Southampton Solent University

FACULTY OF ???

Name of your degree

Academic year of submission
Your name
The proposed title of your
dissertation

Supervisor
Date of presentation

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Name of your supervisor

Month Year

Contents
Description

page number

Contents
List of Tables and Figures
1. Introduction

2. Aims and objectives

3. Literature survey

4. Methodology

3.1 Subsection 1

3.1.1 Sub-subsection 1

3.1.1 Sub-subsection 2

3.2 Subsection 2

5. Scope and Constraints

6. Resources

7. Timetable

8. Outline of sections/chapters

9. Reference list / Bibliography

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List of Tables
Description

page number

1. Title for your first table

10.

Title for your second table

11.

Title for your third table

List of Figures

1. Title for your first figure

12.

Title for your second figure

13.

Title for your third figure

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Note:
Figures refers to all charts, graphs, photographs, drawings and other
illustrations. Number everything in the sequence it appears in the text

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1. Introduction
Paragraph. Explain the purpose of your paper and a little background to your
area of research (though not the literature survey which comes next). Set out
the reasons for undertaking this particular study, set into a
theoretical/academic context.
New paragraph. Leave a line space between each paragraph, or, if you know
how to, set the spacing after the line to 10pt or 12pt.

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2. Aims and Objectives

The primary focus of your research project is usually expressed in terms of aims
and objectives.
Aims are statements of intent. They are usually written in broad terms. They
set out what you hope to achieve at the end of the project.
Objectives, should be specific statements that define measurable outcomes,
e.g. what steps will be taken to achieve the desired outcome. When writing
your objectives try to use strong positive statements.

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2. Literature Survey
Paragraph. In this section you give summary of the reading research you have
done into your topic area, describing the existing and established theory and
research in your report area and providing a context for your work.
Paragraph,
Indented quotation must be more than 3 or more lines long. Notice
there are no quotation marks on an indented quote. Remember to
reference your quotation. (Name, Year, p.?)

Paragraph with quotation in text: It must have quotation marks. Use single
quotes outside and double quotes if you need to use them inside as well. Also
must be referenced (Name, Year, p. ?).
Paragraph that includes another quotation: Notice that you can use a quotation
as part of the sentence (Name, Year, p.?). You do not need a comma before
the quote if it is grammatically part of the sentence.

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4. Methodology
Paragraph. Here you will describe the scope of your research and all of the
research methods you intend to use. Start by describing the process you went
through in selecting particular methods of research.
Paragraph. Make sure you also describe any limitations or shortcomings in your
research methods.
4.1 Subsection heading
Paragraph. If you have different elements to your research, perhaps separate
case studies, or a variety of testing procedures, you may want ot describe them
in separate subsections. Notice that subsections are numbered within the
section.
4.1.1 Sub-subsection
You can continue to add further subsections if these are necessary.
However, try to avoid if possible as the structure may get too complex.
If you are using graphs, charts or illustrations, write a paragraph introducing
the figure here and then make sure each figure is numbered sequentially.

Figure 1: Write a descriptive title for your illustration or graph here

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5. Scope and Constraints

Paragraph. Here you should set the boundaries, for example, there may be just
too much material to cover and some limits may need to be placed on the
project, or you may not be able to conduct some research due to constraints
imposed by time, cost or availability of materials.
Paragraph. If you are using a table of information, write a paragraph
introducing the figure here. Make sure each table is numbered sequentially.
Example of a table of information

Table 1: Write a descriptive title for your table here

Paragraph.

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6. Resources
Paragraph. Here you should list resources that you will need to complete the
study, for instance library or IT facilities, specialist software or tools,
laboratories or equipment, and also any tools you will use for data analysis.
Paragraph.

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7. Timetable
Paragraph. This is the proposed timetable for your dissertation. Your schedule
should be designed to fit in with the university timetable/academic year and
should take account of any deadlines set by your department.
Academic
week no.

Activity

Paragraph.

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8. Outline of sections/chapters
Paragraph. Give an outline of the proposed structure of your dissertation,
restricted to the main body.
Paragraph. The main discussion will require a more detailed breakdown than
other sections. You should give suggested chapters headings and one or two
paragraphs about the proposed content.

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9. Reference list / Bibliography

SURNAME, Initial., YEAR. Title. Place of publication: Publisher
SURNAME, Initial., YEAR. Name of Webpage. [online]. Available: http://?
[accessed: Date Month YEAR]
NAME OF UNIVERSITY/NEWSPAPER/WEBSITE, YEAR. Name of Webpage. [online].
Available: http://? [accessed: Date Month YEAR]
Etc.

Note:
A Reference List is a list of citations for all sources you have referred to in
the body of your dissertation.
A Bibliography is a list of citations for all sources you have used in preparing
your dissertation, whether you have referred to them in the paper or not.
Check whether you faculty requires you to include a reference list or a
bibliography (in some cases they may want to see both, if so, put them on
separate pages).
Make sure your list is given in Alphabetical order of the Authors surnames, or
the Name of the company or institution providing the website if no author is
given.
If you need to know how to write citations for various kinds of source material,
visit the How to succeed@referencing tutorial on succeed@solent:
http://mycourse.solent.ac.uk/mod/resource/view.php?id=59020

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