Succeeding with your Undergraduate Dissertation 1e
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Part 1 Understanding the rules of the game
Chapter 1: What do you need to know about before starting your dissertation?
Chapter 2: Talking to your supervisor and getting the most out of your supervision meetings.
Chapter 3: How to impress your markers
Chapter 4: Setting up a support network
Part 2: Starting your dissertation journey
Chapter 5: Choosing a topic
Chapter 6: Searching the literature
Chapter 7: Conducting ethically-responsible research
Chapter 8: Designing your research approach
Chapter 9: Keeping on track – planning and managing your time
Chapter 10: Writing a dissertation proposal
Part 3: The middle period
Chapter 11: Stop procrastinating and reduce distractions
Chapter 12: Structuring your dissertation
Chapter 13: Reviewing the literature
Chapter 14: Ways of collecting information
Chapter 15: How to present your findings
Part 4 The end game
Chapter 17: The drafting process
Chapter 18: Writing in an academic style
Chapter 19: The Editor’s cut
Chapter 20: Publishing your findings
A dissertation is likely to be the largest single piece of work you will be asked to produce. This handy book guides you through the whole process: planning your dissertation project, managing it, and writing it up. It offers friendly and practical advice and addresses all the questions students ask, including:
•How do I choose a topic?
•How should I manage my time?
•How can I make best use of my supervisor?
•How do I design my research approach?
•How do I use library databases to conduct research online?
•How many chapters should my dissertation have?
•How do I collect information and present my findings?
•Which is the best referencing system to use?
•How do I stop procrastinating and deal with social media distractions?