How to write a great dissertation title
The dissertation title is your first opportunity to let the reader know what your dissertation is about. With just a few words, the title has to highlight the purpose of the study, which can often include its context, outcomes, and important aspects of the research strategy adopted. But a poorly constructed title can also mislead the reader into thinking the study is about something it is not, confusing them from the very start.
In our articles on EXPECTATIONS and LEARNING, we explain what the reader expects and learns from your dissertation title, before setting out the major COMPONENTS that can be included in dissertation titles. Finally, since your dissertation title should follow a specific written style, which explains when to capitalise words, which words to capitalise, how to deal with quotation marks, abbreviations, numbers, and so forth, we provide some guidance in our article on STYLES.
- What readers expect from a dissertation title The broad rules to think about when constructing your title
- What the reader learns from a dissertation title Helping readers understand the core principles and focus of your research from the title alone
- The main components of a dissertation title The components a title can include, each telling the reader something about your research
- Make sure your title uses the correct style Capitalisation, quotation marks, abbreviations, numbers and other style rules for titles