While there are books written on how to write a doctoral dissertation, the fact is that a dissertation, by its very nature is one of a kind and although there are certain conventions common to most, each one is also unique. Your dissertation is probably one of the most important things that you will ever write in terms of your future career, so it pays to do the best job you can.
Your dissertation is probably the result of several years of work, which means that it s going to be a substantial document that will take a lot of time to write. When your dissertation is eventually examined, you will also have an oral examination where you have to defend your thesis in front of other academics.
*Write from the Start*
Although writing will be a large part of your studies and you may be expected to publish journal articles related to your dissertation and area of study, sitting down and writing 60,000 100,000 plus words will take a lot longer than you think. Most people will do their research and leave writing the actual dissertation until last, but you will find it a lot easier if you write as much as you can as early as possible.
Anyone who has written a dissertation and had book published will tell you that the first draft may seem like a big hurdle, but the true work of any extended piece of writing lies more in the editing and polishing than in the first draft or two.
*Structuring Your Work*
Most dissertations follow a format that includes an introduction, a literature review, methodological issues, (and research methods, particularly if your work has involved empirical; research) the key findings from your research and your conceptual framework, i.e. what it all means and then your discussion and conclusions. A dissertation should also take into account the fact there are still aspects of the subject that are worthy of further research, and this is usually just before the concluding remarks.
The introduction to your dissertation will include your thesis statement and your aims and objectives for the work. Some people include a key concepts section in their introductory chapter; this chapter will also include a sentence or two on what the various chapters of the dissertation will contain. The literature review may be in the introductory chapter or it may have a chapter or two of its own depending on what discipline you are writing for and how much theory is necessary for framing your research.
What makes a doctoral dissertation different from most other extended pieces of writing is the substantial place that is given to methodology and research methods in this kind of writing. The quality of a dissertation is often judged as much by its methodology as by its findings, which is why this is such an important aspect of the work.
You should take time over your methodology section as dissertations can pass or fail on this aspect of the work. A final tip to remember when writing a dissertation and following the submission guidelines of your institution, is that the abstract will be the first thing an examiner sees and should be the best and most concise statement of your work that you can make.
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