Includes bibliographical references and index.

The master's dissertation --S︣ubmitting a research proposal --P︣reparing for your dissertation --P︣lagiarism and referencing --T︣he dissertation introduction --T︣he literature review --R︣esearch methods --W︣riting up your findings --C︣oncluding your dissertation --W︣riting the abstract --A︣dding a professional touch --S︣ummary of good and bad practice --A︣ppendix A: Dissertation proposal form --A︣ppendix B: Sample dissertation proposal --A︣ppendix C: Research objective keywords --A︣ppendix D: Sample supervision contract --A︣ppendix E: Useful Latin terms --A︣ppendix F: Harvard referencing templates (with examples) --A︣ppendix G: Sample introduction --A︣ppendix H: Sample chapter outline --A︣ppendix I: Sample literature review introduction --A︣ppendix J: Sample literature review conclusion --A︣ppendix K: Punctuation refresher --A︣ppendix L: Record of literature search --A︣ppendix M: Sample research methods chapter --A︣ppendix N: Research strategies --A︣ppendix O: Sampling techniques --A︣ppendix P: Limitations/issues --A︣ppendix Q: The viva.

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