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Research Methods for Postgraduates, 2Ed
Tony Greenfield

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RRP: £29.99
ISBN: 9780340806562
ISBN-10: 0340806567

Published: 01/02/2002
Extent: 384 pages

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Summary:
This new edition of 'Research Methods for Postgraduates' is a response both to the success of the first edition and to the rapid change in methods and technology in this area. This book is unique in bringing together guidance for postgraduate students on how to organise plan and do research from an interdisciplinary perspective. The wide-ranging coverage of the first edition is enhanced by the addition of new chapter on creativity, the use of the web in research, guides to writing, and the use of software packages. Updates are provided on issues relevant to postgraduates in all subjects, from writing a proposal and securing research funds, to data analysis and the presentation of research, through to intellectual property protection and career opportunities. Like its predecessor, the second edition of 'Research Methods for Postgraduates' is accessible and comprehensive, and is a must for any postgraduate student.

  • Addition of new chapters on how to harness the advantages of recent developments in technology and the internet
  • Up to the minute information on funding
  • Updated references to reflect the growth in the literature in the last few years
  • Interdisciplinary appeal

Table of Contents:
Introduction
A view of research
The research journey
Managing your PhD
Documenting your work
Word processing tips
Ethics of research
Support
Research proposals
Finding funds
Who can help?
Part Three: Tools of research
Information technology and computers
Choosing and using software for statistics
The internet
Library and information services
Searching in unfamiliar fields
Part Four: Creativity
Darwin and creativity
When to use creativity
synthesis and evaluation of creativity
Software and websites for creativity
Part Five: Research Types
Randomized trials
Laboratory and industrial experiments
Agricultural experiments
Survey research
Data: Measurement
Principles of sampling
Sampling in human studies
Sources of population statistics
Interviewing
Problems of measurement
Instrumentation in experimentation
Part Seven: Data analysis
Elementary statistics
Further statistical analysis
Computer support for analysis
Spreadsheets: a few tips
Part Eight: Special Tools
The value of mathematical models
Deterministic models
Stochastic models and simulation
Optimisation
Part Nine: Presentation
Writing the thesis
Presenting your research: reports and talks
Graphical presentation
Personal home pages on the web
Future
Protecting and exploiting technology
Career opportunities.

Contributors:
Clare Abson / Douglas Altman / Laura Anderson / Karen Ayres / Tom Bourner / Ralph Coates / Shirley Coleman / Felix Grant / Tony Greenfield / David Hand / Mark Hughes / Garth Johnson / Rodney King / Paul Levy / Clifford Lunneborg / Peter Lynn / Vivien Martin / Andrew Metcalfe / Anand Pandyan / Roger Payne / R Allan Reese / Jim Rowlands / Jonathan Smith / Hal Sosabowski / Stan Taylor / David de Vaus / Frederike van Wijck / David Williams.

Readership:
Postgraduate students on research-based Masters courses and PhD programmes in all subjects, including professional doctorates. Students on MRes courses and other Masters courses in research methodolog

Reviews:
... the most useful book any new postgraduate could ever buy.
New Scientist
This second edition has been substantially updated to highlight the importance of the internet and the world wide web in lives of postgraduate researchers today.
The Lecturer (Higher Education)
The book certainly merits its acceptance as essential reading for postgraduates and will be valuable to anyone associated in any way with research or with presentation of technical or scientific information of any kind.
Robotica

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