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100	1		_aBiggam, John
245	1	0	_aSucceeding with your masters dissertation : _ba step-by-step handbook _cJohn Biggam
260			_aNew York : _bMcGraw-Hill/Open University Press, _cc2015.
300			_ax, 325 p. : _bill. ; _c23 cm.
440		0	_aOpen UP study skills
500			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_a1 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.
250			_a3rd ed.
520			_aOf 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.
650		7	_aAcademic writing _2sears
650		7	_aDissertations, Academic -- Style manuals _2sears
650		7	_aLANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Composition & Creative Writing _2sears
650		7	_aLANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Rhetoric _2sears
650		7	_aREFERENCE / Writing Skills _2sears
650		7	_aDissertations, Academic _2sears
650		7	_aAcademic writing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. _2sears
650		7	_aDissertations, Academic -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. _2sears
650		7	_aReport writing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. _2sears
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