The structure of the dissertation:
Title page
Declaration page
Abstract: This should be no more than one page in length. You should write it at the end, once you have
a final draft of your dissertation, and it should cover the following: What you did: outline the specific purpose of your research, including a clear statement of
the central research question/problem. How you did it: state the methods used to undertake your research. What you found: summarise the main findings of your research.
Contents page
Introduction
Literature Review
Methods / Data collection
Results / Analysis
Conclusion
References
Appendices
This disseratation is based on CRITICAL REVIEW with :
Introduction 20%
Brief introduction of the research topic and your research question
Why is this important?
Show that your research question/topic is relevant
Indicate which literature you are going to review
Which research method you are using
Provide a content outline/ structure of the coursework
This should be an introduction to the topic and the document that you are producing
Literature Review 40%
Examine the extant knowledge on the subject of your research question.
Write in an analytical style not a descriptive style
What did previous researchers find out?
What questions were not answered/are still open and why?
What are other researchers suggesting as areas to investigate in the future and why?
Make clear which literature your research is contributing to
You need to connect with your topic
If your research is quantitative, clearly extract and argue your hypotheses
Methodology 20%
Which research method will allow you to answer your research question – why and how?
What is your research design?
How are you going to collect data and from where?
Which tools are you going to use?
If quantitative, how will you measure the aspects studied?
Conclusion 10%
Summarise, what you have done/shown and key points.
Draw conclusions.
Think about possible problems.
Presentation 10%
Use of Harvard Referencing System
Presented in a professional manner
Clear of spelling and grammatical errors
TOTAL 100%
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