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<p>A practical guide for students undertaking their dissertation, <i>Writing Successful Undergraduate Dissertations in Social Sciences</i> uses a mixture of exercises, strategies, case study material and further reading to give hints and tips on beginning and managing a research project and working with supervisors.</p><p>Providing an accessible overview of the essential steps in conducting research and writing dissertations, this fully updated edition contains new sections on:</p><p>• The varied sources of support for students and how to make use of them</p><p>• The use of modern technologies, and digital platforms in data collection, storage and processing</p><p>• The important issues relating to ethnographic and feminist research</p><p>• How to publish through peer review publications or using self-publishing platforms</p><p>• The General Data Protection Regulation and legal issues relating to collection, storage and use of personal data</p><p>• The skills that students have acquired through writing dissertations and how those skills could become useful for future career and employability</p><p>• How students can relate their dissertations to existing theories and concepts in social sciences that relate to their dissertation.</p><p>Packed with proven practical advice from ‘real-life’ data, case studies and examples, <i>Writing Successful Undergraduate Dissertations in Social Sciences</i> is an essential and dependable starting point and guide for any student beginning their dissertation journey in the social sciences.</p>