Dissertation Classes (for Arts & Humanities and SocSci students)
Series Description: This course walks you through the process of writing a dissertation for the Arts & Humanities or the Social Sciences. The course consists of of lectures and activities where you will have a chance to practice the skills you learn.
Target Audience: For anyone interested, but particularly tailored for final year and PGT students in Arts & Humanities or Social Sciences.
The series will run in-person throughout the June, with an additional intensive online option in 29 June - 2 July.
> Moodle page for this series (includes slides and any recordings)
| Date | Time | Class Title | Class Description | Venue |
| Mon 1 June | 11:00-12:00 | Succeeding in Your Dissertation (in-person) | This class introduces advanced academic research and writing approaches and tools to get you started on a successful dissertation project. | Davidson: 208 |
| Thu 4 June | 11:00-12:00 | Organising Your Research (in-person) | This class discusses how to work with sources for your research. It outlines different strategies to scope, critically review and map the literature or data relating to your research question. | Davidson: 208 |
| Mon 8 June | 11:00-12:00 | Writing Your Literature Review (in-person) | This class focuses on the literature review: what is it and what purpose serves in your dissertation. It also discusses how your literature review should link to your methodology. | Davidson: 208 |
| Thu 11 June | 11:00-12:00 | Using Theory and Writing about Methodology (in-person) | This class discusses what a methodology is, the difference between methodology and methods, how to justify your methodological approach, and using theory as a methodological tool. | Davidson: 208 |
| Mon 15 June | 11:00-12:00 | Developing Your Dissertation's Argument (in-person) | This class explains how to construct a convincing argument that successfully answers your research question. | Davidson: 208 |
| Thu 18 June | 11:00-12:00 | Your Dissertation's Structure (in-person) | This class explores how to link the different chapters of your dissertation together to ensure your thesis is coherent and cohesive. | Davidson: 208 |
| Mon 22 June | 11:00-12:00 | Editing Your Dissertation (in-person) | This class explores how to link the different chapters of your dissertation together to ensure your thesis is coherent and cohesive. | Davidson: 208 |
| Thu 25 June | 11:00-12:00 | Referencing and Academic Integrity (in-person) | This class introduces the principles of academic integrity and discusses how to properly reference your dissertation so that it adheres to these principles. | Davidson: 208 |
| Mon 29 June | 11:00-12:30 | Organising Your Research & Writing Your Literature Review(online) | This class discusses how to scope, critically review and map the literature or data relating to your research question, how to organise your research, and how to structure your literature review. | Join online via Zoom |
| Tue 30 June | 11:00-12:30 | Using Theory and Writing about Methodology (online) | This class discusses what is a methodology, the difference between methodology and methods, how to justify your methodological approach and using theory as a methodological tool. | Join online via Zoom |
| Wed 1 July |
11:00-12:30 | Developing Your Dissertation's Argument & Structure (online) | This class explains how to construct a convincing argument that successfully answers your research question; and how to link the different chapters of your dissertation together to ensure your thesis is coherent and cohesive. | Join online via Zoom |
| Thu 2 July |
11:00-12:30 | Editing, Referencing, and Academic Integrity (online) | This class introduces the principles of academic integrity and discusses how to properly reference your dissertation so that it adheres to these principles; and how to effectively edit and proofread your dissertation. | Join online via Zoom |
