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Dissertation & Research Project Planner | Interactive Excel Template

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  • Promotional graphic for a LevelGrow Dissertation & Research Project Planner Excel template, featuring a laptop displaying a planner spreadsheet on a desk with books and a plant, set against a sage green background.
  • Student with books and a tablet using the Dissertation and Research Project Planner
  • A digital project dashboard template with tables tracking progress, words written, milestones, and a supervisor section, shown on a white background.
  • Dissertation and Research Project Planner Excel template open on a laptop
  • Smiling student using the Dissertation and Research Project Planner on a tablet
  • An infographic explaining how the Levelgrow digital planner works, featuring a laptop showing the planner interface, numbered steps from 1 to 5, and informational boxes on a white background.
Dissertation & Research Project Planner | Interactive Excel Template

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

  1. Download the file after purchase and open it in Microsoft Excel.
  2. On the Start Here tab, enter your project title, deadline and total word count.
  3. Check your milestone dates and word targets, and change any to suit your course.
  4. 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.

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