How to choose a dissertation topic…
So on the 8th April I had to submit my final dissertation proposal, including a risk assessment, ethics form, information and consent forms, methods essay and literature review. It took me about 2 months to complete and be happy with so I’m going to share some quick ways of choosing a topic for your geography […]
Progressing with my dissertation fieldwork
As you may know from my post from July, I am currently doing the fieldwork for my dissertation. This involves going out to my local park and doing lots of tree measurements! Since I’ve spent more time doing it, I thought I’d give an update post on how it is going and what else I’ve learnt. When I submitted […]
Farewell, Dissertation!
For all of us third years, our dissertations have finally been handed in. It is a massive relief, as we’ve all been working so hard on them, especially over the last few weeks. We hand one electronic copy in online, and have to get two copies printed and bound – that makes it look good, […]
Dissertation Deadlines
As we haven’t had any exams this January, and our other coursework pieces have been handed in by now, the focus for us third years really is on our dissertation. Last week we all gave presentations on our dissertation to our supervisor, and to the other students who have our supervisor. There were only […]
January Exams without the Exams
I moved back to Leicester after the Christmas holidays this week, which is getting surprisingly easy now. I’ve done it plenty of times, so my packing is down to a T and takes me no time at all really! So I’m back to university and work has restarted once again – but luckily for […]
Dissertation Choices and Stresses
Third years in the geography department have been a little stressed in the past couple of weeks as on Tuesday we had a dissertation deadline. It was a formative deadline, which means it does not count towards our final grade, but it is an important opportunity to get feedback on our work in order […]
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