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Dissertation Pop-up
These dissertation support pop ups, run by the specialist Academic Skills team, are for all students who are working on/preparing for their dissertations. The Academic Skills team will be available to offer one-to-one support or guidance for small groups in order to develop the writing or study skills students will need to succeed with their dissertations. Additional support, including videos and other resources, can be found on our webpages.
When: Monday 20 March, 13:00 - 15:00 Live
Where: Murray, Highfield Campus
Dissertation Pop-up
These dissertation support pop ups, run by the specialist Academic Skills team, are for all students who are working on/preparing for their dissertations. The Academic Skills team will be available to offer one-to-one support or guidance for small groups in order to develop the writing or study skills students will need to succeed with their dissertations. Additional support, including videos and other resources, can be found on our webpages.
When: Friday 24 March, 13:00 - 15:00 Live
Where: B100, Highfield Campus
| Duration: | 20 mins Recorded | Start Training |
This video covers the essentials of writing an abstract: understanding their purpose in the researching process, their structure and constraints, and how they vary in style and by discipline.
| Duration: | 90 mins Recorded | Start Training |
This video answers those burning questions about the dissertation, such as how to structure an introduction, how many references should be included in the literature review and the difference between the results and discussion.
| Duration: | 60 mins Recorded | Start Training |
This webinar covers the essentials of writing the introduction and conclusion of a dissertation, or extended piece of writing: how to structure both chapters, or sections, what to include, and not include, and the symbiotic relationship between the two. This is a recording of a live webinar.
| Duration: | 60 mins Recorded | Start Training |
This webinar covers the essentials of writing a literature review chapter, or section, for a dissertation, or extended piece of writing: the conventions of a literature review, structural approaches and synthesis and techniques for managing a range of information. This is a recording of a live webinar.
| Duration: | 60 mins Recorded | Start Training |
This webinar covers the essentials of writing a methods or methodology chapter for a dissertation, or extended piece of writing: the difference between the methods and methodology, what's expected and practical ways of structuring the chapter in a clear and coherent way. This is a recording of a live webinar.
| Duration: | 60 mins Recorded | Start Training |
This webinar covers the essentials of writing the results and discussion chapters, or chapter, for a dissertation, or an extended piece of writing: understanding the overarching purpose of both chapters, or sections, in the context of the dissertation, defining the difference, and relationship, between the results and discussion and establishing a structural template for the discussion. This is a recording of a live webinar.
| Duration: | 1 hour 18 mins Recorded | Start Training |
Learn about best practice when formatting a long and structured document such as a dissertation. This is the first of three sessions run by iSolutions/the Library on using Word for PC to create your dissertation. This workshop allows you to get the very best out of Word functionality. By the end of the session you will have an understanding of what Styles are and why they are key to using Word; how to apply and modify key Styles; make use of the additional benefits of Styles - Navigation Pane, Table of Contents, Cross-reference and accessibility features. This is a Panopto recording of a Library Skills for Success workshop.
| Duration: | 1 hour 28 mins Recorded | Start Training |
Learn about best practice in Word (for PC) when including data or graphical evidence. Such objects should be clearly labelled, referenced and made accessibility compliant. This is the second of three sessions run by iSolutions/the Library using Word for PC to create your dissertation. This session is all about ensuring that you can: convert text to tables; repeat your table's header row; sort data inside a table; use referencing tools such as captions, cross-references and tables of figures; add accessibility features. This is a Panopto recording of a Library Skills for Success workshop
| Duration: | 1 hour 30 mins Recorded | Start Training |
Learn about best practice in Word (for PC) when using page layout features. This is the third of three hands-on sessions using Word for PC to create your dissertation. This session is all about ensuring that you can correctly set up your file paper size and margins; create landscape pages for large tables or diagrams; create running content such as page headers and page numbering; ensure content that you want to appear together stays together. This is a Panopto recording of a Library Skills for Success workshop.