If you have to work on your dissertation this summer, the Academic Skills Hub is there to support you at every step of the way.
See the dissertation resources on the research section http://library.soton.ac.uk/sash/research of our Academic Skills webpage to help yourself get ahead.
Here are a selection of books on display in the Academic Skills Hub at the Hartley Library which will help you through the process of researching and writing your dissertation or thesis.
- Planning Your Dissertation by Kate Williams
- The Foundations of Research by Jonathan Grix
- Your Research Project by Nicholas Walliman
- Authoring a Ph.D by Patrick Dunleavy
- Completing Your Ph.D by Kate Williams et al.
- Succeeding with Your Master’s Dissertation by John Biggam
- How to Write Your Undergraduate Dissertation by Bryan Greetham
- Dissertations and Project Reports by Stella Cottrell
Alternatively, check on WebCat for a copy that you can borrow from the Academic Skills Collection on level 3 of the Hartley Library or from one of the other site libraries.
The Academic Skills Hub at the Hartley Library will be open over the summer vacation. Just drop-in and the staff will be happy to talk with you for up to 20 minutes to guide or direct you to resources that will help you to develop or improve your academic skills. The Hub is open Monday* to Friday (*excluding public holidays), from 10:00 to 12:00 in the mornings and 14:00 to 16:00 in the afternoons
Look out for our bitesized training sessions taking place in early June:
- Dissertation: Getting Started!
Just turn-up or reserve a space using our online calendar.