Getting Started
- Introduction to Dissertation Writing
- Importance of Dissertation Structure
Academic skills · Year 1
Dissertation Writing for chemical engineers
A practical guide to writing a dissertation, covering structure, reference software, Microsoft Word and effective academic writing.
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The subject
What Dissertation Writing covers
This course provides a practical guide to planning and writing a dissertation at Honours, Master's or PhD level. It introduces the purpose and context of a dissertation and the grading classifications used, then examines the importance of structure and the standard sections found across science and engineering disciplines. Learners are shown how to use reference manager software to build and maintain citations, since referencing is one of the most common areas where marks are lost, and how to use Microsoft Word's formatting features to lay out a professional document. The course closes with guidance on the writing process itself, including where to start, the habits to avoid, and the difference between poor and refined academic writing.
What you’ll be able to do
- Identify the programmes in which dissertations are typically undertaken
- Explain why referencing is fundamental to any dissertation
- Identify the order in which sources should be consulted
The lessons
Every lesson, theme by theme
5 lessons in 3 themes, pitched at Year 1. Your year decides what comes first, never what you can open.
Tools & Software
- Using Referance Mendeley Software
- Using Microsoft Word
Writing
- Writing Your Dissertation
Before you start
What it builds on
This one starts from scratch: no other subject is assumed.
How you’ll learn it
Dissertation Writing, at your pace
Video lessons
5 lessons and 5 videos, each with what you’ll be able to do by the end.
CERA, when it doesn’t click
Ask CERA to explain any idea in Dissertation Writing another way, or to test you on it. Every day, on every plan.
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