Part I Preparation Unit 1 What Is a Dissertation? Unit 2 Writing Process Awareness Unit 3 Choosing Topics Unit 4 Collecting Materials Unit 5 Facts and Opinions Unit 6 Taking Notes Unit 7 Designing a Questionnaire Unit 8 Research Proposal Part 2 Writing the Paper Unit 9 Elements and Structure Unit 10 Outline Unit 11 Introduction Unit 12 Literature Review Unit 13 Conclusion Unit 14 Abstract Unit 15 Reference and Bibliography Part3 Mechanics Unit 16 Formal and Informal Style Unit 17 Tables and Figures Unit 18 Numbers, Titles, Capitals and Abbreviations Unit 19 Revising and Proofreading Bibliography