Description of this Guide

This guide focuses on the skills and strategies needed to plan, write and review a dissertation.

Learning Outcomes

1. Recognise the purpose of a dissertation, the importance of working effectively with your supervisor and the challenge of managing your study time effectively

2. Select and research a topic, with due attention to methodology and related theory

3. Structure and write up the dissertation effectively, thinking critically and writing with accuracy and style

4. Evaluate own performance against a list of generic assessment criteria for dissertations