Doing your research project: a guide for first-time researchers

✍ Scribed by Bell, Judith; Waters, Stephen

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Open University Press
• Year: 2014
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 317
• Edition: 6
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Doing your Research Project is the market leading book for students across the social sciences conducting small scale research projects.

Abstract:

Provides a practical, step-by-step guide to doing a research project from start to finish. This title includes: information on using online surveys; information on online interviewing and using online platforms for observation; new chapter on the use of social media in small scale research; and updated chapter on literature searching. Read more...

✦ Table of Contents

Content: Cover
Title
Copyright
Brief Table of Contents
Detailed Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part I: Preparing the Ground
1 Approaches to Research
2 Planning the Project
3 Ethics and Integrity in Research
4 Reading, Referencing and the Management of Information
5 Literature Searching
6 The Review of the Literature
Part II: Selecting Methods of Data Collection
7 The Analysis of Documentary Evidence
8 Using Social Media in Research
9 Designing and Administering Questionnaires
10 Planning and Conducting Interviews
11 Diaries, Logs, Critical Incidents and Blogs. 12 ObservationPart III: Interpreting the Evidence and Reporting the Findings
13 Interpreting the Evidence and Reporting the Findings
14 Writing the Report
Glossary
References
Index.

✦ Subjects

Education;Research.;Education;Research;Methodology.;Social sciences;Research.;Social sciences;Research;Methodology.;Independent study.;Academic writing.;EDUCATION / Essays;EDUCATION / Organizations & Institutions;EDUCATION / Reference;Forskningsmetodik.;Samhällsvetenskaplig forskning;metodik.