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Learn the craft of writing a high-quality, high-mark university essay with this step-by-step guide.Suitable for all students – from making the transition to university study that much easier to refining your technique for the final year – this accessible and concise book leads you through the complete essay-writing process in five straightforward steps. The book is packed with best practice tips, common student mistakes (and how to avoid them!), and practical templates that have been designed to help you write your university essays. You will discover new techniques for deconstructing essay questions, like GALA; a complete Harvard Referencing catalogue, showing you how to properly record sources and references; and a generic essay template to help you cover everything necessary for those top marks.Once you read this book, you will never have to ask the following questions – because you will know the • What is this question asking me to do?• How should I structure my essay?• What goes in an Introduction?• How do I write a meaningful paragraph?• How do I cite a source properly?• What is ‘background information’?• How do I evaluate someone’s work?• What goes in a Conclusion?• How do I create a reference list?• What do I do with feedback?

Succeeding with your Master's Dissertation is a step-by-step guide to completing your Master's dissertation.

"This essential handbook carefully guides the student through the entire dissertation process from start to finish, offering clear, straightforward and practical advice. Biggam uses clear illustrations of what students should do- or not do - to reach their full potential, helping them to succeed with their dissertation and avoid common pitfalls along the way. Thoroughly updated, this popular book takes the student from research proposal, through literature reviews, research methods, and writing up, referencing and avoiding plagiarism, through to submission and marking, featuring: New chapter on 'Introducing the Master's Dissertation' focusing on the skills you need to succeed; New material on Contextual Review for computer science, art and performance art students; Updated material on the benefits of using university library databases and social media in research; Expanded advice on the emotional journey and where to find assistance and support; New Research Methods chapter for art, drama and computer science students. This is key reading for any social science, business, humanities or healthcare student required to complete a dissertation as part of their studies. It will also prove useful for undergraduate students considering postgraduate studies and for supervisors facilitating dissertation supervision."--