Information to aid in the structuring of your dissertation, on writing in the academic style and referencing appropriately.
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• A general guide to writing (http://www.york.ac.uk/depts/arch/ugrad/bos/essays.htm)
  A very readable guide to student writing
• Developing your academic style of writing (http://www.socscidiss.bham.ac.uk/s12.html)
  This site focuses on the use of grammar and writing style in academic writing. This is not a checklist, but things to think about when actually writing.
• The Harvard referencing system (http://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/library/using/harvard_system.html)
  A more comprehensive guide that encompases newspaers, films, CDs and other electronic media.
• Report writing (http://www.surrey.ac.uk/Skills/pack/comms/present.html)
  This is a checklist of all the important sections that should be in your report and what they should consist of, ensuring that you’ll miss nothing out.
• Dissertation advice – interim dissertation (http://www.cs.nott.ac.uk/~gxk/ugyear3/projects/dissertationadvice.html)
  Here, it is advised to write your dissertation as you go, updating as findings accumulate, thus preventing unnecessary stress as the deadline looms.