Preparing and writing an undergraduate dissertation.

Abstract:

:Nurses studying for undergraduate degrees are often required to produce a dissertation. Usually, this will be a piece of work of around 10,000 words in length. In this paper, we discuss the characteristics of a good dissertation, and discuss a range of s trategies which students might find useful as they work towards dissertation submission. Particular areas that we concentrate on include: getting started, working with supervisors, defining aclear topic area, planning work and timetabling, locating and critiquing literature, writing up the literature review, linking theory and practice, and knitting the dissertation together.

journal_name

Nurse Educ Pract

authors

Hannigan B,Burnard P

doi

10.1054/nepr.2001.0028

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2001-12-01 00:00:00

pages

175-80

issue

4

eissn

1471-5953

issn

1873-5223

pii

S1471-5953(01)90028-9

journal_volume

1

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