Dissertation/IS preparation
Dissertation or independent study
- Try to concentrate on time management issues, ensuring that you are aware when the draft and completed piece of work is due for completion.
- Ensure that deadlines are being set and work completed on time.
- Gather your research material using a range of resources and electronic resources, make an appointment with a subject librarian.
- For more complex academic questions, see your project tutor.
Resources
Leaflets
- Writing essays and dissertations
- Writing reports
- Doing a project
- Finding, using and analysing information
- Presenting your work, making it look good
- Action planning: Identifying actions; making recommendations
- Handling time and pressure
- Starting new documents with Office 2010
- Excel Office 2010
- Table of contents
- Working with documents
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Drawing tool
- Excel functions Office 2010
- Excel charts Office 2010
Books
Books on dissertations may be found at the 808.02 classification mark in the library.
Online
Dissertation Question Time is a set of videos of a panel discussion based on student questions about dissertations and independent studies.
