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Dissertation Workshops - Summer 2025

  • Thu 8 May - Mon 23 Jun 25

    10:00

  • Colchester Campus

    LTB04; LTB03; Online

  • Event type

    Workshops, training and support

  • Event organiser

    Essex Business School

  • Contact details

    Dr Fay Aljibory

During the Summer Term, you will be working on your dissertation (or equivalent project). We have put together a programme of support to help you get the most out of the experience. The first part of this programme is a series of Dissertation Workshops which help you prepare for a relationship with your supervisor, understand the ethical approval process, use AI and digital tools, and know how to write your dissertation or plan.

Topics covered in these workshops: 

  • Managing time 
  • Working with a supervisor
  • Finding and using secondary data
  • Gaining ethical approval
  • Reading academic papers critically
  • Writing a literature review
  • Excel: managing and analysing data 
  • Referencing and plagiarism
  • Qualtrics: creating surveys
  • Using AI responsibly in your dissertation 
Date Time/Venue Topic/Speaker 
Thursday 8 May 1pm-2pm
Online		 Gaining ethical approval 
Dr Muhammad J. Ashraf
Tuesday 13 May 10am-12pm
Online

Excel: managing and analysing data
Ms Katie Trafford  
Thursday 15 May 10am-12pm
Online		 Qualtrics: creating surveys 
Ms Katie Trafford
Friday 16 May 10am-12pm
Online

Using AI responsibly in your dissertation
Dr Femi Olan
Monday 16 June

10am-11am
LTB04

 Managing time
Dr Lorcan Whitehead / Dr Fay Aljibory  
Tuesday 17 June 10am-11am
LTB04		 Working with a supervisor 
Dr Lorcan Whitehead / Dr Fay Aljibory 
Wednesday 18 June 10am-11am
LTB04 		 Finding and using secondary data
Sandy Macmillen / Library
Thursday 19 June 10am-11am
LTB03		 Reading academic papers critically  
Dr Lorcan Whitehead / Dr Fay Aljibory
Friday 20 June 10am-11am
LTB04		 Writing a literature review
Dr Lorcan Whitehead / Dr Fay Aljibory  
Monday 23 June 10am-11am
LTB04		 Referencing and plagiarism
Dr Lorcan Whitehead / Dr Fay Aljibory  

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