First Class Research: A guide to your research project or dissertation in accounting and finance

This book is specifically written to help undergraduate and master's students to write their research projects in accounting or finance. I have been conducting my own research, supervising and marking student dissertations for more than 25 years. In this guide, I will pass on what I have learned about how to maximise your mark and produce a document of which you can be proud.

The book:

Covers all aspects of writing a project, from finding initial ideas to drafting and polishing the final reportFocuses specifically on the needs of students in accounting and financeIs loaded with top tips on how to make quick progress and avoid common pitfallsContains takeaway messages summarising each chapterExplains where to find the literature and how to draft a literature reviewDiscusses common research methods and the differences between themShows how to structure your dissertation document and how to enhance your writingIdentifies URLs with free resources for data, literature and software