What is the future for undergraduate dissertations?

ROWLEY, J. and SLACK, Frances (2004). What is the future for undergraduate dissertations? Education and training, 46 (4), 176-181.

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Abstract

This article argues that the changing nature of the dissertation experience, and its associated supervision calls for more detailed attention to the development of dissertation supervisors. Dissertations have always played a major role in student learning. The following themes constitute the kernel of the article: the role of the dissertation in the student’s learning experience, managing the link between theory and practice, digitization of information resources, research methodologies and design, and finally, the implications for the role of the supervisor. It is suggested that without an awareness of the changing nature of the dissertation experience, and a more proactive approach to supervisor development, there may be serious degradation of the dissertation experience and outcomes.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	© Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Research Institute, Centre or Group - Does NOT include content added after October 2018:	Cultural Communication and Computing Research Institute > Communication and Computing Research Centre
Departments - Does NOT include content added after October 2018:	Faculty of Science, Technology and Arts > Department of Computing
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1108/00400910410543964
Page Range:	176-181
Depositing User:	Ann Betterton
Date Deposited:	03 May 2007
Last Modified:	18 Mar 2021 14:20
URI:	https://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/4

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