近些年来去英国留学的同学非常多,而英国有很多著名的世界顶尖学府都是留学生们向往的圣地,最有名的牛津和剑桥自不用说了,其他如利物浦大学、Manchester、伯明翰及Nottingham大学都是我们中国留学生数量常年靠前的大学。
很多同学在英国学校经过一个时期的学习之后,经常要写各类论文,而老师的要求都是及其严格的,特别是排名靠前的学校更如此。像平时的essay、case-study等,会有各自不同的复杂要求,已经让相当一部分同学苦思冥想了,到了英国毕业之际时要写的毕业论文(dissertation)更是让很多留学生没有头绪。Dissertation一时不知如何去写,怎么拟主题、怎么去论证、怎么收集资料等......而其中我们发现就连毕业论文写作要写多少字,很多人都感觉一团浆糊,然后不管三七二十一就开始火急火燎地写,素不知花了很多精力写作下来的毕业论文可能在字数上都达不到老师的要求。
那么下面我们就跟大家来分享一下,英国的毕业论文(dissertation)写作到底需要多少字。
一般而言,对于英国毕业论文Dissertation(有的人也称之thesis,其实确切的的还是dissertation,thesis一般指博士论文),学校对毕业论文的字数要求是大于八千字但一般不建议超过两万。
英国的毕业论文(dissertation)包括摘要executive summary,引言introduction,背景back group,文献摘要literature review,研究方法methodology,分析analysis,结论conclusion,recommendation,reference。
其中executive summary + introduction + back group + literature review这四分部加起来字数为总毕业论文字数的50%,其中introduction和back group各占总数的5%。
Methodology + analysis共占有35%,其中methodology占10%,analysis占25%。
然后便是结论conclusion占有10%,recommendation占有5%。
最后便是reference,很多人会问reference到底要多少比较好,有一些人觉得reference越多越好,但是实际上并不是这样,一般来说一千字3—5个就够了。
附上一篇英国毕业论文的范文,结合dissertation字数要求我们可以看一下:
Innovative Financial Instruments: A Dissertation
Abstract
This research project engaged in the examination and study of various aspects of innovative financial instruments in order to develop a comprehensive understanding of their evolution, advantages, limitations and risks and contribute to the available literature on the subject. The research for this project was carried out with the help of library based online research and the review of existing literature on the subject. Information sources for the review were generated with the help of extensive keyword based online search.
The information obtained in the course of literature review was thereafter subjected to suitable discussion and analysis. The conduct of the research revealed that innovation in the area of financial instruments has been occurring since historical times and has intensified in the course of the last four decades. Financial instruments are now being used extensively across the global environment for purposes of investment, speculation, hedging and risk mitigation and transfer. It is however also extremely important to ensure the recognition of the various risks associated with these instruments and ensure their appropriate management.
Table of Contents
S. No | Contents | Page |
Abstract | 2 | |
1. | Introduction | 4 |
1.1. | Overview | 4 |
1.2. | Aims and Objectives of Study | 5 |
1.3. | Research Questions | 6 |
1.4. | Benefits of the Study | 6 |
1.5. | Structure of Dissertation | 6 |
2. | Research Method | 8 |
3. | Literature Review | 8 |
3.1. | Overview of Financial Innovation | 9 |
3.2. | Evolution of Innovative Financial Instruments | 11 |
3.3. | Types of Innovative Financial Instruments and Associated Risks | 14 |
3.3.1. | Shares | 15 |
3.3.2. | Bonds | 16 |
3.3.3. | Funds | 17 |
3.3.4. | Derivatives | 18 |
3.3.5. | Mortgage Backed Securities | 19 |
3.4. | The Role and Utility of Innovative Financial Instruments in the Global Economy | 19 |
4. | Discussion and Analysis | 22 |
5. | Conclusions | 25 |
5.1. | Conclusion | 25 |
5.2. | Limitations | 25 |
5.3. | Recommendations | 26 |
References | 27 |
1. Introduction
This research project essentially aims to study, examine, analyse and assess innovative financial instruments in a multidimensional and comprehensive manner in order to develop a detailed understanding of the subject. This introductory section provides a broad overview of the research subject, clarifies the aims and objectives of the study, details the research questions and explains the purpose and benefits of the study.
1.1. Overview
Innovative financial instruments have become a subject of intense debate and discussion in the wake of the banking and financial crisis of 2007-2009 (Adam &Guettler, 2015; Batiz-Lazo, 2011). Various experts have stated that the indiscriminate and unregulated use of various new types of financial instruments like mortgage backed securities, securitisation, credit derivatives and swaps resulted in the development of systemic risk across the western banking systems and played an important role in the triggering of the banking and financial crisis (Adam &Guettler, 2015; Asante et al., 2017). O