How to Write Dissertations & Project Reports

<p>Introduction</p> <p>1. Tackling a dissertation or project report: how to make the best possible start</p> <p>2. Choosing a dissertation or project report: how to decide on a theme for your investigation</p> <p>Planning your research </p> <p>3. Writing a proposal: how to structure a successful dissertation or research proposal</p> <p>4. Time management: how to write your dissertation or project while balancing family, work and leisure</p> <p>5. Planning for dissertations: how to begin your research and evolve a model for your writing</p> <p>6. Planning for experimental projects: how to organise your efforts effectively</p> <p>Finding and filtering information</p> <p>7. &nbsp;Information literacy: how to make the best use of the library resources</p> <p>8. Effective academic reading: how to read efficiently and with understanding</p> <p>9. Analysing and evaluating source material: how to filter and select relevant material as part of the research process</p> <p>10. Note-making from source material: how to create effective notes to support your dissertation and project research</p> <p>Applying research techniques </p> <p>11. Principles of quantitative research: &nbsp;how to obtain and analyse numerical information</p> <p>12. Principles of qualitative research: how to obtain and analyse descriptive information</p> <p>13.Experimental research and field visits: how to develop and apply your skills</p> <p>14. Thinking critically: how to develop a logical approach to analysis and problem-solving</p> <p>Working with Data &amp; Numbers</p> <p>15. Number crunching: how to solve problems in arithmetic and algebra</p> <p>16. Interpreting and presenting data: how to understand &amp; produce graphs, tables &amp; basic statistics </p> <p>Addressing issues of plagiarism, referencing&nbsp;amd ethics</p> <p>17. Plagiarism and copyright infringement: how to avoid being accused of ‘stealing’ the ideas&nbsp;and work of others</p> <p>18. Citing and listing references: how to refer appropriately to the work of others </p> <p>19. Ethics in researching and reporting: how to follow good research practice</p> <p>Writing a first draft</p> <p>20. Structuring a dissertation: how to organise your writing within a standard framework</p> <p>21. Structuring a project report: how to select and shape your content appropriately</p> <p>22. Academic writing style: how to adopt appropriate language conventions</p> <p>Editing, revising and presenting</p> <p>25. Reviewing, editing&nbsp;and proof-reading: how to make sure that your writing is concise and correct </p> <p>26. Exploiting feedback: how to understand and learn from what your supervisor writes on your work</p> <p>27. Presentation of dissertations and reports: how to follow the appropriate academic conventions</p> <p>References and further reading</p> <p>Glossary</p>