How to Write Dissertations
& Project Reports
Smarter Study Guides
By Kathleen McMillan, Jonathan Weyers
September 2007
Prentice Hall / Financial Times
Distributed By Trans-Atlantic Publication
ISBN: 9780273713586 
304 pages, Illustrated, 5 3/8 x 8 1/2"
$26.50 paper original
How to write great dissertations and projects provides all of the tips and
techniques that a student is likely to need to choose, research,
write and present dissertations and projects that will guarantee you top
marks.
Contents
Introduction
1 Making the most of your revision time – the knowledge
and understanding you gain
What markers are looking for
2 Assessment at university - how tests and examinations
work
Physical and mental preparation
3 Preparing for examinations and assessments – how to get
yourself in the best mental and physical shape to succeed
in your exams
Study styles
4 Your learning personality - how to identify and capitalize
on your preferred learning style
5 Studying independently - how to organize yourself and
develop good study habits
Time management
6 Time management - how to balance study, family, work
and leisure
Revision strategies
7 Creating a revision timetable - how to get yourself
organized for exam study
8 Revision tips - how to use your time effectively through
active learning
9 Focusing your revision - making full use of learning
objectives, past papers and other assessment information
10 Study buddies - how to work with colleagues to improve
the revision experience
Contents
Memory tips and techniques
11 Improve your memory – practical techniques to help you
retain information
Stress management
12 Dealing with stress - how to cope with the pressures of
university life
13 Combating exam nerves - how to reduce anxiety and
perform well under pressure
As the exam approaches
14 Improving your exam performance - how to avoid
common pitfalls
On the day of the exam
15 Exam strategies - how to ensure you have the appropriate
tactics
Other types of exam and assessment
16 Multiple-choice and short-answer questions - how to
tackle short answer formats
17 Numerical questions - how to approach quantitative
problems
18 Essay-style assessments - how to maximize your marks
19 Tutorial Assessment – how to make your contribution
count
20 Assessments of practical and laboratory work – how to
improve your marks
Using feedback
21 Exploiting feedback - how to understand and learn from
what lecturers write on your work and exams
Features
This provides the best preparation tool and support through the dissertation
process, through valuable advice on:
- How to choose a winning topic or question and get started
- How to structure and plan your writing proposal
- How to undertake experimental work and field research
- How to read, analyze and understand information and take notes effectively
- How to interpret, analyze and present numerical & research data
- How to improve your academic writing style and use of conventions and vocabulary
- How to cite references and avoid plagiarism
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