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Blogger.com Dictionary Ning.com Online survey TinyURL Wallwisher ilit.org home mail: ilit@ilit.org   Blogs FILE blog ilit.org blog   AIR links IM journals Dialogweb Google Scholar Dissertation- MA Information Services Management and MSc Digital Information Management By the end of the dissertation you will be able to: Design and implement a dissertation exploring a theme which is independently chosen, and of relevance to Information Management. Identify, evaluate and fully reference relevant literature to contextualise and sustain this investigation. Select research strategies appropriate to assess and measure the issues investigated. Communicate the research in an academic style, and present the written work which reflects appropriate scholarly standards. Dissertation programme: Week 2: Identifying your dissertation topic 2001- 2008 Dissertation topics by previous cohorts Dissertation plan good example and poor example Other Dissertation Plan examples Example 1; Example 2; Example 3 Week 3: Preliminary review of the literature - choosing appropriate sources of information Zetoc British Library's Electronic Table of Contents Online Information Literacy Tutorial(QUT) Information Literacy Resource Bank (Cardiff University & HEA-ICS) Critical appraisal of Opinion: Against information literacy - Peter Williams Response to this opinion piece Week 5: Structuring and evaluating the literature review Extract from a literature review Examples of literature review chapters Literature review: first draft Literature review: final draft Literature review: penultimate draft Week 6: Examining the methodology chapter and evaluating a data analysis chapter with the original dissertation plan. Example of a methodology chapter Dissertation plan and data analysis chapter Example of data analysis and presentation draft 1 and draft 3 Creating an online survey Week 7: Evaluating the introduction and conclusion of the dissertation Introduction and conclusion from the same student Introduction chapters from different students Introduction example 1 (third draft) Introduction example 2 (penultimate draft) Introduction example 3 Example of a Concluding chapter Week 13: Email the plan on 22 January 2010 to Susie Andretta either at Londonmet or at ilit.org Documents and sources Module Booklet Term dates 2009/10 List of supervisors 2009/2010 Submission: 3 September 2010 Documents for supervision and assessment Dissertation plan template Logbook template Marking form template Assessment criteria Essential reading Orna, E. and Stevens, G. (2009) Managing Information for Research. Open University Press. New Scientist Magazine 'The long-word ploy', Issue 2552, 20 May 2006: 92 Orwell, G. (1946) Politics and the English Language. Referencing Pears, R. and Shields, G. (2009) Cite them right. The essential referencing guide, Durham: Pear Tree Books. Academic writing support How to learn English provides excellent exercises on grammar and punctuation For support on academic writing, please contact staff at the Learning Development Unit. Regulations and guidelines Extenuating circumstances procedures and form. Publishing your dissertation The Post-graduate centre has also published guidelines on: General formatting Types of binding you can use Where to get your work bound Site updated July 22, 2010 All content © Susie Andretta 2000-2010