Infographic: Ten Dissertation Writing Tips and Tricks

Full description. This infographic on dissertation best practices was derived from a special blog post we previously published and includes ten tips and tricks for making your writing project a success. Each of the ten best practices were carefully chosen by the most accomplished graduate level writers that Ultius contracts.

What's included. This infographic highlights the most important facets of successfully completing a dissertation, while offering tangible steps that are guaranteed to save you time and produce a better outcome.

1. 1. Choosing the right topic: The most important starting point is a selecting a topic that is going to be appropriate.
2. 2. Dissertation structure: Don't re-invent the wheel and stick with the commonly accepted structure of chapters.
3. 3. Creating an outline: Jump start the planning phase by creating a detailed outline.
4. 4. Conducting proper research: Spend roughly 75% of your time researching and focus on using reputable academic sources (some directories are even free).
5. 5. Compiling sources as you go: Save yourself a lot of time by developing a system early on to track your sources and quotes.
6. 6. Managing time by tracking progress: Stay on track to complete your dissertation on time by creating a completion chart.
7. 7. Overcoming writer's block: Learn what to do (and what NOT to do) when you face writer's block.
8. 8. Utilizing a support system: Lean on your friends, family, advisers and other support channels when times get tough.
9. 9. Securing feedback: Use your available resources to get useful feedback along the way (to avoid lots of re-writing).
10. 10. Keeping your passion going: Finally, re-discover your inner passion for your subject matter by reminding yourself why you started in the first place.

The infographic below contains tangible advice for effectively mastering the ten tips listed above.