From proposal to examination, producing a dissertation or thesis is a challenge. Grounded in decades of experience with research training and supervision, this fully updated and revised edition takes an integrated, down-to-earth approach drawing on case studies and examples to guide you step-by-step towards productive success.
Early chapters frame the tasks ahead and show you how to get started. From there, practical advice and illustrations take you through the elements of formulating research questions, working with software, and purposeful writing of each of the different kinds of...
From proposal to examination, producing a dissertation or thesis is a challenge. Grounded in decades of experience with research training and super...
All researchers need to write or speak about their work, and to have research that is worth presenting. Based on the author's decades of experience as a researcher and advisor, this third edition provides detailed guidance on writing and presentations and a comprehensive introduction to research methods, the how-to of being a successful scientist.
Topics include:
- Development of ideas into research questions;
- How to find, read, evaluate and referee other research;
- Design and evaluation of experiments and appropriate use of statistics;
- Ethics, the...
All researchers need to write or speak about their work, and to have research that is worth presenting. Based on the author's decades of experience...