ABSTRACT
This chapter covers some of the processes a researcher will need to attend to towards the final stages of putting together his/her dissertation, and preparing for the oral exam or viva. Any external examiner will tell that far too many dissertations and theses contain abundant evidence that they were put together in a rush at the last minute because of spelling mistakes; typographical errors; punctuation errors; grammatical errors etc. When the researcher is working his/her way towards the final version of the dissertation, he/she should get as many as possible 'fresh pairs of eyes' to look at it, asking people to scribble onto the drafts any comments and suggestions. Fellow research students in research fields may be able to give the researcher some feedback on subject-related issues. It is useful to include a section in the dissertation summarising the matters arising from the research, and especially the things which still need to be investigated.
