Research Methods
Guidance for Postgraduates
Published on 28. June 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-0-340-64629-8 (ISBN)
Description
Guidance for postgraduate students about how to organise, plan and do research in most subject areas has been gathered in this book. The book is divided into sections which cover the general management of research, different types of research, data measurement, data analysis, modelling and simulation. presentation, intellectual property protection and career opportunities. Checks lists and diagrams are used throughout.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
diagrams
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 172 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
566 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-340-64629-8 (9780340646298)
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Tony Greenfield
Research Methods for Postgraduates
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Hodder Arnold
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Content
Part 1 Introduction: a view of research; the research process - four steps to success. Part 2 General: research proposals; finding funds; ethics of research; documenting your work; reviewing the literature - use of library and information systems; data handling on computers; buying your own computer; who can help?; managing your PhD. Part 3 Reasearch types: randomised trials; laboratory and industrial experiments; agricultural experiments; surveys. Part 4 Data - measurement: principles of sampling; sampling in human studies; problems of measurement; sources of population statistics; instrumentation for experiments; interviewing. Part 5 Data - analysis: elementary statistics; further statistical methods; data analysis by computer. Part 6 Special tools: mathematical models and simulation; deterministic models; stochastic models; mathematical models - conclusion. Part 7 Presentation: writing the thesis; presenting your research - reports and talks; graphical presentation. Part 8 Future: protecting and exploiting technology; career opportunities.