Weeks 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

General reading around a possible topic

Establishing your topic
Creation of research question(s)
Drafting of rationale for the study
Identification of main texts
Reading of main texts
Drafting of the initial literature review
Identification of key criticisms
Close textual analysis
Reading of key criticisms
Drafting of the main chapters
Investigation of historical context
Investigation of theoretical context
Investigation of cultural context
Editing
Submission of dissertation

planning
writing
reading
close textual analysis
final admin
Notes
Writing starts very early, and continues throughout
Plenty of time is allocated for the editing process
A whole week is allocated to final tidying and handing in
There are many overlaps of activity
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