Essential research skills / edited by Val Bailey ... [et al.].
Contributor(s): Bailey, Val.
Material type:
BookSeries: HarperCollins essential series.Publisher: London : Collins Educational, 1995Description: 200 p. : ill ; 25 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0003223566.Other title: Essential research skills : the Collins guide to success [Cover title].Subject(s): Research -- Methodology
DDC classification: 001.42 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Store Item | 001.42 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00014295 | ||
| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 001.42 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00014296 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This comprehensive text provides students with guidance and practical advice on all aspects of assignment and project work. It examines the various stages of research, from choosing a topic, through designing a research strategy and collecting information and evidence, to analyzing data, preparing a written report and making a presentation. The book also includes discussion on reserach ethics.
Includes index.
How to use this book -- Ethical issues in research -- Choosing your topic and developing a title -- Choosing your method -- More on methods -- Choosing a sample or a case -- Making a time and action plan -- Information from libraries -- Reading, making notes and keeping records -- Organizing your data -- Writing up -- Giving an oral presentation -- What to do when things go wrong.