This document provides an overview of the dissertation project process including the course content, supervisors, and steps for getting started. It discusses developing a proposal, project plan, literature review, aim, objectives, methodology, keeping a diary, and referencing. The course includes lectures, tutorials, hand-ins, and allocation of supervisors. Students are advised to explore ideas, choose a feasible topic, and consider any issues before beginning their literature review.

1. D issertation Project

2. O verview
– About your D issertation
– C ourse C ontent
– Supervisors
– Getting Started

3. About Your D issertation
1. Proposal
3. Project Plan
5. L iterature Review
7. M ain project

4. C ourse C ontent
– L ectures/ tutorials
– Proposal H and -In
– Project Plan H and -In
– Allocation of supervisor
– L iterature Review
– D iary
– D issertation

5. Supervisors
• Subject Specific
• Always available by appointm ent

6. Getting Started
• Explore id eas
• C hoose a topic that interests you
• Is it feasible?
• C onsid er any key issues/problem s
• L iterature Review
• Id entify aim and objectives
• K eep a D iary

7. Aim
• Be Specific
• What’s at the heart of your Project?
• Single Statem ent
• C lear and articulate

8. O bjectives
• What objectives d o you need to achieve to m eet
the m ain aim of your research?
• O bjectives d efine the things that have to be d one
d uring the research
• provid es a fram ework for selecting m ethod s and
allows you to planning and sched uling tasks

9. L iterature Search
• D o a wid e search initially
• C onsid er results of initial search and refine
• L RC can help you with your search

10. K eep a D iary
• Allows you to d evelop
writing ‘on the fly’
• D evelops opportunities
for reflection and
research
• Record s problem s as
they arise
• A good tool to refer back

11. H arvard Referencing
Provid ed at the end of the text
In an alphabetical ord er
http:/ www.ljm u.ac.uk/ L EA_D ocs/ arvard ReferencingQ uick
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12. Structure
1. C over page 1. C hapter Three (results)
2. D eclaration form 2. C hapter Four (d iscussion of
3. Acknowled gem ents results)
4. Abstract 3. C onclusion (includ ing
5. Table of C ontents lim itations and any
suggestions for further
6. Introd uction research)
7. C hapter O ne (literature 4. Bibliography
review, aim and objectives)
5. Append ices
8. C hapter Two (m ethod ology)