Dissertation Time Management Robert Blake SLDC

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Dissertation Time ManagementRobert Blake (SLDC)
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Dissertation Time Management Introduction

• These slides look at different ways of
• planning measuring progress of your
• dissertation work

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Weekly whole dissertation timetables

• Look at the 3 examples of timetables Gantt
  charts
• dissertation chart
• weekly chart
• detailed dissertation Gantt chart
• Which timetable do you find most helpful?
• What level of detail do you need?
• How would you use these timetables allow you to
  keep to schedule?
• Examples 1 2 are taken from Strathclyde
  University Useful Learning website
• http//www.strath.ac.uk/Departments/CAPLE/disserta
  tion/frameset4.html

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Dissertation timetable
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A Weekly Dissertation Timetable
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A Detailed Gantt Chart Dissertation Timetable
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Notes

• Keep a diary of your analysis, observations
  queries
• Set achievable goals, allowing for slippage
  e.g. PC nightmares, not
  getting results from analysis