Your Research Project: Designing, Planning, and Getting Started

Author:   Nicholas Stephen Robert Walliman
Publisher:   Sage Publications Ltd
Edition:   4th Revised edition
ISBN:  

9781526441195


Pages:   416
Publication Date:   20 December 2019
Format:   Hardback
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With a calming, reassuring tone, Nicholas Walliman gives you the ability and confidence to plan, design, and prepare for your research project. The new edition of this bestselling book will help you: - Explain research theory within the context of your own project - Curate, structure, and format your literature review - Anticipate the challenges of social media and web-based research - Apply 'how to' tips quickly to your own research planning and design - Monitor your progress in the field with checklists - Develop writing habits to use as a springboard for dissertations, reports, and articles - Build a foundation of practical, general research skills like time management, organization, and critical thinking to carry you beyond your project. New to the 4th Edition: - New step-by-step chapter on how to write a successful research proposal - New chapter 'Writing Strategies' offers guidelines for different assignments to help carry students beyond their research proposal - More 'How To' examples of literature reviews, proposals and ethics applications - Expanded coverage of literature review strategies - more emphasis on accessing on-line resources and use of the internet - Enhanced checklists of issues for consideration or tasks students should undertake in order to progress their work - More information surrounding online and social media research and implications on information sourcing, ethics, and methods - Increased coverage of the research methods section to include more practical support and additional information on mixed-methods - Further stresses the importance of avoiding plagiarism with an expanded section on this topic.

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Author:   Nicholas Stephen Robert Walliman
Publisher:   Sage Publications Ltd
Imprint:   Sage Publications Ltd
Edition:   4th Revised edition
Weight:   0.930kg
ISBN:  

9781526441195


ISBN 10:   1526441195
Pages:   416
Publication Date:   20 December 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.

Table of Contents

Introduction Particular Features of the Book Structure and Outline of the Book Chapter 1 Types of Research and the Research Problem: Beginning Your Project Chapter 2 Research Theory and the Nature of Knowledge: Understanding Philosophies and Approaches Chapter 3 Using Language and Understanding Arguments Chapter 4 Finding, Organising and Retrieving Information Chapter 5 Doing Your Literature Review, Forming Original Ideas and Defining Your Research Topic Chapter 6 Honesty and Research Ethics: Establishing an Ethical Code Chapter 7 Research Methods: Choosing the Best Methods for Your Project Chapter 8 The Research Proposal: Planning and Structuring Your Ideas Chapter 9 Writing Strategies: Getting Started and Maintaining Momentum Throughout Your Project

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Dr Nicholas Walliman is a qualified architect and Associate Lecturer in the School of the Built Environment at Oxford Brookes University and is a former research associate in the Oxford Institute for Sustainable Development. He has been engaged on a series of nationally and internationally funded research projects on aspects of building technology and has published many research papers. He has also supervised and examined numerous PhD, MPhil and Masters students. He has published a number of books on doing research and writing papers, dissertations and theses. 

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