Your undergraduate dissertation : the essential guide for success - Walliman, Nicholas (London : SAGE Publications, 2004)
What's it all for? -- What types of dissertations are there? -- What will it be about? -- How do I get started -- What's all this about philosophy? -- How do I write a proposal? -- What about working and planning my time? -- Where do I get hold of all the necessary background information? -- How can I manage all the notes? -- Why do I need arguments? -- What sorts of data will I find? -- What's all this about ethics? -- How do I get hold of data? Reading, surveying, testing and observing -- What do I do with the information? Using quantitative analysis -- When do I combine data collection with analysis? Doing qualitative research -- How can I create a mini world to manipulate? Experiments and models -- What about referencing? -- How can I manage such a long piece of writing? Writing up -- How can I make my work look interesting and easy to read? -- Who else might be interested in my writing?
Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]) and index
Keywords: Academic writing; Dissertations, Academic