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Surviving your dissertation : a comprehensive guide to content and process / Kjell Erik Rudestam and Rae R. Newton.

By: Rudestam, Kjell Erik.
Contributor(s): Newton, Rae R.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Newbury Park : Sage, 1992Description: xi, 221 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0803945620 ; 0803945639 .Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- United States | Report writing | Research -- United StatesDDC classification: 808.02
Contents:
Part I: Getting started -- The research process -- Selecting a suitable topic -- Methods of inquiry: Quantitative and Qualitative approaches -- Part II: Working with Content: The Dissertation Chapters -- Review of the literature and Statement of the Problem -- The method chapter: Describing your research plan -- Presenting the results of Empirical Studies -- Part III: Working with Process: What you need to know to make the dissertation easier -- Overcoming Barriers: Becoming an Expert while Controlling your own destiny -- Writing -- Computing: Using a Personal Computer effectively -- Guidelines for the Presentation -- Informed Consent and Other Ethical Concerns.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This book offers a user-friendly guide to preparing a perfect dissertation. Rather than focusing only on how to draft the report itself, the authors provide readers with material on generating a researchable question, as well as methods for assessing blind spots and learning styles that may get in the way of completing a dissertation.

Using examples from a wide variety of disciplines, the authors demonstrate how to write up results, develop appropriate writing skills, and ways to construct tables and figures. In addition, the book includes information on writing up qualitative research, using computer technology effectively to assist in the dissertation process and following ethical guidelines in conducting research.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 206-210) and indexes.

Part I: Getting started -- The research process -- Selecting a suitable topic -- Methods of inquiry: Quantitative and Qualitative approaches -- Part II: Working with Content: The Dissertation Chapters -- Review of the literature and Statement of the Problem -- The method chapter: Describing your research plan -- Presenting the results of Empirical Studies -- Part III: Working with Process: What you need to know to make the dissertation easier -- Overcoming Barriers: Becoming an Expert while Controlling your own destiny -- Writing -- Computing: Using a Personal Computer effectively -- Guidelines for the Presentation -- Informed Consent and Other Ethical Concerns.

CIT Module EDUC 8034 - Core reading.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Part 1 Getting Started
  • The Research Process
  • Selecting a Suitable Topic
  • Methods of Inquiry
  • Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches
  • Part 2 Working With Content: The Dissertation Chapters
  • Review of the Literature and Statement of the Problem
  • The Method Chapter
  • Describing Your Research Plan
  • Presenting the Results of Empirical Studies
  • Discussion
  • Part 3 Working With Process: What You Need to Know to Make The Dissertation Easier
  • Overcoming Barriers
  • Becoming an Expert While Controlling Your Own Destiny
  • Writing
  • Computing
  • Using a Personal Computer Effectively
  • Guidelines for the Presentation of Numbers in the Dissertation
  • Informed Consent and Other Ethical Concerns

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