Dissertation Skills

Brian White was formerly Principal Lecturer at the Lincoln School of Management at the University of Lincoln. He has many years of experience tutoring students from a wide range of countries on dissertation presentation. Stephen Rayner is Dean of Education at Newman University, Birmingham and Adjunct Professor at the University of Monash, Australia. Prior to this he was Professor of Education at Oxford Brookes University and Humanities and Social Sciences Faculty Tutor for Postgraduate Research Degrees.

• 1. What this book is about? 2. Choosing and developing a subject to investigate3. What research is and choosing appropriate methodology4. Techniques of qualitative research including case study and action research5. Techniques of quantitative research including sampling and triangulation6. Writing a proposal7 Using the literature8. Interpreting research methods9. Writing up your dissertation10. The role of supervisors and the assessment of dissertations11. Specialist subject areas