How to write your undergraduate dissertation
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How to write your undergraduate dissertation
（Palgrave study skills）
Palgrave Macmillan, 2009
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [389]) and index
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Description
Examining each essential stage of research and writing a dissertation, this book teaches students across all disciplines how to generate ideas and develop them into original research projects. It clearly explains the best way of planning and conducting research using qualitative and quantitative techniques and primary and secondary material; enabling the student to successfully plan and write a clear and concise dissertation.
Table of Contents
Preface Introduction PART I: EXAMINERS AND SUPERVISORS Examiners - What Are They Looking For? Working With Your Supervisor PART II: GENERATING AND DEVELOPING ORIGINAL IDEAS What Activities Suit You Best? Types of Research What Interests You Most? Generating Your Own Ideas Developing Your Ideas 1: Causal Relations Developing Your Ideas 2: Conceptual Relations Original Questions and Hypotheses 1: Using Analogies Original Questions and Hypotheses 2: Working With Your Structures PART III: DECIDING ON YOUR PROJECT Searching the Literature Choosing the Topic PART IV: ORGANISING YOUR WORK Planning Your Research Managing Your Time Your Retrieval System Reading Note-taking PART V: DOING YOUR RESEARCH Qualitative and Quantitative Research Secondary Sources Primary Sources 1: Quantitative Research Primary Sources 2: Designing and Distributing Your Questionnaire Primary Sources 3: Qualitative Research - Interviews and Focus Groups Primary Sources 4: Qualitative Research - Case Studies and Observations PART VI: PLANNING YOUR DISSERTATION The Main Components and Introduction The Literature Review Research Methods, Findings, Conclusions and Appendices PART VII: ORGANISING YOUR THINKING Developing Consistent Arguments 1: The Components Developing Consistent Arguments 2: The Connections Using Evidence 1: Describing It Using Evidence 2: Drawing Inferences Using Evidence 3: Creating Causal Connections Using Language 1: Clarity Using Language 2: Consistency PART VIII: WRITING YOUR DISSERTATION The First Draft Finding Your Own Voice Simplicity and Economy PART IX: PLAGIARISM, REFERENCING AND BIBLIOGRAPHIES Plagiarism Referencing and Bibliographies PART X: EDITING Revision 1: The Structure Revision 2: The Content References Index Conclusion Index
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