Dissertation writing can be daunting for the majority of students as it requires a great deal of research, understanding, planning, and analytical and writing skills. The combination of all these skills is difficult to cultivate in any one student. This leads to some very common mistakes that students commit while writing their dissertation.They include:
 
Superficial Research
Any extended piece of dissertation writing would definitely require relatively greater depth of research, analysis and planning than undergraduate and master’s essays. Shallow or trivial research questions cannot generate sufficient depth and richness of discussion and can affect your score.

Imbalance Amongst Chapters  
You must maintain appropriate balance between various chapters in your dissertation to work proficiently, fulfilling all requirements. Precise clues for your next chapter can provide appropriate relative impetus to your planning, methodology, analysis, conclusion, etc.

Beginning Early
Starting writing sessions of your dissertation too early shows that you have too little to write about. It is suggested to perform ample research and realise the value of a long and steady incubation of thoughts to find newer analytical insights.

Beginning Late
The standard length of most dissertations is over 10,000 words and often requires several drafts to ensure appropriate quality. It is advisable not to hurry during the writing phase and take ample time and efforts if you expect a high mark.

Uninteresting Topic
This aspect can also jeopardise your dissertation. It will not only diminish your own interest when researching, planning and writing the piece, but it will also fail to engage the reader.

Incoherence in Passages
Even well toned and thought-out material can be diluted by improper organisation and lack of proper structure. To create a well-structured dissertation, it is beneficial to use subheadings to indicate the progression of your ideas.

Wild Tangents
Relevance and focus are two necessary factors that should be displayed in your work. The length of your dissertation can risk your work digressing into irrelevanttopics and losing your grasp on the objectives driving your dissertation. Relevant and contextual data is fine, but unnecessary tangents are not acceptable.

Unprofessional Approach
Organised referencing andproper use of all ancillary tools like acknowledgements, appendices, and contents pages can work in your favour. You must consider these aspects seriously to exhibit your professional and honest approach to your studies. A callous attitude to these aspects will frustrate your credibility as a scholar.

Frequent Plagiarism
Universities are now focused on getting high quality and original written pieces from their students and hence they have started using sophisticated anti-plagiarism software. It is advisable not to pass on someone else’s work as your own. You must also remember that silly errors in referencing and ascription of ideas may also cost you dearly.

Above are the most common mistakes found indissertations. Ensure you avoid these errors in order to achieve a higher score. This could also be attained by hiring professional proofreading services from a reputed firm.