Get to know what is expected of you by your institution
Chapter 4, Page 76
Your institution or department will have specific requirements concerning your dissertation such as:
- the form of binding
- how it is to be presented
- whether an abstract is required
- page margins; line spacing; font size; font type
- content of title page
- the format for referencing
- number of words
- the structure of the dissertation
- how much advice and how many meetings you can expect from your supervisor
- how much of your work you can expect your supervisor to read
- warnings/advice on plagiarism
- deadlines and whether or not a full draft should be submitted before the deadline
- how much (if any) financial assistance you can expect
The advice here is simple:
- follow the requirements, instructions, and information you are given
- if anything in this advice conflicts with your institution's guidelines and requirements, ignore this advice!
