Dissertation Topic
In the summer months before starting
honours year I had a huge decision to make, what did I want my dissertation to
be based upon? We were informed that we would be working on our dissertations
from September to April, so I had to choose a topic that would keep me interested.
The problem with that was, I wasn’t really sure what I was actually interested
in!!
I kept thinking about a module I had taken
in 3rd year, Modeling for Information Systems. I did actually find
it interesting, I started to think Information Systems could be a good choice. People
always say that writing a dissertation is extremely stressful, but I was
stressed out trying to pick the perfect topic. I also had the added stress of
finding my own supervisor, yes that’s right the university didn’t assign me
one! I was told to approach a member of staff with my dissertation topic and
ask if they would be interested in supervising the project!
Eventually, I had decided on my topic and I
knew who I wanted to act as my supervisor, now I had to ask if they would be interested.
So a month before starting back I emailed and put forward the idea, hoping it
would be accepted. I was overjoyed when I read the reply, the lecturer had
agreed to be my supervisor and thought the topic was a great idea – instant relief!!
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| Finding my topic!! |
It took me 3 months to decide upon my
topic, I still didn’t have a title for my dissertation and wasn’t sure what
areas to focus on. I had general ideas but nothing concrete, panic started to
set in again!! Luckily, after meeting with my supervisor we were able to determine
a specific area within Information Systems. The next stage was to find a
company that would allow me to carry out my investigation, thankfully I had
already asked my work who had agreed. Now I had to begin writing, I was
terrified!!
My advice – decide upon a topic over the
summer and email the lecturer you want as a supervisor. If you leave it to the
last minute then they could already be full with other students, I was lucky
mine wasn’t! Most importantly, try and base it on something that you are genuinely
interested in!!
xx,
Karen
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