Planning Your Dissertation

Kate Williams set up and works for the Upgrade Study Advice Service at Oxford Brookes University, UK.

Acknowledgements
Introduction
PART I: GETTING STARTED
1. Getting Strategic
2. Exploring Ideas
3. Working With Your Supervisor
PART II: PLANNING YOUR RESEARCH
4. Starting Your Reading
5. Focussing Your Research Question
6. Time Planning a Longer Project
7. Your Research Plan
8. The Supervisor's Perspective
PART III: PLANNING YOUR LITERATURE REVIEW
9. Think: What Are You Looking For?
10. Finding It
11. Reading It
12. Making Sense of It
13. Planning It
PART IV: THINKING ABOUT METHODOLOGY
14. Aim and Objectives
15. Make Sure Your Methods Match Your Aims!
16. Using Theory
17. The 'Systematic' Approach: Literature Review as Methodology
PART V: WHAT'S IN A DISSERTATION?
Science / Technology / Healthcare
Dissertation 1: Biomedical Science
Dissertation 2: Sport Science
Health and Social Care / Social Science / Business / Education
Dissertation 3: Healthcare
Dissertation 4: Business
Dissertation 5: Business (Hospitality)
Dissertation 6: Education
Dissertation 7: Development Studies
Dissertation 8: Business
Humanities/Arts
Dissertation 9: History
PART VI: WRITING AND ARGUMENT
18. Writing Paragraphs
19. The Language of Argument
20. Writing Style: Using 'I'
PART VII: PLANNING YOUR ENDGAME
21. Be Clear About What You Are Aiming For
22. The Conclusion and Introduction
23. First Impressions and Last Thoughts
24. Journey's End?
References
Index.