Customer Reviews
Buy BEFORE you start your dissertation! - By: Yorksteve, 14 Aug 2006 
I started my dissertation very late - too late - & bought this book to help me through. It's a very simple, uncomplicated book which helps you set out your dissertationin the right way & guide you through the process of planning it, writing it, & checking it.
Also, as it is written by an ex lecturer the advice is coming from the right sort of person. There is a checklist at the back of the book which helps you mark your own piece of work & check that you've done the basics. It also has some useful tips yo help you avoid the most common errors.
I managed to get a First for my dissertation, thanks largely to this book. But save yourself rushing about like I did if you can, & buy this simple little book early, before you start!
very helpful and it's in plain english - By: , 18 Apr 2005 
I bought this book alongside with other books on writing dissertations. I found this the most useful & helpful of the lot as it was writtenin a clear logical way that i could understand, there were no fancy words, complicated issues etc.
Throughout my dissertation it has provided me with guidance on what to writein certain sections of my work, not only that it has provided me with the structure of what a dissertation should look like. Overall it has kept me sane & I would definately recommend it to people who are undertaking a dissertation, plus it is at a reasonable price too.
Lets wait and see. - By: E. Garside, 01 Jun 2004 
I bought this book some time ago, knowing that i would have to choose a dissertation for when i go back to universityin Sept 2004. The task is much more difficult as i am currently on placementin Westminster & my university isin Sheffield so its impossible to recieve any help/ advice on what i am supposed to do. I haven't read a bookin at least 8 years & then that was a shakespear book for my GCSE's i think? Anyway this was the first book i have readin all that time & found it easy to get into. It had some nice tips & advice on how to choose the right subject. It was very limitedin parts & after reading two thirds of the way into the book i got bored & just flicked through the rest - it was unhelpful for my subject of Business information systems as i think it is more aimed at social degree's & masters thesis students. I did take a couple of tips from it & feel that it was a good first book to readin order to progress onto other more MEATY titles, which will go more into depth about dissertation writing. I have Since gave the book to my girlfriend & read three other titles (becoming the proverbial book worm) - i hope she gets more from it than i did. I will see if it was helpful, when i begin my final yearin Sept.
Very helpful! - By: , 11 Feb 2004 I have used this book constantly whilst thinking about my dissertation & when doing the write up. Very helpful, & very informative!
If only I had bought it sooner... - By: , 04 Jun 2003 
This book is ideal for when you are first thinking about your dissertation. Unfortunely I panic bought it when I was doing the writing up, so it was unable to provide me with information that I didnt already know at that point. I will definitely pass it on to someone going into their final year as it is a good starting point.
