This is a series of audio podcasts to provide Occupational Psychology students advice and guidance at each stage of their dissertation process.
School of Psychology, University of Leicester
Ray Randall and Sue Harrington discuss some of the issues related to the writing-up of the results of qualitative research dissertations.
Ray Randall and Sue Harrington discuss some hints and tips on writing-up the results section from quantitative data. This may help create concise, interesting and relevant results from all the collected data.
Sue Harrington talks through things to consider when writing an executive summary.
The abstract is the shortest section in a dissertation, but can often be one of the hardest to write effectively. Ray Randall explains how to write a concise and informative abstract for a research report.
Kelly Barklamb, Ray Randall and Sue Harrington deal with a number of questions about how to produce a quality introduction that does justice to a student's hard work.
When planning, conducting and writing up a dissertation, it is a good idea to know what markers are looking for. Ray Randall explains how to obtain this knowledge and use it effectively.
Ray Randall and Sue Harrington examine how bright ideas can be shaped into strong dissertation proposals.
Ray Randall discusses what needs to be included in a good reflective review and provides some handy hints and tips.
Andrew Shepherd discusses points to consider when planning a dissertation.
Ray Randall discusses an important part of the writing up process: Sometimes it is important to take a step back before taking two leaps forward!
Sue Harrington looks at how students can work with their supervisor to shape an excellent dissertation.
Andrew Shepherd provides some guidance on how to reduce the number of variables in a dissertation.
Ray Randall discusses some common presentational errors that students make in their dissertations and how to avoid them. This podcast includes a quick quiz.
In the unlikely the event that the organisation withdraws participation during the dissertation process, Andrew Shepherd provides some potential solutions. Keep calm and listen to this podcast.
Andrew Shepherd provides some hints and tips on finding an organisation to work with for a dissertation
Andrew Shepherd and Kelly Barklamb discuss in-depth some of the things to consider before embarking on a piece of research.
Andrew Shepherd suggests ways to choose the focus of a dissertation.
Organisations are not like laboratories. Andrew Shepherd provides some thoughts on how to control some of the factors involved with research in real organisations.
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