Succeeding with your masters dissertation : a step-by-step handbook
By: Biggam, John
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Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 808.066 BI SU (Browse shelf) | Available | T0053335 |
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.