A practical guide for students undertaking their dissertation,
Writing Successful Undergraduate Dissertations in Social Sciences
uses a mixture of exercises, strategies, case study material and further reading to give hints and tips on beginning and managing a research project and working with supervisors.
Providing an accessible overview of the essential steps in conducting research and writing dissertations, this fully updated edition contains new sections on:
• The varied sources of support for students and how to make use of them
• The use of modern technologies, and digital platforms in data collection, storage and processing
• The important issues relating to ethnographic and feminist research
• How to publish through peer review publications or using self-publishing platforms
• The General Data Protection Regulation and legal issues relating to collection, storage and use of personal data
• The skills that students have acquired through writing dissertations and how those skills could become useful for future career and employability
• How students can relate their dissertations to existing theories and concepts in social sciences that relate to their dissertation.
Packed with proven practical advice from ‘real-life’ data, case studies and examples,
is an essential and dependable starting point and guide for any student beginning their dissertation journey in the social sciences.