Your Undergraduate Dissertation: The Essential Guide for Success (Student Success) - Hardcover

Walliman, Nicholas Stephen Robert

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 144625318X ISBN 13: 9781446253182

Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd, 2013

Synopsis

In the second edition of this best-selling guide, Nicholas Walliman provides expert, step-by-step advice on managing and developing a successful undergraduate project.  

This book takes you through each stage of your dissertation, answering questions including:

• How do I choose an appropriate topic for my dissertation?
• How do I write a research proposal?
• What′s a literature review, how do I conduct it and how do I write it up?
• How can I ensure I′m an ethical researcher?
• What methods of data collection are appropriate for my research question?
• Once I have collected my data, what do I do?
• What′s the best structure for my dissertation?

Full of examples from real student projects, interdisciplinary case studies and illustrated with cartoons to make you smile along the way, this book will tell you all you need to know to write a brilliant dissertation. 

The Student Success series are essential guides for students of all levels. From how to think critically and write great essays to planning your dream career, the Student Success series helps you study smarter and get the best from your time at university. Visit the SAGE Study Skills hub for tips and resources for study success!

About this title

About the Author

Dr Nicholas Walliman is a qualified architect and Associate Lecturer in the School of the Built Environment at Oxford Brookes University and is a former research associate in the Oxford Institute for Sustainable Development. He has been engaged on a series of nationally and internationally funded research projects on aspects of building technology and has published many research papers. He has also supervised and examined numerous PhD, MPhil and Masters students. He has published a number of books on doing research and writing papers, dissertations and theses.

Edition details

• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 144625318X
• ISBN 13: 9781446253182
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 304