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Blogs Dictionary Glossary ilit.org home Online surveys mail: ilit@ilit.org   AIR links Dialogweb Google Scholar ilit.org blog LISA Dissertation- MA Information Services Management and MSc Digital Information Management By the end of the dissertation you will be able to: Design and implement a dissertation exploring a theme which is independently chosen, and of relevance to Information Management. Identify, evaluate and fully reference relevant literature to contextualise and sustain this investigation. Select research strategies appropriate to assess and measure the issues investigated. Communicate the research in an academic style, and present the written work which reflects appropriate scholarly standards. Dissertation programme: Week 2: Identifying your dissertation topic 2001- 2008 Dissertation topics by previous cohorts Dissertation plan good and poor examples Good example and Poor example Other Dissertation Plan examples Example 1; Example 2; Example 3 Week 3: Preliminary review of the literature - choosing appropriate sources of information Lisa guidelines (864 Kb) Zetoc British Library's Electronic Table of Contents Online Information Literacy Tutorial(QUT) Information Literacy Resource Bank (Cardiff University & HEA-ICS) Week 5: Structuring and evaluating the literature review First draft and third draft with tutor's comments Article discussing the academic writing style Orwell, G. (1946) Politics and the English Language. Other examples of literature review chapters Literature review example 2: first draft Literature review example 3: final draft Literature review example 4: penultimate draft Week 6: Examining the methodology chapter and evaluating a data analysis chapter with the original dissertation plan. Examples of a methodology chapter   Example 1 (draft 1)   Example 2 (desk-based research - draft 3)   Example 3 (final draft 3) Dissertation plan and data analysis chapter Ezample of data analysis and presentation draft 1 and draft 3 Week 7: Evaluating the introduction and conclusion of the dissertation Introduction and conclusion from the same student Introduction chapters from different students   Introduction example 1 (third draft)   Introduction example 2 (penultimate draft)   Introduction example 3 Example of a Concluding chapter Week 13: Email the plan to Susie Andretta either at Londonmet or the ilit.org Week 14: Allocation of supervisors (the list will be available from this page - date tbc) Documents and sources Module Booklet (Word file) This file contains assessment details for the dissertation, including guidelines on the design of the final work. Term dates 2008/9 For support on academic writing, please contact staff at the Writing Centre. Submission date for the Dissertation Autumn Semester: January 16 2009 Spring Semester: May 15 2009 Summer:September 4 2009 Dissertation plan template (Word file) List of Supervisors Documents for supervision and assessment Logbook template Marking form template Assessment criteria Referencing Basic Referencing guide (Word file) For a more comprehensive referencing guide use: Pears, R. and Shields, G., (2004) "Cite them right: Referencing made easy", Northumbria University Press, Newcastle upom Tyne. Regulations and guidelines Extenuating circumstances procedures and form Publishing your dissertation The Post-graduate centre has also published guidelines on: General formatting Types of binding you can use Where to get your work bound Site updated November 19, 2008 All content © Susie Andretta 2000-2008