The postgraduate research handbook :
Wisker, Gina, 1951-
The postgraduate research handbook : succeed with your MA, MPhil, EdD and PhD / Gina Wisker. - Houndsmills, Basingstoke ; New York : Palgrave, 2001. - 334 p. : ill.
1. Introduction Stage 1. Starting Research. 2. Starting Your Postgraduate Research. 3. Choosing the Right Research Degree. 4. Choosing Your Supervisor(s). 5. Writing a Research Proposal Stage 2. Getting Going - Supervisors, Methods and Time. 6. Managing Your Supervisor(s). 7. Managing the Balancing Act. 8. Managing Your Time and Tasks. 9. Learning as a Research Student - Recognising Learning Approaches and Styles, Avoiding Pitfalls. 10. Developing a Supportive Research Culture Locally and at a Distance. 11. Research Questions and Methods - the Processes of Research, Kinds of Research, Choosing Methodologies. 12. Carrying out a Literature Review. 13. Choosing Appropriate Research Methodologies and Methods Stage 3. More Detailed Research Methods - Maintaining Momentum. 14. Designing and Using Questionnaires. 15. Action Research and Phenomenography. 16. Qualitative Research Methods: Interviews, Focus Groups and Observation. 17. Using Grounded Theory, Case Studies, Journals and Synectics. 18. Research Methods for the Arts and Humanities. 19. Problem-based or Inquiry-based Research and Problem Solving Stage 4. Support, Progress, Analysis, Writing up, the Viva, Presentations and Afterwards. 20. Being Organised, Keeping Records, 'Writing up' Stage by Stage. 21. Analysing Data and Thinking about Findings. 22. Writing Transfer Documents and Progress Reports for MPhil, EdD and PhD theses. 23. Writing Up: Definitions and Qualities of a Good MA, MPhil, EdD and PhD Thesis. 24. Preparing Your Thesis and Dissertation. 25. Preparing for and Undertaking Your Viva. 26. Presentations, Conferences and Publishing. 27. Life after the Research.
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Universities and colleges--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Universities and colleges--Research--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
001.42 WIS 2001
The postgraduate research handbook : succeed with your MA, MPhil, EdD and PhD / Gina Wisker. - Houndsmills, Basingstoke ; New York : Palgrave, 2001. - 334 p. : ill.
1. Introduction Stage 1. Starting Research. 2. Starting Your Postgraduate Research. 3. Choosing the Right Research Degree. 4. Choosing Your Supervisor(s). 5. Writing a Research Proposal Stage 2. Getting Going - Supervisors, Methods and Time. 6. Managing Your Supervisor(s). 7. Managing the Balancing Act. 8. Managing Your Time and Tasks. 9. Learning as a Research Student - Recognising Learning Approaches and Styles, Avoiding Pitfalls. 10. Developing a Supportive Research Culture Locally and at a Distance. 11. Research Questions and Methods - the Processes of Research, Kinds of Research, Choosing Methodologies. 12. Carrying out a Literature Review. 13. Choosing Appropriate Research Methodologies and Methods Stage 3. More Detailed Research Methods - Maintaining Momentum. 14. Designing and Using Questionnaires. 15. Action Research and Phenomenography. 16. Qualitative Research Methods: Interviews, Focus Groups and Observation. 17. Using Grounded Theory, Case Studies, Journals and Synectics. 18. Research Methods for the Arts and Humanities. 19. Problem-based or Inquiry-based Research and Problem Solving Stage 4. Support, Progress, Analysis, Writing up, the Viva, Presentations and Afterwards. 20. Being Organised, Keeping Records, 'Writing up' Stage by Stage. 21. Analysing Data and Thinking about Findings. 22. Writing Transfer Documents and Progress Reports for MPhil, EdD and PhD theses. 23. Writing Up: Definitions and Qualities of a Good MA, MPhil, EdD and PhD Thesis. 24. Preparing Your Thesis and Dissertation. 25. Preparing for and Undertaking Your Viva. 26. Presentations, Conferences and Publishing. 27. Life after the Research.
0333747771 9780333747773
Universities and colleges--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Universities and colleges--Research--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
001.42 WIS 2001