Students will receive 3 hours of individual consultation, in which their adviser will provide suggestions on how the topic chosen may best be defined and approached, and on what texts, primary and secondary, they may find it useful to consult. Consultations may also involve scrutiny of the rough plan or outline of the dissertation, and advice on the writing up of the work. Two copies, typed on A4 paper with double spacing and secured in folders, are to be presented. The title of the dissertation and date of submission should be clearly written on the outside of the folders. The student's name should not appear anywhere in the text .
Regulations require anonymous marking of dissertations.
Details of a student's dissertation number can be obtained from the Department Office prior to the submission of the dissertation and this number should be clearly stated on the front cover. Students must number the pages of their dissertation. There are procedures for the investigation of plagiarism and very severe penalties may result in such cases. Candidates are required to submit 2 copies of the dissertation by 4.00 p.m. on Friday of week 12 in the teaching block in which they are taking ENGL 30018 Dissertation. Students must make arrangements for the typing of their dissertations in good time.