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reflective evaluation of your work either as part

of your dissertation or as a separate piece.

Ultimately how you use this book is up to you

because it is all about you and your learning;

this is an individual thing. However, here are

some pointers to bear in mind:

• It is very practical, and you will gain the

most from it by engaging with the activities

rather than simply reading them. The

process of completing the activities

encourages you to think at a deeper level

at every step. This means that as time

progresses you should find your

understanding of the research process

grows and your knowledge of your chosen

topic develops.

• It is designed as a book you write in, so

please do so. Remember, you can always

supplement the space for writing with

a blank notebook or a document on your

favourite device.

• Overall the content is structured to follow

the research process. However, there

isn’t one single way of completing a

research project. This means it may well

be helpful to skim the book first and then

dip in and out of it as you see fit. You

will probably gain more from using it like

this rather than mechanically working

through it from start to finish. Indeed, there

is something contradictory about engaging

with free-flow writing in a very structured

way, as you will see in Theme 1.1.

• There are some reminders of aspects of

study skills; if you know you are strong in

these areas, feel free to skip them. But, if

you’ve had feedback comments such

as, ‘You need to continue working on your

academic language’ and ‘Your referencing

is still not especially accurate’, these could

be useful in helping you to get the mark

you hope for.

Overall, this is a book that you will want to

keep close at hand as your project progresses.

The benefits of using it vary from person to

person, but include:

• It contains accessible, bite-sized content on

areas that can be difficult to understand initially.

• It guides you through the research process.

• It contains space for your own reflections.