How to Write Your Undergraduate Dissertation

Preface Introduction PART I: EXAMINERS AND SUPERVISORS Examiners - What Are They Looking For? Working With Your Supervisor PART II: GENERATING AND DEVELOPING ORIGINAL IDEAS What Activities Suit You Best? Types of Research What Interests You Most? Generating Your Own Ideas Developing Your Ideas 1: Causal Relations Developing Your Ideas 2: Conceptual Relations Original Questions and Hypotheses 1: Using Analogies Original Questions and Hypotheses 2: Working With Your Structures PART III: DECIDING ON YOUR PROJECT Searching the Literature Choosing the Topic PART IV: ORGANISING YOUR WORK Planning Your Research Managing Your Time Your Retrieval System Reading Note-taking PART V: DOING YOUR RESEARCH Qualitative and Quantitative Research Secondary Sources Primary Sources 1: Quantitative Research Primary Sources 2: Designing and Distributing Your Questionnaire Primary Sources 3: Qualitative Research - Interviews and Focus Groups Primary Sources 4: Qualitative Research - Case Studies and Observations PART VI: PLANNING YOUR DISSERTATION The Main Components and Introduction The Literature Review Research Methods, Findings, Conclusions and Appendices PART VII: ORGANISING YOUR THINKING Developing Consistent Arguments 1: The Components Developing Consistent Arguments 2: The Connections Using Evidence 1: Describing It Using Evidence 2: Drawing Inferences Using Evidence 3: Creating Causal Connections Using Language 1: Clarity Using Language 2: Consistency PART VIII: WRITING YOUR DISSERTATION The First Draft Finding Your Own Voice Simplicity and Economy PART IX: PLAGIARISM, REFERENCING AND BIBLIOGRAPHIES Plagiarism Referencing and Bibliographies PART X: EDITING Revision 1: The Structure Revision 2: The Content References Index Conclusion Index