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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This builds on the 1st edition which has been used as a very helpful introductory text for social work students undertaking their dissertation. I am not convinced the sketches add value to to the text!
Very useful for first year undergraduates
A useful text for students who need a little more guidance over and above the guidance offered by university briefings sessions. Easily accessible and for me made the topic of independent study fun!
This text has been well received by a diverse range of students and is well structured and easy for the student to follow. The author has set out to make the topic of interest to the student and to be relevant across a range of study areas. I would recommend this text.
Excellent well written book superb for the dissertation
I will strongly recommend this textbook to all dissertation students under my supervision. It is easy to read and contains sensible advice to students.
Good source for students new to research.
Not since Judith Bells' "Doing your research project" has there been a text so helpful to undergraduates.
Accessible, informative and sensible!
A much needed text - already added to the essentail reading list.
A very useful additional resource. Provides the foundations in a clear and accessible format.
Easy to follow and understand, excellent information in an accessible format. Recommended for those students that find it difficult to engage with text.
