Planning
Your dissertation is likely to be the biggest project you do at University. It can consist of anything between 8000 to 15000 words and involves research, time, efficiency and dedication. A dissertation is not the light option just because you don't have a timetabled time to do it, you must organise your own time effectively in order to make it a success. Here we have given a few thinking points and a bit of advice on planning, researching and writing your dissertation.
On the right-hand side you can quickly navigate to the relevant piece or follow the dissertation story from beginning to end, starting with the question: Should I do one?
Taken from David Sternberg's book 'How to Complete and Survive a Doctoral Dissertation'.
Writing
Although many people perceive Economics as a purely technical subject with lots of equations and diagrams, you do have to write essays and dissertations from time to time. This could come as a shock if you did not expect to write one and have forgotten all your essay writing skills from A-Levels (or even worse GCSEs). The following summary to Professor Deirdre McCloskey book called Economical Writing by Stephen Kinsella should help you write elegant but highly analytical essays, for which a high mark is guaranteed.
