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Student thesis : Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy
".it tells us." : the practice of performativity and liminality within Northern culture
(in)visibility and missing persons: desperately seeking certainty.
Student thesis : Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Social Work
17 ways to say yes, exploring tone of voice in augmentative communication and designing new interactions with speech synthesis
3d visualisation of historic and environmentally significant shipwrecks: the development of occlusion objects, locoramps and digital cinematography, a basic region in the elp1 subunit of the budding yeast elongator complex is essential for wobble uridine trna modification, a biophysical approach for the study of g-protein coupled receptor complexes, a bliss writing system.
Student thesis : Master's Thesis › Master of Philosophy
A Buddhist Becoming: On Deleuze and Nāgārjuna’s Middle Path to Living as Practice
A case study of the american public's reaction to the expansion of nafta between 1993 - 1998, accelerated fibre microendoscopy techniques for in-vivo applications, accounting education in libya: an institutional perspective, accounting for sustainable development practices in banks operating in the uk, accuracy and reliability of erector spinae plane injection, retrolaminar injection and combined erector spinae and retrolaminar injection in thiel cadavers, achieving fairness challenging poverty and social exclusion through partnership working, a choice experiment study of household investor preferences for renewable energy investments in sub-saharan africa: a case study of ghana, a comparative study of the experience of disabled and non-disabled students on professional practice placements.
Student thesis : Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Education
A comparative study of the law relating to disposition and character evidence
A comparative study on fishers' rights to marine fish: china and the uk.
Student thesis : Master's Thesis › Master of Laws
A comparison of intracortical porosity along the length of the human clavicle in an elderly Scottish sample
Student thesis : Master's Thesis › Master of Forensic Anthropology
A Comprehensive Analysis of Components in SUMO Pathway
Student thesis : Master's Thesis › Master of Science
A Comprehensive Analysis of SGLT2-inhibition in Type 2 Diabetes and Heart Failure
Student thesis : Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Medicine
A critical analysis of judicial decision making: the application of rules of statutory interpretation in interpreting an ambiguous term
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Dissertation Subject Guide
- Welcome to Dissertation guide!
- Choosing a topic
- Scoping searches
- What type of review?
- Methodology
- Search strategy
- Grey Literature
- Reference Management Software (Endnote etc.)
- Screening papers: PRISMA
- Data Extraction
- Critical Appraisal
- Data Synthesis
- Data Analysis
- Common errors to avoid
- Writing up dissertation
- Formatting Dissertation
- Dissertation Take-Off Recordings
Writing your protocol
Be guided by the information provided in your module and the advice that you get from your tutors/lecturers.
Your protocol is clearly stating your research question and how you are carry out and complete your review. It demonstrates that you have successfully carried out scoping searches and that you understand the process involved in writing your dissertation.
You do not complete the dissertation search strategy etc for your protocol. Just explain how you are going to do it.
Useful guidance on conducting reviews
Look at these resources to help guide you in the process of systematic reviews :
Centre for Reviews and Dissemination [CRD] (2009) Systematic Reviews: CRD's guidance for undertaking reviews in health care. Available at: https://www.york.ac.uk/media/crd/Systematic_Reviews.pdf (Accessed: 28 July 2023)
Higgins, j. and thomas, j. (eds.) (2022) cochrane handbook for systematic reviews of interventions. available at: https://training.cochrane.org/handbook/current (accessed: 28 july 2023).
For scoping reviews , try:
Peters, M.D.J., Godfrey, C., McInerney, P., Munn, Z., Tricco, A.C. and Khalil, H. (2022) JBI Manual for Evidence Synthesis: Chapter 11: Scoping Reviews . Available at: https://jbi-global-wiki.refined.site/space/MANUAL/4687342/Chapter+11%3A+Scoping+reviews (Accessed: 28 July 2023)
Key points to think about when writing your protocol.
All information taken from Boland, Cherry and Dickson (2017, p. 56)
- Results of scoping searches can help you to describe the quality and quantity of relevant evidence available
- It is important to make a case for why your review question is important and needs to addressed
- Clearly stated inclusion and exclusion criteria are essential to the completion of your review
Boland, A., Cherry, M. G. and Dickson, R. (2017) Doing a systematic review : a student’s guide . 2nd edn. Los Angeles: SAGE.
What your tutor is looking for in your protocol
All information taken from Boland, Cherry and Dickson (2017, p. 56)
- Evidence of scoping searches
- A well set out review question - this lets your tutor know that you have carefully considered the different components of the question
- An explicit statement of your inclusion and exclusion criteria
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English Dissertation module (EN41011)
Your chance to design your own research project on your chosen area of literature or film
This module offers you the opportunity to write in depth on a subject of your own choice.
You will develop your independent research skills on an area you are passionate about, and work closely with an academic supervisor who is an expert in the field. This module covers English Literature, Film, and Comics.
What you will learn
In this module you will:
- practice the key stages of academic writing
- write a proposal in consultation with the English department, selecting from a wide range of periods and subject areas
- make a research plan for your key primary and secondary reading, as well as other resources
- create an outline pinpointing the key research questions, the structure, and format of your dissertation
- work on drafting, incorporating feedback, editing, and polishing
By the end of this module, you will be able to:
- demonstrate your ability to write a longer academic piece through independent research
- work well with an individual supervisor
- demonstrate valuable skills in preparation for professional careers and postgraduate study
Assignments / assessment
- final submitted dissertation (100%)
Teaching methods / timetable
- The module is structured through 4 one-to-one meetings with your supervisor
There are no lectures or seminars on this module, consequently, students applying for a dissertation should consider if they have the prior maturity to work very independently.
This module is available on following courses:
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How to present a thesis for research degrees and where to deposit it. The final version of the thesis, as accepted by the examiners for the degree must be deposited in the University’s research portal (Discovery in an electronic format approved by the Senatus.
Welcome to the Dissertation guide! Navigate by using the tabs on the left for the step by step process of writing your dissertation. This guide concentrates on systematic reviews and scoping reviews. Throughout this guide there will be relevant links, ebooks, articles and videos.
Here are a list of good hints and tips when writing your dissertation: Go by the guidance on your module. Connect with your supervisor, librarians, colleagues and other students. Look at similar reviews on your topic to get ideas. Don't try to do too much (or too little!)
Click on Student Thesis and choose the appropriate type. ie Doctoral or Master’s Thesis. Click on the appropriate qualification type and the thesis form will open. Work through the form, completing the details as required. Note: The main text file should be in pdf format.
An index to the world's most comprehensive curated collection of multi-disciplinary dissertations and theses from around the world, offering over 5 million citations and 3 million full-text works from thousands of universities.
Updated on 19 February 2024. How to declare your intention to submit, how thesis submission and examination work, and finishing up all the final bits before graduation. Part of our Postgraduate Research Essentials guidance. Planning the end of your degree: Intention to Submit.
3D visualisation of historic and environmentally significant shipwrecks: the development of occlusion objects, Locoramps and digital cinematography. Rowland, C. (Author), Johnson, N. (Supervisor) & Parkes, S. (Supervisor), 2010. Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy.
Recordings of Dissertation Take-Off webinars, May 2024. Dissertation planning 1: time management. Dissertation planning 2: structuring your dissertation. Creating a literature search strategy: finding the sources you need. Advanced search strategies for systematic reviews.
Your protocol is clearly stating your research question and how you are carry out and complete your review. It demonstrates that you have successfully carried out scoping searches and that you understand the process involved in writing your dissertation.
This module offers you the opportunity to write in depth on a subject of your own choice. You will develop your independent research skills on an area you are passionate about, and work closely with an academic supervisor who is an expert in the field.