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Dissertation

Dissertation General guidance on the task

Dissertations and Project Reports Writing Academic skills guide from Dyslexia Support Enabling Services

Literature Review

Business school Literature review How to write a literature review (a powerpoint presentation aimed at business school students, but contains some good general advice for all subjects)

UNC Chapel Hill very helpful student guide!

Royal Literary Fund A brief overview of what a literature review is. Great for beginners!

Purdue Owl A useful guide, with a checklist of questions to ask yourself before you submit your review.

Leicester University A longer, in-depth guide to the literature review process.

University of Kent A PDF guide taking you through the different stages of a lit review, from annotated bibliography to finished project.

University of Surrey A great guide to reviewing literature in more scientific subjects (plus videos!).

NC State Lit Review Helpful video guide describing the process of a Literature Review.

University of Reading Lit Review Interactive video guide for lit reviews.

Methodologies

University of Huddersfield A pdf guide to writing a methodology section in an undergraduate dissertation. Written by Denis Feather in the Business School, this is quite an in-depth guide to methodologies which will help students from a range of subjects.

University of Southern California An outline of how to decide which methodology to take for your dissertation and how to justify it in writing. Particularly useful for social sciences.

University of Birmingham A guide to different research methods in the social sciences and how to choose one.

University of Manchester A brief overview on how to approach the methodologies section for undergraduates in the humanities.