Front cover; Half Title; Title page; Copyright; Dedication; Publisher's Acknowledgement; Contents; 1 Introduction; 2 Preparing for your dissertation; 3 Developing your i-skills; 4 The dissertation Introduction; 5 The Literature Review; 6 Systematic reviews; 7 Research methods; 8 Writing up your fi ndings; 9 Concluding your dissertation; 10 Finally: Writing the abstract; 11 Practical issues; 12 Summary of good practice to adopt and bad practice to avoid; Appendix A: Sample Introduction; Appendix B: Sample chapter outline; Appendix C: Sample Literature Review Introduction. Appendix D: Sample Literature Review ConclusionAppendix E: Sample Research Methods; Appendix F: Sample Questionnaire; Appendix G: Sample marking sheet; Appendix H: Sample completed marking sheet; Appendix I: Comprehensive set of useful verbs; Appendix J: List of research objective keywords; References; Index; Back cover.
Taking a step-by-step approach to the dissertation life cycle and highlighting examples of good and bad practice and the common mistakes that students often make, this book provides clear guidance on how to gain marks, as well as how to avoid losing them.