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Writing an Excellent Dissertation / Thesis in Ten "Days"!
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Writing an Excellent Dissertation / Thesis in Ten "Days"!

How to model a great dissertation, break it down to stages and complete it to a high standard.
Created byGlensinos Interdisciplinary Center
Last updated 11/2019
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What you'll learn

  • How to conceptualize, model and write dissertations and theses for excellent grades.

Course content

1 section • 13 lectures • 1h 15m total length

  • Welcome3:28

    This lecture covers the key elements and features of dissertation writing. The discussion demystifies the dissertation writing process and prepares you for for the entire process.

  • The Nature of Long Essays. Theses & Dissertations6:47

    This is an orientation section that prepares you for the 10-Day process of writing your dissertation.

  • Day 1: Choosing a Dissertation Area13:20

    Learn to choose a dissertation area that aligns with your career goals and degree requirements, emphasizing compatibility, impact, beneficiaries, introspection, and practical industry relevance.

  • Day 2: Dissertation Plan & Outline Writing8:31

    Day two guides you to shape a cogent dissertation plan and outline with clear variables, data needs, and context, ensuring your topic has social and economic value.

  • Day 3: Research Scope / Proposal Writing17:40

    Define your research scope and craft a strong proposal using the ten vital elements in Glen Snow's dissertation planning template, covering philosophy, approach, variables, data collection, and interpretation.

  • Day 4: Writing the Introduction3:54

    Open the introduction as the dissertation’s first chapter, justify the research with background and the research problem, and set aims and objectives in active voice, addressing the reader directly.

  • Day 5: Literature Review & Referencing Concerns8:10

    Craft a literature review that critiques theories, defines theoretical and conceptual frameworks, and identifies gaps; master referencing and citation styles to support credible, vetted analysis.

  • Day 6: Finalizing the Research Methodology3:29

    Finalize your dissertation methodology by detailing your research philosophy, strategy, fieldwork, and data collection and analysis, while specifying epistemology, ontology, instruments, sampling, validity, reliability, and limitations.

  • Day 7: Fieldwork2:21

    Conduct fieldwork by mobilizing respondents within your defined population and sample, presenting instruments, and collecting data while managing time, budget, participant readiness, and ethics.

  • Day 8: Compiling the Findings2:06

    Disclose field work activities after completion, detailing what happened and how you addressed changes. Present findings for each activity in a logical, concise section using statistics, graphs, interviews, and narratives.

  • Day 9: Interpretation of Findings & First Draft3:36

    Interpret findings and draft the discussion by linking results to theory and evaluating across variables. Relate findings to objectives, draw conclusions, and outline opportunities for further study.

  • Day 10: Editing & Final Version1:21

    Edit your dissertation thoroughly after the first draft by reviewing every section for grammar and credibility, addressing supervisor critiques constructively, and refining sources for final approval.

  • Final Words0:50

    Plan your dissertation using the universal Glen C notes dissertation planning template to identify what you want to study and fit it into your university's requirements.

Requirements

  • Word processor

Description

This course provides all the vital elements for the conceptualization of meaningful research questions ideas. It provides the inspiration needed to plan a good dissertation and break down the components for a university or college student to complete it without stress. This course starts off with how you can formulate a research question that is relevant to your interests and can help you to make an impact on the world. There is the Glensinos Dissertation Planning Template that helps you to order your thoughts and create a systematic framework to build a dissertation topic. From there, we take you through the different components of dissertation writing and discuss the best practices and activities you are most likely to encounter. We also provide templates and basic insights to the most popular referencing formats - APA, Footnotes, Harvard and MLA. This will help you to make use of the Reference as you Write (RAW) framework available in MS Word.

Who this course is for:

  • University and College Students. Aspiring journalists, researchers, writers, communicators and leaders can benefit from the content of the course.

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