The undergraduate research handbook
A practical, research-informed text providing student researchers with models, tasks and activities to enable them to think through, plan, action, write up and present their research.
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Houndmills [a. o.]
Palgrave Macmillan
2009
|
| Series: | Palgrave study skills
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | Contributor biographical information Publisher description Table of contents only |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction: How to Use This Book
- -- Part I. Getting Started. 1. The Enquiring Mind in Action
- - 2. Starting Research
- - 3. Good Research: The Essentials
- - 4. Carrying Out Research for a Project or Dissertation
- - 5. Research Paradigms, Theorising and Conceptual Frameworks
- - 6. Writing a Research Proposal
- - 7. Carrying Out a Literature Review: Engaging with the Literature
- - 8. Research Methodology and Methods
- - 9. Finding and Using Sources
- - 10. Using the Internet for Research
- - 11. Quantitative Methods in Action: Questionnaires, Observation
- - 12. Qualitative Methods in Action
- - 13. Varieties of Research: Practitioner-Based and Action Research, Phenomenography and Ethnography, and other Real-World Research
- -- Part II. Managing People and Processes. 14. Collecting, Selecting, Organising and Analysing Data, Interpretation
- - 15. Managing Your Tutor or Supervisor
- - 16. Managing Your Time, Life, Paid Work and Research
- - 17. Putting Ethics into Practice
- -- Part III. Difference, Writing and Moving On. 18. International Students
- - 19. Researching and Writing in Different Disciplines
- - 20. Developing Good Writing Habits
- - 21. Writing Well, in the Right Shapes and Forms: the Authority of Your Research and Your Writing
- - 22. Maintaining Momentum: Overcoming Difficulties with Time, Writing, the Project and the Research Processes
- - 23. What Do Examiners Look For? What Do Employers Look For? And How to Ensure Your Work Matches Their Expectations.