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Pandora's Box by
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Doing your Research Project 6th edn. by 
Planning and Implementing Your Final Year Project - With Success! by
Based on an approach which has been tried and tested on over 500 projects, this text provides computing and information students with the tools they need to successfully complete a final year research project. It offers a simple step-by-step guide to the key processes involved: developing your project proposal; developing the problem description; following objectives; presenting and analysing your data; drawing conclusions; presenting and defending your work; and preparing the final version of your report. The work is intended for students but also contains information for supervisors and examiners, including guidelines on how to review a final year project.
The Research Project by
Setting out in clear terms the main tasks of doing a research project, this volume covers: choosing a topic, using the library, taking notes, shaping and composing, pitfalls, references and bibliography as well as a new chapter on the Internet.
Doing a Successful Research Project by
Carrying out a research project is a daunting task, presenting you with deadline anxieties, unfamiliar language and practical dilemmas. This book is a straightforward, user-friendly guide on how to manage your research project successfully - akin to having a tutor at your side. Doing a Successful Research Project: * offers an accessible introduction to qualitative and quantitative methods* takes you through the entire research process from planning to write-up* includes extensive real-life examples of good and bad research practice The second edition of this no-nonsense textbook, containing further discussion of internet-based research methods, research ethics and more, provides students with the self-discipline and the confidence to conduct their own research projects, whatever discipline they are from, and also the understanding required to identify the advantages and disadvantages of different strategies.
Introduction to Research Methods by
This practical, down-to-earth guide is for researchers, students, community groups, charities or employees - in fact anyone who needs to put together research projects quickly and effectively. It contains everything from developing your idea into a proposal, through to analysing data and reporting results. Whether you have to undertake a project as part of your coursework, or as part of your employment, or simply because you are fascinated by something you have observed and want to find out more, this book offers you advice on how to turn your ideas into a workable project. Specifically it will show you how to: - choose your research methods - choose your participants - prepare a research proposal - construct questionnaires - conduct interviews and focus groups - analyse your data - report your findings - be an ethical researcher. Contents: Preface; 1. How to Define Your Project; 2. How to Decide Upon a Methodology; 3. How to Choose Your Research Methods; 4. How to Conduct Background Research; 5. How to Choose Your Participants; 6. How to Prepare a Research Proposal; 7. How to Conduct Interviews; 8. How to Conduct Focus Groups; 9. How to Construct Questionnaires; 10. How to Carry Out Participant Observation; 11. How to Analyse Your Data; 12. How to Report Your Findings; 13. How to be an Ethical Researcher; Useful addresses; Index.