Dissertation Skills: For Business and Management Students

ISBN-13: 9781408081778 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 224 str.

Brian White

Opis

A dissertation is often a crucial part of a Business and Management degree and can heavily influence the final mark. It can be extremely daunting: it requires a lengthy piece of writing and forms a major component for assessment. In fact, when faced with this task the first word that comes to mind for many students is simply 'Help!' This new and updated edition provides the necessary help, covering all the stages from the initial choice of subject through to the final writing. Stephen Rayner joins Brian White in this excellent guide to dissertations, which is equally useful to both undergraduates and postgraduates. It includes support on all aspects of the dissertation, from the student-supervisor relationship to evaluation and analysis of data.

Spis treści

1. What this book is about? 2. Choosing and developing a subject to investigate 3. What research is and choosing appropriate methodology 4. Techniques of qualitative research including case study and action research 5. Techniques of quantitative research including sampling and triangulation 6. Writing a proposal 7 Using the literature 8. Interpreting research methods 9. Writing up your dissertation 10. The role of supervisors and the assessment of dissertations 11. Specialist subject areas

O autorze

Brian White was formerly Principal Lecturer at the Lincoln School of Management at the University of Lincoln. He has many years of experience tutoring students from a wide range of countries on dissertation presentation. Stephen Rayner is Dean of Education at Newman University, Birmingham and Adjunct Professor at the University of Monash, Australia. Prior to this he was Professor of Education at Oxford Brookes University and Humanities and Social Sciences Faculty Tutor for Postgraduate Research Degrees.