What is an Undergraduate Dissertation?

A dissertation is a lengthy writing, enumerating your independent research and informing other scholars in your field of study about your findings. It’s usually carried out in the final year of the undergraduate studies, although there are several opportunities for you to develop your individual research prior to this point. The dissertation Length may vary from subject to subject, but for many institutions 10,000 words will suffice.

Your dissertation should be the pinnacle of your studies. Mainly because you might proceed to do post-graduate work or other forms of research. Pinnacle, because it represents the culmination of your expertise as a researcher who is independent, a writer, and an intellectual – that is to say, as a novice academic.

The dissertation should mix in well with the rest of your studies, depending on the many skills developed in that particular subject. It also presents a chance to develop new skills. It tests your ability to manage a research project from beginning to end for the first time using a new research method. Whatever your circumstance, doing it as an individual on a continuous piece of independent research poses its opportunities and challenges. Your department will give you their well thought advice and rules to guide you and the resources to help you carry through.

Format for undergraduate dissertation

RESEARCH PROPOSAL

A research proposal should only be completed at the request of your dissertation supervisor.

A research proposal is similar in method to writing a full dissertation and just falls short of carrying out the actual research. It is indeed a way of finding out if your proposed dissertation is viable, strong and attainable in its intentions, aims and research plan.

 TITLE

Your title should state the following:

The title of the dissertation, your full name including academic qualifications. Next it should have a statement the following arrangement: A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Environmental Management. The name of the Institution, date of submission and the supervisor’s name

ABSTRACT

The abstract acts as the summary of your dissertation albeit compressed into a short paragraph. It is important to have a brief outline in the manner below:

• The subject of your researched and the reason.
• The Research methods selected and how you came to that conclusion.
• Remarks.
• Conclusions.

It matters less that your conclusions are clear from the start; it is the thoroughness that you have input in arriving at it that matters.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

If you have received any help during your research, then it is good to acknowledge it. You must have at one point gotten help from someone, either staff at the Library who assisted you search for data, your supervisor, your peers, or professionals who might have allowed you access to relevant material or interviewed you.

INTRODUCTION

It is superlative to introduce the subject matter and define your purposes and intents. You should on the onset, clarify the importance and show how relevant the question is. The how and method of proof should also appear here.

The introduction gives an opportunity to prove your grasp of the suitable language, style and grammar vital for academic writing. Devotion to these principles will build a positive impression that will serve as a foundation for the rest of the thesis.

LITERATURE REVIEW

You must give an analytical review of previous relevant research. The mere listing article summaries in a chronological manner is not fitting. It is important to identify research themes in the writings or analyze papers in accordance to alternate methods for comparison. An appropriate literature review is broad, critical, and educative. You should end it by pinpointing to your intended contribution to the present literature. In-depth review of any literature is always as a result of familiarity with research techniques.

METHODOLOGY

This is framework research development and description. I this section you describe the research methods, the formula for data collection and analysis approaches used and the explanation why it is suitable for your research. The content differs depending on the particulars of the research undertaken.

 RESULT AND DISCUSSION

Give a description, display clearly, construe and eventually evaluate the results. Identify the limitations and deliberate giving A SWOT analysis of your reported research.

CONCLUSION

This is the where to summarize all the elements of your dissertation giving a definite answer to your original question. The conclusion should be justifiable and explicitly showing how all phases in your reasoning are linked. Identify any possible prospective developments regarding your research project and point out any useful implications for government or management policy.

BIBLIOGRAPHY AND REFERENCE

Your dissertation must have a bibliography and a reference list by the requirements of your supervisor. Failure to cite the sources used correctly may result in plagiarism accusation and the collapse of your dissertation.

APPENDICES

A list of items that you have used to gather evidence for your research should appear in this section. These items include inquiry forms, surveys, illustrative material, letters, statistical tables, etc. Related materials should be incorporated in the same appendix and itemized accordingly.