Writing a Dissertation – A Step by Step Guide

Writing a dissertation is an important part to the fulfillment of your graduation programme. It is also a part that requires hard work and adequate preparation. Despite the preparations, dissertation writing is likely to remain a daunting task.

Most institutions have therefore come up with ways of supporting their students throughout the dissertation writing process.

Choosing your dissertation topic

Take time to think about your topic choice. It is better to begin a few days later than to start earlier only to get stuck along the way due to difficult research topic.

• Choose a topic that is personally of interest to you.

• The closer a topic is to real life issues the better. Complicated theoretical expositions will only serve to overload your projects.

• Choose as current an issue as possible. A topic such as the pros and cons of e-commerce would have been interesting 10 years ago but we have more current issues today. Read the rest of this entry »

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Dissertation Guide – 6 Tips to Completion

Finding guides on writing your dissertation that get straight to the point are few and far between. Some books do go on for chapters and chapters reiterating the same points over and over again; I should know, as I read most of them when I was completing my dissertations at university. There are, however, 6 short tips that will help you complete your dissertation easily and simply – they aren’t going to be the only source you should check, but you should certainly keep note of them as they will be helpful, no matter at what stage in the process you are; even if you are in year one at college/university.

Tip 1 – Choose your topic wisely

You should confine yourself to choosing a topic to write your dissertation on that is something you are familiar with. This shouldn’t be a topic that you know like the back of your hand, but should be a topic that you have a keen interest in and that you have some grounding knowledge on. You shouldn’t pick a topic that you know absolutely nothing about either, as you will find searching for relevant material a little harder than you imagine. The key point on choosing your topic is to have a little understanding about it and choose an area that has some challenging fields of interest that you can conduct an explorative study on.

Tip 2 – Check the credibility of your sources Read the rest of this entry »

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How to Conduct a Good Research

Conducting a good research ensures that the article, thesis or propositions you make are accurate and are supported by facts and not theories. A research is a pre-requisite of a good thesis.

The fact is, 70 percent of the time people are researching for new things that they do not know. The human mind thirsts for knowledge. Therefore, it is a must that good and reliable information is provided for the curious mind. Else, what the mind perceives is all wrong.

So, how can one conduct a good research?

There are several ways of attaining the facts through research. Here are some of the factors you have to consider;

1. Know what your topic is all about. It is very important that you know and understand the topic you want to write about. By this, you will be able to set boundaries how far your thesis or topic can go. Moreover, you will know where to start your research and where to end it. There is no better way to master your topic than knowing what your topic is all about.

2. Read, read and read. The first part of your research should be spent reading relevant information on your topic. Nowadays, there are a lot of sources you can utilize. You may want to go to a public library and read research books or your can browse the internet and search for the information you may need for your topic. Reading is the core of research and there is no shortcut to it; it is either you start reading or forget about your research. Read the rest of this entry »

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