Your Undergraduate Dissertation
The Essential Guide for Success
- Nicholas Walliman - Oxford Brookes University, UK
Student Success
This book takes you through each stage of your dissertation, answering questions including:
- How do I choose an appropriate topic for my dissertation?
- How do I write a research proposal?
- What's a literature review, how do I conduct it and how do I write it up?
- How can I ensure I'm an ethical researcher?
- What methods of data collection are appropriate for my research question?
- Once I have collected my data, what do I do?
- What's the best structure for my dissertation?
Full of examples from real student projects, interdisciplinary case studies and illustrated with cartoons to make you smile along the way, this book will tell you all you need to know to write a brilliant dissertation.
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A useful book for students preparing for or writing their undergraduate dissertations.
A well written and presented text. Extemely useful in taking students through, step by step, the 'dreaded' dissertation and importantly, making them fear it less
A useful reading guide for any one doing a research task module
Very user friendly text for those who may feel overcome by the thought of a dissertation. Chapter headings are inviting as they reflect baseline concerns. What 'should I do now' sections assits to convert the knowledge into practical writing skills. Thoughtful supportive published style throughout book.
Very readable, answering the types of questions that undergraduate students always ask when doing research.
I particularly found the style of Walliman's writing very accessible. His use of cartoons to illustrate his advice and his many practical tips will hopefully go some way to answering the myriad of questions that are a feature of any student's dissertation!
This is a very good book because it is easy to read and understand. It has good reviews at the end of chapters and is easy to navigate through. I will recommend to my students
This is a very helpful book for third year students undertaking their major project. It clearly takes the student through the initial steps of researching a topic, through to discussion of results.
Very accessible and, clearly presented.
This is an excellent book, with nostalgic imagery to add humour to the way the material is presented. I will certainly be recommending this book to my students.
