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Dissertation & Research Project Planner | Interactive Excel Template
£9.99
Break your biggest project into steps you can finish. The Dissertation & Research Project Planner is an interactive Excel template that turns your deadline into a full plan, with milestone dates, word targets and a daily writing goal worked out for you.
Save £3.99: get this planner plus the Student Assignment Rescue Tracker together in the Student Success Bundle for £13.99.
What's inside (9 tabs)
- Project Dashboard: days to deadline, words needed per day, your recent writing pace, next milestones, section progress and your next supervisor meeting. It fills in by itself.
- Project Brief: your research question, aim, objectives, method and keywords, plus an ethics checklist.
- Milestones: 14 ready-made milestones counted back from your deadline. Type your own date to change any of them, and overdue ones are highlighted.
- Chapters and Word Count: suggested word targets for each section based on your total, with progress and status for every chapter.
- Writing Log: record words written each day and see your running total and 14-day average.
- Reading Log: keep track of sources, key takeaways, which section they are used in and whether they are in your reference list.
- Supervisor Meetings: questions, feedback and agreed actions, with open actions counted for you.
- Final Checklist: a 16-point submission checklist to work through in your last week.
How to use it
- Download the file after purchase and open it in Microsoft Excel.
- On the Start Here tab, enter your project title, deadline and total word count.
- Check your milestone dates and word targets, and change any to suit your course.
- Log your writing and reading as you go, then check the Dashboard each day.
Good to know
- Digital download. No physical item is sent.
- Built for Microsoft Excel. Works for dissertations, theses and large research projects.
- Milestone dates assume a 24-week project and can be shortened or reordered.
This planner is a planning aid, not academic advice. Always follow your course handbook, marking criteria and supervisor guidance.