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How To Write A Good Dissertation

A good dissertation will: •Have a clear objective, based on a well worked out thesis or central question. •be well planned and widely researched. •show that the student has a good grasp of relevant concepts and is able to apply these in their own work. •include analysis, critical evaluation and discussion, rather than simple description. •contain consistent and correct referencing. •be structured and expressed in an appropriate academic way. •show your tutors that you have learnt something on the course and have been able to use this to produce a well argued extended piece of academic work. A mediocre dissertation will: •have a very general or unclear title. •be poorly planned, with a narrow field of research. •rely heavily on source material, with little or no attempt to apply this to the student’s aims. •be mostly descriptive. •contain little or no referencing, perhaps in an incorrect format. •be poorly structured, with possible plagiarism of source material. •not convince your tutor