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Dissertation Structure
This is one possible structure for the dissertation, it is not a template and you may wish to vary your work to make it more appropriate for your research. The total word count should be around 18,000 words so the suggested number of words for each section is an approximation!
Abstract - 300 words
Introduction - 1000 words
- needs and justification for the research
- context,
Professional Autobiography - 500 words
- experiences
- beliefs and values
- possible bias
A Review of the literature - 6000 words
- How far the literature answers the research question
- Towards an initial conceptual model
- The remaining research questions
Methodology and Methods - 5000 words
- What is this research as an activity?
- Knowledge creation in the research
- Truthfulness in the Research
- Beliefs and values
- Power, Involvement and the Research Process
- The importance of context in small scale case studies
- Generalising from the Research
- Social Construction
- Ethics
Data collection - methods and justification
Data analysis - methods and justification
The results, analysis, explanation and discussion - 6000 words
- Description of the Data
- Analysis and explanation of the data
- Towards a new conceptual model
- Self evaluation of the research findings
- Discussion
Conclusion - 500 words
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