Biggam, John
Succeeding with your masters dissertation : a step-by-step handbook John Biggam - 3rd ed. - New York : McGraw-Hill/Open University Press, c2015. - x, 325 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. - Open UP study skills .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1 Introduction 2 Preparing for your dissertation 3 The dissertation introduction 4 The literature review 5 Research methods 6 Writing up your findings 7 Concluding your dissertation 8 Finally: writing the abstract 9 Practical issues 10 Summary of good practice to adopt and bad practice to avoid.
Of key pointsChapter 8: Research Methods; What's it all about?; Research strategy; Introduction; Case study; Survey; Ethnography; Experimental research; Historical research; Action research; Grounded theory; Quantitative vs qualitative research; Sampling techniques; Positivism and phenomenology; Justifying your research strategy; The question of reliability (and validity); Data collection; Preparation, preparation, preparation; What and why?; Framework for data analysis; Limitations and potential problems; Further reading; Summary of key points; Chapter 9: Writing up your findings. Succeeding with your Master's Dissertation is a step-by-step guide to completing your Master's dissertation.
9780335264483
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Dissertations, Academic -- Style manuals
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Composition & Creative Writing
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Rhetoric
REFERENCE / Writing Skills
Dissertations, Academic
Academic writing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Dissertations, Academic -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Report writing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Succeeding with your masters dissertation : a step-by-step handbook John Biggam - 3rd ed. - New York : McGraw-Hill/Open University Press, c2015. - x, 325 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. - Open UP study skills .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1 Introduction 2 Preparing for your dissertation 3 The dissertation introduction 4 The literature review 5 Research methods 6 Writing up your findings 7 Concluding your dissertation 8 Finally: writing the abstract 9 Practical issues 10 Summary of good practice to adopt and bad practice to avoid.
Of key pointsChapter 8: Research Methods; What's it all about?; Research strategy; Introduction; Case study; Survey; Ethnography; Experimental research; Historical research; Action research; Grounded theory; Quantitative vs qualitative research; Sampling techniques; Positivism and phenomenology; Justifying your research strategy; The question of reliability (and validity); Data collection; Preparation, preparation, preparation; What and why?; Framework for data analysis; Limitations and potential problems; Further reading; Summary of key points; Chapter 9: Writing up your findings. Succeeding with your Master's Dissertation is a step-by-step guide to completing your Master's dissertation.
9780335264483
Academic writing
Dissertations, Academic -- Style manuals
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Composition & Creative Writing
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Rhetoric
REFERENCE / Writing Skills
Dissertations, Academic
Academic writing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Dissertations, Academic -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Report writing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.