Masters Dissertation Guidance

Hi,

After a long (20+ years) I have returned to education and at the final stage of my masters degree. It has been a long hard road as trying to get my head around how to write in an academic style again after so long writing business documentation.

I am now on the final step and wow, I never realised just how tough the dissertation would be. It's a real eye opener for sure! My dissertation is related to using AI to improve cyber security detection rates in cloud computing, but I am struggling to focus my writing. Every time I try it gets broader and broader, and I am unsure how to structure the lit review element, is it by AI element, or attack vector etc. Can anyone recommend a consultancy service with someone that understands the topic that will spend an hour with me discussing where I go and the best approach. I am NOT looking for a writing service, I need and want to do this myself, but most searches for help are loaded with these horrid companies.

My supervisor is amazing, but I have limited sessions with them and I need someone who isn't attached to the Uni who can give me some more direct guidance. Gradcoach have been good for general advice but I think I need more of specialist at this stage. Any suggestions would be welcome.

Thanks in advance.

Hello! I am a Final Year Computer Science student at Lancaster University. I am unsure about your university but from my experience, there is usually Learning Development staff from the department or university's library. I found their help very useful because they understand how the academic writings are usually like in my university, so maybe you can try to see if there are any department like this at your university. I personally found it useful to write small bullet points on what each chapter should be about, then add the links to the ebooks of the literature that I found useful next to the points as a comment. I am sorry as I do not know any consultancy service outside of the university. I wish everything goes smoothly for you! All the best!

- Miyuki (Lancaster Univesity FST Student Ambassador)

Hi, I am also a final-year student at Lancaster University, although I study history. I'm not familiar with a consultancy service, but you could look for a specific tutor on a website such as My Tutor - there should be people on there that could help you.
~ Georgia