Part 1 Preparation 1
Unit 1 What Is a Dissertation? 3
Unit 2 Writi ng Process Awareness 9
Unit 3 Choosing Topics 13
Unit 4 Collecting Materials 23
Unit 5 Facts and Opinions 29
Unit 6 Taking Notes 35
Unit 7 Designing a Questionnaire 47
Unit 8 Research Proposal 57
Part 2 Writing the Paper 67
Unit 9 Elements and Structure 69
Unit 10 Outline 83
Unit 11 Introduction 95
Unit 12 Literature Review 111
Unit 13 Conclusion 127
Unit 14 Abstract 143
Unit 15 Reference and Bibliography 153
Part 3 Mechanics 167
Unit 16 Formal and Informal Style 169
Unit 17 Tables and Figures 179
Unit 18 Numbers,Titles,Capitals and Abbreviations 187
Unit 19 Revising and Proofreading 197
Bibliography 205