University_of_Wales_Dissertation_Workshop.pptVIP

University of Wales Dissertation Workshop Objectives of the Dissertation To provide an opportunity for students to undertake a major academic piece of work It also enables students to investigate an area of business, which is of interest to them, in a detailed rigorous way Overview of a Dissertation Aims of the investigation should be clearly specified The investigation should review, assess and draw on relevant previous research The investigation should use appropriate research methods The results, conclusions and any recommendations should be supported by appropriate evidence and arguments Overview of a Dissertation The dissertation should be clearly written and presented Should not exceed 10,000 words, which include Introduction through to Conclusion Excluded from this word limit are Table of Contents, Statement of Originality, Acknowledgements, Tables, Lists of Charts, References, and Appendices The process of writing a final year dissertation 1. Choose a dissertation topic 2. Discuss with a staff member 3. Fill in dissertation proposal form 4. Submit to PL via email. 5. Approval of dissertation topic and assignment of supervisor 6. Discuss dissertation with supervisor 7. Write dissertation 8. Submit dissertation to Service Executive Timetable for completion Six months to submit final dissertation Work backwards from date of submission Penalty for late submission, including rejection Submission Dates Three submission dates a year: Jan exam diet [May-Nov] June exam diet [ Nov-May] Sept exam diet [Feb-Aug] Must be submitted by the set date Penalty for late submission - including the possibility of rejection Typical timeframe Stage 1: Preliminary reading 1 week Decision on topic 1 week Submission of proposal Approval of proposal 2 weeks Typical Timeframe Stage 2: Literature review 4 weeks Writing the review 4 weeks Typical Timeframe Stage 3: Writing the questionnaire 3 weeks Data collection 4 weeks Data analysis 2 weeks Recommendations 1 week