Dissertation Structure

What is a basic dissertation structure to follow?

 

The overall dissertation structure is as follows:

 

Title: The title of the dissertation comprises of a dissertation topic and a subject matter. For e.g.

 

“Corporate Social Responsibility and Market Share: An Investigation into how a medium size high street retailer can increase its market share.”

 

Title page mentions:

 

• Your name
• Degree Scheme
• Year of Study
• Title of Dissertation

 

A signed statement: This is included to give written assurance about the originality of dissertation work exclusively done by you.

 

Acknowledgements: This part of dissertation acknowledges the contribution of others throughout the dissertation especially the help of supervisor.

 

Abstract: A summary of your work that is covered in one page being 1/3rd of aims and methodology and 1/3rd of findings.

 

Table of Contents

 

Chapter 1. Introduction

 

Introduces the topic, the subject, the research (aims and methodology) and the dissertation (structure).  

 

Chapter 2. Literature Review

 

This part of dissertation structure review and critiques the literature hence identifying the knowledge that we have and gaps b/w them. This chapter also sets up the research questions.

 

Chapter 3. Aims and Methodology.

 

This chapter of dissertation structure outlines the aims of the research and the ways to meet them. This chapter also gives review of varieties of methodological probabilities dealing with primary and secondary data collection and methods of analysis.

 

Chapter 4. Context

 

It deals with the subject under investigation based primarily on secondary data. 

 

Chapter 5. Findings.

 

Presents the results of the primary research. 

 

Chapter 6. Discussion and Analysis

 

Discusses the findings in the context of the literature review. Do the findings corroborate or refute the body of theory? 

 

Chapter 7. Conclusion.

 

This chapter summarises the aims and key findings, points to the implications of the findings for both theory and practice, acknowledges the limitations of the work (the questions that the research has not been able to answer) and points to the directions for future research.  (may also include some recommendations)

 

Bibliography

 

Appendices

 

Note: not all of these chapters will be necessary in all dissertations, and sometimes one of these chapeters might be split into two.  It depends on the nature of the research topic.

 

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• Introduction which should clearly state the problem related to your area of research and give the answer of its cause being significant. Mention the intended research questions to be answered in your MSC dissertation with prelude hypothesis…

• A Discussion or Literature Review that compliments the research problem related to your subject matter in the context of current arguments and research. What are the key unanswered questions and how do you prepare to respond them?

• An Approach section that presents the sources, methods and procedures required to be known. What you need to know to write your MSC dissertation and how are going to find it?

• An outline of chapters which breaks your MSC dissertation project down to the manageable sections.

• A preliminary Bibliography, including all materials reviewed in the Discussion/Literature Review section.

 

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