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- 1. Dissertation Research LEX 4165 Catherine Funnell March 2013
- 2. Why do a Dissertation? Take 5-10 minutes and write down why you are doing a dissertation. What is the purpose of undertaking it? What are your objectives?
- 4. Personal Goals 1.Be able to undertake a substantial piece of academic study 2.Be able to develop a personal specialism 3. Put a personal stamp on a piece of work 4. Be able to explore the literature on a specific topic
- 5. Key Skills What skills are involved in the Dissertation writing process?
- 6. Dissertation Skill Set 1.Finding, selecting and critically analysing information 2.Decision-making, task management and problem-solving 3.Summarising and presenting findings
- 7. Processes Involved? What processes are involved when undertaking a Dissertation?
- 8. Processes • Planning/organising • Literature review • Research • Writing • Referencing
- 9. Literature Review • Systematic study of a topic • Defines, describes and explains what the topic is • Access and critically assess the various debates and issues the topic has generated
- 10. Literature Review-Tips • Your bibliography should represent the depth of your reading on a particular subject • Ensure that you keep a record of everything you have read. All the reading should be noted in the bibliography • Continually evaluate the quality of what you are reading
- 11. ....and more tips! • Decide on the topic • Begin with a broad review of the subject(gets you thinking about it...) • Then define/narrow the subject • Define the type of literature that will contribute to the literature review
- 12. Some Useful Library Titles
- 13. Catalogue Help Try using legal composition legal research as Subject keywords
- 14. Start the Thinking Process! Think about the following: What do I need to find? How and where am I going to find it? How do I determine the quality of what I am finding?
- 15. Evaluating Information(articles, websites,case studies etc) Authority-Who is the author? What is their knowledge base/qualifications Relevance-Is it ‘pitched’ at the appropriate level? Objectivity-Balanced view/ Opposing views presented?
- 16. Evaluating Information Intent-What is the purpose of the information-academic, propoganda? Currency-How old is the information?when was it last updated? Feel-Is the site well structured and easy to navigate? Links up to date and working?
- 17. World Legal Information Institute Take 10 minutes and evaluate
- 18. Writing,Format and Structure Dissertation You can search for Middlesex law LLM dissertations on the catalogue Click on the title to view details
- 19. Dissertation Request You can look at a Dissertation for 3 hours in the library
- 20. Ethos/British Library • When theses are digitised they are usually available as a free download • Register at ethos.bl.uk
- 21. ETHOS-British Library On my law subject guide you will find links to Ethos/British Library
- 22. Middlesex Research Repository http:eprints.mdx.ac.uk Middlesex PhD theses currently being digitised Some are available on the MDX Repository(link on my law subject guide)
- 23. LSE Research Online Research Other universities content have research produced by LSE repositories. Have a staff. Content look! often Full Text
- 24. Other Theses Access via my Law Subject Guide
- 25. Library Catalogues Beyond Middlesex Allows you to search catalogues of the major academic libraries in the Southeast and London
- 26. COPAC(link on my law subject guide) Merged online catalogue with details of material held at the UK’s major research libraries
- 27. Current Awareness BLOGS Alerting Services RSS Feeds PODCASTS
- 28. International Criminal Court Press Releases Link Useful when following particular CASE
- 29. BLOGS Links to all on my Law Subject Guide
- 31. More Useful BLOGS • Inner Temple Library http://www.innertemplelibrary.com UK Lawyers Blog of Blawgs http://www.ukblawgroundup.co.uk Martin Partington-Key Developments in Justice http://martinpartington.com
- 32. Podcasts Law Society Gazette Newsfeeds http://www.lawgazette.co.uk/node/rssfeed Legal Current http://legalcurrent.libsyn.com
- 34. Referencing and Software(OSCOLA and Refworks) Online Research and Management tool
- 35. Refworks(Bibliographic Management Software) • Refworks is an online Research and Management tool designed to help researchers: • Gather • Manage • Store All types of information and generate citations and format bibliographies
- 37. Create a Folder 1st-Register in Refworks Then-create a folder
- 38. Give the Folder a Name Folder appears on Quick Access
- 40. Click on Export
- 41. Journal Citation Has Been Exported to Refworks
- 43. Create a Bibliography 1 2 3 4
- 44. Formatted Saved Bibliography • Barnard, Catherine, 'The EU constitution-dealing with the deficit - 156 NLJ 173' (2006) The New Law Journal. • Duina, Francesco, 'Book Review: National Parliaments and European Democracy: A Bottom-up Approach to European Constitutionalism - Eur J Int Law (2008) 19 (2): 454' (2008) European Journal of International Law. • Koskenniemi, Martti, ''By Their Acts You Shall Know Them ...' (And Not by Their Legal Theories) - Eur J Int Law (2004) 15 (4): 839' (2004) European Journal of International Law. • Kumm, Mattias, 'The Legitimacy of International Law: A Constitutionalist Framework of Analysis - Eur J Int Law (2004) 15 (5): 907' (2004) European Journal of International Law. • Snell, Jukka, 'European Constitutional Settlement, an Ever-Closing Union, and the Treaty of Lisbon: Democracy or Relevance' (2008) Eur Law Rev. • Thürer1, Daniel, 'Max Huber: A Portrait in Outline - Eur J Int Law (2007) 18 (1): 69' (2007) European Journal of International Law.
- 45. Other Useful Databases Foreign law print collections at IALS and elsewhere
- 47. United Nations Treaty Collection http://www.treaties.un.org