Year 3 Dissertation Research Workshop Notes

Have you identified how each chapter will help answer the question/ enquiry?
This should be reflected in the chapter titles.
The focus of the chapters directly relate to the question/ enquiry; chapters build on each other to answer the question/ enquiry.
Not three many essays

Do you have a research plan for your chapters?

Question is sound.
Chapters clearly reflect the question in stages.
You have planned what you need to research for chapter 1.

To help you in the writing stages:
-Do enough research
-Follow a chapter plan
-Follow some form of paragraph structure.

What is the general structure?
The main body of an 8000 word thesis is broken into chapters (usually 3 depending on the enquiry):

Introduction

Chapter 1- (Beginning) May contain definitions of terms used in the question, basic theory, background information or historical ideas or contexts.

Chapter 2- (Middle) Utilises and builds on information from Chapter 1 e.g. application of theories, current discussions or current context, or any information.

Reminder of Paragraph Structure:
-Paragraph Focus
-Introductions of quotation
-Context of the quotation
-'Quotation'
-(Reference)
-Interpretation of quotation
-Analysis & conclusions drawn from quotation
-Conclude point of paragraph & lead onto focus of next point in next paragraph.