The undertaking of dissertation writing is a long and tiresome process. It requires effort, dedication, time and skill. Students undertaking any kind of undergraduate or postgraduate degree have to write dissertations toward the latter part of their degrees. The many types of writing skills as analysis, review, arguing and synthesis gained through essay writing done in high school and college becomes useful when writing dissertations. However, dissertation writing is far more complex than an extended essay paper. There is a need to uncover a research question worthy of investigating and use multi faceted skills in researching methodology, review, analysis and synthesis writing. There are many chapters within a dissertation ranging from the introduction, methodology, literature review, results, discussion and conclusion. We will address the importance of dissertation introduction for the benefit of those entering the first phase of dissertation writing.