title: Preparing and writing an undergraduate dissertation.
abstract: Nurses studying for undergraduate degrees are often required to produce a dissertation. Usually, this will be a piece of work of around 10,000 words in length. In this paper, we discuss the characteristics of a good dissertation, and discuss a range of s trategies which students might find useful as they work towards dissertation submission. Particular areas that we concentrate on include: getting started, working with supervisors, defining aclear topic area, planning work and timetabling, locating and critiquing literature, writing up the literature review, linking theory and practice, and knitting the dissertation together.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing and Midwifery Studies, University of Wales College of Medicine, Caerleon Education Centre, Grounds of St Cadoc's Hospital, Caerleon, Newport, NP18 3XR, UK.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hannigan
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Burnard