Analyse the scope of the work

While starting a dissertation the student should always look at what the scope of his work is. This way he will be able to create a schedule and plan his work accordingly. It should not so happen that he thinks that he has plenty of time, and then later on finds that he has far too much work to do and not enough time to do it in. The student should take into account all the research that he has to do, the data he has to collect and all the writing that he has to do.