Year Month Week Activity Prepare dissertation proposal First meeting with supervisor on proposal writing Writing for

1st presentation 1st oral presentation Formal approval of proposal Literature search Building up literature file First meeting with supervisor after proposal approved Collection of secondary data Assemble secondary data for analysis Analysing the secondary data Assimilate results Draw conclusions Write up Write chapter 1 - Introduction Write chapter 2 - Literature Write chapter 3 - Literature Write chapter 4 - Research design and methodology Write chapter 5 - Findings Write chapter 6 - Conclusions Write List of References Write Abstract Proofread final draft Fine tune final draft (if any) Final comments and feedback on revised final draft from supervisor Fine tune revised final draft (if any) Write Acknowledgement Insert Appendices Insert List of Tables and Figures Contingent Binding Submission Key:

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