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Dissertations

Dissertations. Dissertation tutor: Roger Harrison. Blues. Skills unit. Regulations. MPH 10,000 to 12,000 words. MRes 15,000 to 18,000 words. Why do it?. To Pass your Masters Degree. Keep It Simple. Supervision. What is a dissertation?. Substantive piece of work (60 credits MPH

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Dissertations

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  1. Dissertations Dissertation tutor: Roger Harrison Blues

  2. Skills unit

  3. Regulations MPH 10,000 to 12,000 words MRes 15,000 to 18,000 words

  4. Why do it? To Pass your Masters Degree Keep It Simple

  5. Supervision

  6. What is a dissertation? • Substantive piece of work (60 credits MPH • 90 credits M Res) • Develops project work • Contributes to work / service environment • Uses skills learned from taught units and study skills. • Chance to conduct own research (M Res)

  7. CRITICAL • Application of theory • Evidence of • independent THOUGHT

  8. Structure

  9. When to start? Full Time Students NOW Part Time Students Passed 8 units (at 50%) 6 units for MRes students

  10. MPH Dissertation Options

  11. MRes Dissertation Options

  12. Group Activity: Be An Examiner. Mark the following Dissertations

  13. A poor dissertation • Is too wide or narrow in scope • Poorly defined aims and objectives • The methods are not appropriate to the aims and research topic • Has a poor appraisal of the existing relevant knowledge base/literature • Study methods are not suitable to the aims and not clearly described • The writing style and presentation methods are not scientific and critical • The conclusions do not reflect the research findings and do not reflect the initial aims • The work is poorly presented, not in an appropriate style, does not meet the present guidelines and is poorly referenced.

  14. Planning Pro-crastinate

  15. Student feedback What influenced this? “I couldn’t have wished for more support” “I suppose a dissertation is a necessary evil that must be done” “It broadened my views and further improved my skills generally”

  16. What next: • Start by reading the Dissertation Handbook • Do Not Panic – it’s not as frightening as it might seem! • Start thinking and planning your dissertation sooner rather than later – like NOW

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