Succeeding with Your Master's Dissertation: A Step-by-Step Handbook

"This essential handbook carefully guides the student through the entire dissertation process from start to finish, offering clear, straightforward and practical advice. Biggam uses clear illustrations of what students should do- or not do - to reach their full potential, helping them to succeed with their dissertation and avoid common pitfalls along the way. Thoroughly updated, this popular book takes the student from research proposal, through literature reviews, research methods, and writing up, referencing and avoiding plagiarism, through to submission and marking, featuring: New chapter on 'Introducing the Master's Dissertation' focusing on the skills you need to succeed; New material on Contextual Review for computer science, art and performance art students; Updated material on the benefits of using university library databases and social media in research; Expanded advice on the emotional journey and where to find assistance and support; New Research Methods chapter for art, drama and computer science students. This is key reading for any social science, business, humanities or healthcare student required to complete a dissertation as part of their studies. It will also prove useful for undergraduate students considering postgraduate studies and for supervisors facilitating dissertation supervision."--