Dissertations and Project Reports: A Step by Step Guide

Acknowledgements Introduction PART I: PREPARATION AND PLANNING 1. Where Do I Start? 2. What Makes a Good Dissertation or Research Project? 3. Project Managing Your Dissertation 4. Managing Yourself for the Task 5. Time and Timing 6. Working with Your Supervisor PART II: DEVELOPING YOUR PROPOSAL 7. Understanding the Assignment Brief 8. Selecting Your Topic and Title 9. Literature Search and Review 10. Principles of Good Research 11. Methodologies: Approaches to Research 12. Ethical Considerations 13. Writing the Research Proposal PART III: CONDUCTING THE RESEARCH 14. The Evidence Base 15. Working with Participants 16. Experiments 17. Observations 18. Surveys and Questionnaires 19. Interviews 20. Case Studies 21. Interpreting Your Findings PART IV: WRITING IT UP 22. Your Writing Strategy 23. Getting the Structure Right 24. Fine Tuning your Writing 25. Viva Exams Final Considerations References Index