The communication dissertations created by students will be assessed against the following criteria, the complete fulfillment of which ensures “1st Class” or “2:1 Standard” grade in communication dissertation:

What are the criteria of 2:1 Standard Communication Dissertation?

Sections to include in your Communication
dissertation Proposal

• Introduction which should clearly state the problem related to field of Communication and give the answer of its cause being significant. Mention the intended research questions to be answered in your Communication dissertation with prelude hypothesis…

• A Discussion or Literature Review that compliments the research Communication related problem in the framework of present arguments and research. What are the major unsolved questions in Communication and how do you organize to counter them?

• An Approach section that presents the sources, methods and procedures required to be known for your Communication dissertation. What you need to know to write your Communication dissertation and how are going to find it?

• An outline of chapters which breaks your Communication dissertation project down to the manageable sections.
• A preliminary Bibliography, including all materials reviewed in the Discussion/Literature Review section.

Tips To Writing a Successful Communication
dissertation

1. Know the area (Communication)
   
   

   1. Research, Read and Understand… Research, Read and Understand.

   2. Note down the significant points that you read in your own words.
   3. Use online search engines to find out more about your subject.
2. Go outside your area
   
   
   1. Read other works on Communication dissertation.
   2. Analyze the points that differs a good and a bad Communication dissertation.
   3. Read how and what others have to say about their area of subject.

      
      

3. Pay attention to methods, analyses, motivations, applications
   
   

   1. We did this because …

   2. b. This work can be applied to …
      

4. Tree-in; tree-out
   
   

   1. Examine the paper citations, and ISI Citation Index

   2. Contrast your interpretation of the sources with others.

5. Don’t get ‘paper-locked’
   
   

   1. Easy to get overwhelmed and biased by what has already been done

   2. Once familiar with an area, what has and hasn’t been done, start working on what you could do

      
      
6. Look at Communication dissertations generated by your predecessors.