I need to write a dissertation about e-business, please provide more idea for me how to write it?what is your dissertation title?...
often different courses have set ways of writing the dissertation but some don't... your question suggests that you don't so the first thing you need to do is make a plan...
were you given a course outline book at the beginning of the year?... we had one which gave details about the structure and format that the dissertation should take and also gave us the marking criteria.. this can be very useful... if you weren't given one ask your supervisor if he can provide you with a marking sheet that each marker will use to assess your work... they should be quite happy to give this to you... and it'll give you a good indication of what they are looking for..
start with your title... what are you researching? is it a question or a comparison of some kind?
it is always good to disect your title and really think about what you are trying to achieve and what you hope the end result to be...
then an introduction... discuss a bit about the topic..this is usually referred to as the literature review... look at similar studies and how they have influenced your decision to write this particular dissertation... start broad and then narrow down to the part that you particularly want to look at.... end the introduction with a rationale... reason why your dissertation is necessary (why it is necessary to look at your topic and what relevance the answer may have to the rest of business for example...)
sometimes a hypothesis is necessary, if not, it may still be a good idea to speak about what your predictions are about what you are going to find out and how you think this will affect e-business now and in the future.
Then the research itself... you don't say whether you are carrying out an experiment of some kind (e.g. surveys) or just purely looking at past studies and reviewing them...
if you are looking at experiments there is a set way of typing up the dissertation which you may be able to find online.. I wont type it in as it is far too long but you have to describe everything so that other people can repeat your study if they feel it necessary..
then carry out your research and type up what you find under a results/ discussion section..
compare what you have found and indicate how you feel that it effects the topic..
end on ideas for future research to look into that you were unable to do for yourself this time around.
Dissertations are hard work... try to give yourself a lot of time to get the work done..
and good luck.. Do you need information on the topic of e-business or the structure of the dissertation?!
...You should have been given a supervisor to help you with this, I suggest you speak to your module leader about which lecture has been allocated to you.
Some books I can recommend you looking at from your library or buying are: Kumar, Ranjit (2005) Research methodology: A step-by-step guide for beginners, London Sage 拢22.99
or
Saunders, Mark N. K, Lewis, Philip, Tornhill, Adrian (2005) Research Methods for Business Students, Harlow, Prentice Hall 拢34.99
You should start of with a good synopsis
Introduction
Methodology
Literature Review 1 (academic)
Literature Review 2 (reports, news articles etc)
Conclusion/ Analysis
Recommendations
The layout doesn't come in 1 format, you choose what works best for you.
Good luck, and get started, you don;t have long!!! My daughter's just completed her dissertation. It was very hard work but she did it without asking other people to do it for her.
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