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Completing an undergraduate dissertation: the student perspective. / Dillon, Mandy.
Supervising and writing a good undergraduate dissertation. ed. / Roisin Donnelly; John Dallat; Marian Fitzmaurice. Sharjah: Bentham Science, 2013. p. 50-77.

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Dillon, M 2013, Completing an undergraduate dissertation: the student perspective. in R Donnelly, J Dallat & M Fitzmaurice (eds), Supervising and writing a good undergraduate dissertation. Bentham Science, Sharjah, pp. 50-77. https://doi.org/10.2174/9781608051762113010009

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Dillon, M. (2013). Completing an undergraduate dissertation: the student perspective. In R. Donnelly, J. Dallat, & M. Fitzmaurice (Eds.), Supervising and writing a good undergraduate dissertation (pp. 50-77). Bentham Science. https://doi.org/10.2174/9781608051762113010009

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Dillon M. Completing an undergraduate dissertation: the student perspective. In Donnelly R, Dallat J, Fitzmaurice M, editors, Supervising and writing a good undergraduate dissertation. Sharjah: Bentham Science. 2013. p. 50-77 doi: 10.2174/9781608051762113010009

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Dillon, Mandy. / Completing an undergraduate dissertation : the student perspective. Supervising and writing a good undergraduate dissertation. editor / Roisin Donnelly ; John Dallat ; Marian Fitzmaurice. Sharjah : Bentham Science, 2013. pp. 50-77

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