, either too long or sometimes not very interesting. This video explains how to pick a good title, which is also related to how you structure your dissertation. The title should reflect not so much your own train of thought or the way you did your research but more why others would want to read your paper. Essentially, it is like Search Engine Optimalization for academic papers. Having a good title goes a long way towards having your research read and cited.

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00:00 Intro
00:22 The title reflects the framing
01:55 The bigger picture
03:39 The general theme
04:45 Exceptions
06:04 Summary