Useful Phrases For Your Dissertation

Writing your dissertation or thesis? This article offers some useful dissertation phrases that will help you put your thoughts to paper and write up your research.

These phrases will be particularly useful for students who need to carry out research as part of their dissertation and write up their findings. However, some of these phrases will also be helpful when writing other essays, reports or assignments.

You may also wish to check out our free student dissertation planner.

Literature Review 

The purpose of the literature review is to analyse the literature regarding

This chapter will critically review the pertinent literature surrounding 

This chapter provides a critical and comprehensive overview of the pertinent literature surrounding 

Definitions

It is important to first define the concept of X

There is no precise definition of X that scholars agree upon

This definition highlights/suggests/demonstrates that 

X can be measured from several perspectives 

There is no accepted method of measuring/evaluating/defining X

It is theorised that 

Introducing Current Research

Previous research by Smith (2022) suggests that

Similarly, Jones (2022) contend that 

Jones (2022) supports this view adding that

Smith (2022) contends that 

The authors propose that 

However, Jones (2022) argues that 

In previous years, X was regarded as a key driver of Y

It has been shown in previous studies that 

Previous studies have focused on 

It is now well established from various studies that

Research undertaken by Smith (2022) suggests that

More recently, Smith (2022) contended that 

In the literature, debate exists as to the meaning of X

Despite this little previous literature has investigated the impact of 

It is imperative to distinguish between X and Y

Many perspectives on X are discussed within the literature 

This view aligns with Smith (2022) who suggests that 

It is widely agreed that 

Criticism and Limitations

Despite this, Smith’s theory does not come without criticism 

However, several limitations of X exist 

However, Smith (2022) advises caution when considering 

Jones (2022) highlights issues with 

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Methodology 

The purpose of the methodology chapter is to 

For this research, quantitative/qualitative data was gathered

Focus groups are a discussion between five and twelve individuals

Observations involve looking and listening whilst an activity is ongoing and collecting data at that precise moment

Interviews are a one-on-one conversation between the researcher and the participant

The questions derived from and were compared with relevant academic literature

Findings and Discussion 

It was observed that 

All of the respondents agreed that 

All of the respondents indicated that 

Most respondents were aware that 

It was found that some respondents 

 As explained by respondent X 

These findings build upon existing literature from

These findings align with the views of Smith (2022) who proposed that 

Conclusion Chapter 

Based on these research findings it is possible to offer the following recommendations 

The research findings can offer useful insights to

Research Limitations

Limitations arise from…. 

This dissertation did not consider 

This research has only investigated 

X was not assessed/measured/analysed/discussed/evaluated as part of this research 

Future Research

Further studies could widen the scope on 

Opportunities for future research arise from

It may be interesting for future studies to investigate/measure/evaluate 

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