Doing Your Masters Dissertation: From Start to Finish
English
By (author): Euris Larry Everett Inger Furseth
Just starting your Masters? Worried about your dissertation? This book is an indispensible guide to writing a successful Masters dissertation. The book begins by addressing issues youll face in the early stages of writing a dissertation, such as deciding on what to research, planning your project and searching for literature online. It then guides you through different aspects of carrying out your research and writing up, helping you to:
- Write a research proposal
- Choose one or more methods
- Write the introduction and conclusion
- Discuss the literature
- Analyse your findings
- Edit and reference
- Formulate research questions
- Build your argument
The book offers guidance that other books often miss, from dealing with emotional blocks, to ways of identifying your strengths and weaknesses, and improving your writing. It addresses the social aspects of the writing process, such as choosing and working with an advisor, using social media and forming student work groups for added help and inspiration. Each chapter ends with an action plan, which is a resource section that features exercises and reflection questions designed to help you apply what youve read to your own work.
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