
If you are about to embark on your Masters dissertation but don`t quite know where to begin, then this is just the book for you. For, it will show you just how to write an excellent dissertation. A clear and comprehensive guide to the practicalities of researching, preparing and writing a Masters dissertation, the book also includes materials and comments aimed at engendering higher-level scholarship based on reflection, contemplation and critical thinking. Providing clarity by covering the essential `nuts and bolts` of research, this immensely practical text: - gives clear definitions of the nature and scope of the three main types of Masters dissertation—the traditional, the work-based, and the literature review-based. - contains numerous examples and illustrations on how to tackle both the technical and the intellectual aspects of constructing a dissertation. - demonstrates the techniques that can be used to identify a topic and formulate a clear research problem capable of resulting in a dissertation. - shows how to identify a topic, formulate a research question and hypothesise. - suggests ways of dealing with ethical issues and sensitive situations, including working with your supervisor. - provides succinct guidance on how to write the many different sections of your dissertation. - lists texts and Internet sources for data collection techniques and data analysis.
Page Count:
481
Publication Date:
2005-01-01
ISBN-10:
8178295067
ISBN-13:
9788178295060
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