I found this book indispensable and consulted it pretty much on a daily basis throughout the whole process of planning and writing my dissertation. By following the book from beginning to end I was able to hand-in a piece of work that I was both proud of and confident would meet Masters standards.
Succeeding with Your Master's Dissertation: A Step-by-Step Handbook
β Scribed by John Biggam
- Publisher
- Open University Press
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 279
- Series
- Open UP study skills
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
1.Introduction 2.Preparing for your dissertation 3.The dissertation introduction 4.The literature review 5.Research methods 6.Writing up your findings 7.Concluding your dissertation 8.Finally: writing the abstract 9.Practical issues 10.Summary of good practice to adopt and bad practice to avoid
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