MSc Dissertation Introduction

A brief guide to the dissertation Importance of dissertation within MSc degree The project proposal Dissertation supervisor Dissertation Workbook The Dissertation Report Student's Deadline Help and Supervision

Importance dissertation in MSc degree

Dissertation is the most important aspect of the MSc Programme
MSc Degree is not awarded without a successful completion of MSc dissertation.

Equivalent to 4 units of study or the third of MSc Programme Major project - research, development- is done by student It maps the future direction that student will be taking for your career or further post graduate studies It is natural path to MPh or PhD research study for some students

 Stage 1

MSc Dissertation Process

Identify subject area of interest Design a suitable project specification Register your project and supervisor online <http://www.lsbu.ac.uk/bcimmsc/>

Stage 2
Meet your supervisor regularly Produce a plan of work for:
Research; Practical and experimental Development; Write-up

Keep an up to date workbook Hand a draft version to you supervisor by the deadlines

Stage 3
Submit:
Your final project online Two hard copies of final version + workbook by the deadlines

The Dissertation Proposal

Identify MSc Dissertation subject Interest
Suggest your own project Attempt company project:
Consult placement officer
Think carefully about the project subject area and the theme

Attempt university based project:

Consult placement officer/ Project coordinator/ Research centers, groups and individual lecturers

Discuss your project idea and supervision with:

Research Method Unit team Project coordinator

Register your project proposal online before the deadline <15 May 2013>

Appendix 1: MSc Dissertation Proposal Form

online submission only

YOUR DETAILS:
First Name: Family Name: Course Title: Student No: Contact details: email address: Phone number:

Title of your dissertation:

Main area of the dissertation (Key words to describe your projects)

Industry Supervisor <if any>: University Supervisor Second Supervisor (if any)

Dissertation proposal Research Method Unit Assignment A self-contained description of the proposed project - the case for support.
The case for support should be presented in six parts as described below:
Part-1: Aims and objectives. - 1 side A4 Part-2: Method of approach. - 1 side A4 Part-3: Resource required or to be used. - half side of A4 Part-4: Evidence of analysis from literature search and identified as appropriate approaches to the problem specified. - 2 sides A4 Part-5: Key references. 1 side A4 Part-6: Diagrammatic Plan for dissertation plan. - 1 side A4

Dissertation proposal Research Method Unit Assignment A self-contained description of the proposed project - the case for support.
The case for support should be presented in six parts as described below:
Part-1: Aims and objectives. - 1 side A4 Part-2: Method of approach. - 1 side A4 Part-3: Resource required or to be used. - half side of A4 Part-4: Evidence of analysis from literature search and identified as appropriate approaches to the problem specified. - 2 sides A4 Part-5: Key references. 1 side A4 Part-6: Diagrammatic Plan for dissertation plan. - 1 side A4

CHECKLIST FOR ETHICS REVIEWS

You need to submit the CHECKLIST FOR ETHICS REVIEWS FORM
Ethics review form is available from: www.scism.lsbu.ac.uk/banissi/mscdissertation/BIF_7_PRO-Module Guide2012_13.pdf

Dissertation supervisor
In choose a dissertation supervisor
Try to match your dissertation subject area to supervisor interest by:
Search expertise at university from the site: http://pve.cos.com/752/search Consult school/ university, Research centre and MSc dissertation web-site Contact potential supervisors well in advance Consult MSc project coordinator if in doubt Discuss your ideas with potential supervisor and take on board their suggestions Ask for ideas from potential supervisors Prepare project proposal that is agreeable both to you and to your supervisor

Register your project proposal and select your supervisor online at: <http://www.lsbu.ac.uk/bcimmsc/> You should keep a copy of all documentation in the form of log book.

If you cannot find supervisor consult project coordinator well before the deadlines during MSc Project Surgery Hour( at least two weeks before the deadline) and you will be assigned a supervisor)

Sources
http://www.papermoz.co.uk/dissertations/dissertation-writing/ http://www.ics.uci.edu/~fielding/pubs/dissertation/top.htm https://www.cs.purdue.edu/homes/comer/essay.dissertation.html