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Derek Swetnam | How to Books; 3 edition (January 2001) | Language: English | ISBN-10: 185703662X ISBN-13: 978-1857036626 | PDF | 3.4MB

Almost every higher education course in the country requires a thesis, dissertation or research project of some considerable length in full or partial fulfilment of its qualification. Such an undertaking often strikes terror into the average student, who is typically assumed to be able to work alone, to understand all the principles of research and to have high-level reading and writing skills. Where these have been acquired is not always apparent.
Some institutions offer excellent research methods courses and impeccable support; others, sadly, leave students to sink in a sea of panic which leads to high rates of non-completion or drop-out.

There are many top grade books on research methods but most assume that the researcher is a professional with unlimited time and resources. This book is based on the real experiences of students who do not match such a description but who need ideas for planning and producing a good piece of work without stress and total disruption of their personal life.

The basics are: asking a question, finding the answer and reporting the answer. It sounds easy: it can be easy and enjoyable but only for the organised and committed student.Only minor changes have been necessary to this edition.

Student feedback suggests that the book fulfils its purpose of providing signposts to the most direct route through what,for many, remains a daunting task. Mature students especially will appreciate the pragmatic approach which still makes no concessions to the quality and integrity of the final product. The temptation to expand this book into a 'great tome' of research methods has been resisted! There are quantities of advanced texts in every library and new styles of interactive study, internet usage and co-operative publishing have emerged. Despite this, hardly a week goes by without a report of some ludicrous, contradictory research into an aspect of diet or medicine carried out at enormous expense. This book remains committed to the practical fundamentals of useful inquiry undertaken with honesty and integrity by ordinary students.

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