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Excellent dissertations! /

Levin, Peter, 1936-

Excellent dissertations! / Peter Levin. - 2nd ed. - Maidenhead : McGraw-Hill Open University Press, 2011. - xiv, 133 p. ; 21 cm. - Student-friendly guides . - Student-friendly guides. .

Previous ed.: 2005.

Includes bibliographical references.

Part 1.Preliminaries -- 1.Formal requirements and arrangements -- 2.Pleasing your examiners -- 3.You and your supervisor -- Part 2.Getting started -- 4.The\'twin track\': your project and your dissertation -- 5.Project and dissertation: exploring the literature -- 6.Project: making a shortlist of possible subjects -- 7.Project: choosing your preferred subject -- 8.Dissertation: choosing your title -- 9.Project: methodology -- 10.Project: materials -- 11.Project and dissertation: time management and planning -- Part 3.The \'middle period\' -- 12.Keeping everything under control -- 13.Project: being your own manager -- 14.Dissertation: creating your literature review -- 15.Project and dissertation: making use of quotations -- 16.Dissertation: developing your outline -- Part 4.The \'end game\' -- 17.The challenge to complete -- 18.Project: concluding your work -- 19.Dissertation: producing your first draft and finalizing your outline -- 20.Dissertation: improving your draft -- 21.Dissertation: conforming to good academic pracgtice -- 22.Avoiding plagiarism -- 23.Dissertation: final editing.

This text presents concise, helpful advice on researching and writing up your dissertation.

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Dissertations, Academic.
Academic writing.
Dissertations, Academic--Authorship
Literature.
Education
Writing & editing guides
Higher & further education, tertiary education

LB2369

808.02 LEV

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