Full Description
"Biggam offers a clear rationale for why a dissertation is a standard part of many master's programmes and provides a user-friendly approach to planning and writing large pieces of work. His pragmatic advice and guidance on good practice will help students to keep on track with their dissertations and avoid common errors. This new edition has been fully updated and includes useful advice on topics such as Generative AI and academic integrity. The writing style is accessible and reassuring, and the extensive content will be applicable to students across disciplines."
Donna Murray, Head of Taught Student Development, University of Edinburgh, UK
Do you want to ensure you are successful with your master's dissertation? Then, this book is for you! Brimming with examples of good practice, Succeeding with Your Master's Dissertation offers clear, straightforward and practical support for each stage of the master's dissertation, from proposal to submission.
It features step-by-step guidance on how to clarify your research objectives, produce a research proposal, complete each chapter of a traditional dissertation, reference sources and prepare for a viva. In doing so, it includes practical examples, highlights common pitfalls that students need to avoid and offers advice on how to achieve high marks. Now in its sixth edition, this handbook features:
A brand-new chapter on Generative AI
More examples on how to critique literature using a structured approach
New material on research ethics, plagiarism, innovative research
methodologies, and differences between types of dissertations
This is essential reading for postgraduate dissertation students across disciplines.
John Biggam has taught extensively at university level, published widely in academia and presented at prestigious global conferences. Although now retired, John gives guest lectures to share his extensive experience and expert knowledge on how to succeed with your dissertation.
Contents
1. THE MASTER'S DISSERTATION
2. SUBMITTING A RESEARCH PROPOSAL
3. PREPARING FOR YOUR DISSERTATION
4. PLAGIARISM AND REFERENCING
5. GENERATIVE AI
6. THE DISSERTATION INTRODUCTION
7. THE LITERATURE REVIEW
8. RESEARCH METHODS
9. ARTIST AS RESEARCHER
10. WRITING UP YOUR FINDINGS
11. CONCLUDING YOUR DISSERTATION
12. WRITING YOUR ABSTRACT
13. THE VIVA
14. SUMMARY OF GOOD AND BAD PRACTICE
APPENDICES
INDEX
