{"id":3348,"date":"2012-01-31T12:13:04","date_gmt":"2012-01-31T12:13:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/?p=3348"},"modified":"2012-01-31T13:45:41","modified_gmt":"2012-01-31T13:45:41","slug":"final-year-dissertation-pulling-it-all-together-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/2012\/01\/31\/final-year-dissertation-pulling-it-all-together-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Final year dissertation &#8211;  pulling it all together"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For our final year students and masters\u2019 students, that final piece of work is looming\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Our session will cover the structure and construction of a good dissertation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday 2<sup>nd<\/sup> February 12.00 noon \u2013 1.00pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday 9<sup>th<\/sup> February 12.00 noon \u2013 1.00pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Staff Development Room 2<sup>nd<\/sup> Floor LINC<\/p>\n<p>We will discuss the importance of specificity of topic and originality in your research work.\u00a0 The structure of the dissertation, looking at introductions and conclusions; how to write them and what they should include.<\/p>\n<p>The session will also consider what a literature review should and should not do and the importance and constitutional parts of the methodology chapter: such as sample, validity, limitations and ethics.\u00a0 What the findings and discussion chapters should and should not do and how they fit within the overall structure of the dissertation.<\/p>\n<p>The session aims to be an informal seminar where you can also bring your own work if you want to. \u00a0However, the session works in generalities, if you want specific 1 to 1 support for your dissertation, then please go to the Ask desk (1st Floor of the University Library) and request a dissertation 1 to 1 with me. \u00a0Every dissertation should be a unique piece of research so 1 to 1 sessions are the preferred method of support: however this session can provide a taster of the broad basic issues that every student needs to pull together their final year dissertation.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s easy to book, go to<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/org\/1820072947?s=4342301\">http:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/org\/1820072947?s=4342301<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Craig Collinson<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For our final year students and masters\u2019 students, that final piece of work is looming\u2026 Our session will cover the structure and construction of a good dissertation. 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