Gina Wisker

The Undergraduate Research Handbook (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This is a comprehensive guide to planning and producing high-quality dissertations, written assignments and project reports at undergraduate level. It supports students of all disciplines through each stage of the research process, from drafting questions and reviewing the literature through to collecting data and presenting their work. It provides practical guidance on common problems, including writer's block and managing deadlines, and contextualises this with examples of real students' experience of research.

This text will be invaluable to undergraduate students undertaking academic research in all subject areas.

New to this Edition:
- Features new and updated content on the internet and critical thinking, and analytical skills in relation to developing and following through with a research agenda

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
• Seitenzahl: 343
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Oktober 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781350315358
• Artikelnr.: 63397826

Autorenporträt

Gina Wisker is the Head of Centre for Learning and Teaching at the University of Brighton, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Glossary Acknowledgements Introduction PART I: GETTING STARTED The
Enquiring Mind in Action Starting Research Good Research: The Essentials
International Students and Those New to Research Learning in Higher
Education Carrying Out Research for a Project or Dissertation Putting
Ethics into Practice Research Paradigms, Theorising and Conceptual
Frameworks Writing a Research Proposal Carrying Out a Literature Review:
Engaging with the Literature Research Methodology and Methods Finding and
Using Sources Using the Internet for Research and Some Introductory Digital
Technology Quantitative Methods in Action: Questionnaires, Observation
Qualitative Methods in Action Varieties of Research: Practitioner-Based and
Action Research, Phenomenography and Ethnography, and Other Real-World
Research PART II: MANAGING PEOPLE AND PROCESSES Collecting, Selecting,
Organising and Analysing Data, Interpretation Managing Your Lecturer or
Supervisor/Advisor Managing Your Time, Life, Paid Work and Research PART
III: WRITING AND MOVING ON Researching and Writing in Different Disciplines
Developing Good Writing Habits Writing Well, in the Right Shapes and Forms:
the Authority of Your Research and Your Writing Maintaining Momentum and
Overcoming Difficulties with Time, Writing, Theorising the Project and the
Research Process What Do Examiners Look For? What Do Employers Look For?
And How to Ensure Your Work Matches Their Expectations Bibliography Index.