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Your Undergraduate Dissertation
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Your Undergraduate Dissertation
The Essential Guide for Success

Second Edition
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August 2013 | 304 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
In the second edition of this best-selling guide, Nicholas Walliman provides expert, step-by-step advice on managing and developing a successful undergraduate project.  

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.

Student Success is a series of essential guides for students of all levels. From how to think critically and write great essays to boosting your employability and managing your wellbeing, the Student Success series helps you study smarter and get the best from your time at university. 

 
What's It All For?
 
What Types of Studies are Suitable for a Dissertation?
 
What Will It Be About?
 
How Do I Get Started?
 
What's All This about Philosophy?
 
How Do I Write a Proposal?
 
What About Working and Planning My Time?
 
How Can I Find and Review the Literature?
 
How Can I Manage All the Notes?
 
What's All This about Ethics?
 
What Sorts of Data Will I Find?
 
How Do I Collect Data?
 
How Do I Analyse Quantitative Data?
 
How Do I Analyse Qualitative Data?
 
Why Do I Need Arguments?
 
How Can I Manage Such a Long Piece of Writing?
 
What About Referencing?
 
How Can I Make My Work Look Interesting and Easy to Read?
 
Who Else Might Be Interested in My Writing?
 
References
 
Index

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An interesting guide for students who begin their final year and proceed to writing their dissertations.

Dr Kamil Zwolski
Dept of Politics & Int'l Relations, Southampton University
August 27, 2013

While there are many research methods books are on the market, the illustrations really liven this one up.

Dr Lavinia Mitton
School of Social Policy, Sociology, University of Kent
August 23, 2013
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