The Undergraduate Research Handbook

by Wisker, Gina

ISBN13:

9780230520974

ISBN10:

0230520979

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Paperback

Pub. Date:

10/15/2009

Publisher(s):

Palgrave Macmillan

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This practical, lively, research-informed text is designed to enable students of all degree subjects to produce high-quality assignments, dissertations and research project reports. Recognising that independent research is for many both the most challenging and the most rewarding part of a degree, this book provides ideas, advice and information on all stages of research, helping you to keep momentum going throughout your undergraduate research projects.

Author Biography

GINA WISKER is the Head of Centre for Learning and Teaching at the University of Brighton, UK moving from Anglia Ruskin University. She has worked in educational development for over 25 years, and in 2005 was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship for her work in learning support. She is the author of The Postgraduate Research Handbook and The Good Supervisor.

Glossary	p. vii
Acknowledgements	p. xviii
Introduction: How to Use This Book	p. xix
Getting Started	p. 1
The Enquiring Mind in Action	p. 3
Starting Research	p. 18
Good Research: The Essentials	p. 29
Carrying Out Research for a Project or Dissertation	p. 48
Research Paradigms, Theorising and Conceptual Frameworks	p. 60
Writing a Research Proposal	p. 70
Carrying Out a Literature Review: Engaging with the Literature	p. 78
Research Methodology and Methods	p. 88
Finding and Using Sources	p. 99
Using the Internet for Research	p. 109
Quantitative Methods in Action: Questionnaires, Observation	p. 121
Qualitative Methods in Action	p. 129
Varieties of Research: Practitioner-Based and Action Research, Phenomenography and Ethnography, and other Real-World Research	p. 140
Managing People and Processes	p. 153
Collecting, Selecting, Organising and Analysing Data, Interpretation	p. 155
Managing Your Tutor or Supervisor	p. 171
Managing Your Time, Life, Paid Work and Research	p. 186
Putting Ethics into Practice	p. 205
Difference, Writing and Moving On	p. 219
International Students	p. 221
Researching and Writing in Different Disciplines	p. 233
Developing Good Writing Habits	p. 243
Writing Well, in the Right Shapes and Forms: the Authority of Your Research and Your Writing	p. 256
Maintaining Momentum: Overcoming Difficulties with Time, Writing, the Project and the Research Processes	p. 270
what Do Examiners Look For? What Do Employers Look For? And How to Ensure Your Work Matches Their Expectations	p. 283
Bibliography	p. 294
Index	p. 297
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