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How to write your undergraduate dissertation

By: Greetham, Bryan [Author]

Series: Macmillan study skills.Publisher: London Red Globe Press 2019Edition: 3rd ed.Description: Pbk. ; xvii : 365 p.ISBN: 9781352005226.Subject(s): Writing | Writing skills | Academic writing | Dissertations | Literature Review | Research Questions DDC classification: 808.066 GRE Online resources: Click here for eBook

Summary: This practical guide takes undergraduate students step-by-step through the process of completing a dissertation, from the initial stages of generating original ideas and planning the project through to writing their first draft and critically reviewing their own work. It shows students how to choose the most appropriate methods for collecting and analysing their data and how to then integrate this research into their dissertation. Students will learn how to develop consistent and persuasive arguments and write up their research in a clear and concise style.

How to write a thesis

By: Eco, Umberto [Author]
Contributor(s): Farina, Caterina Mongiat [Translator]Farina, Geoff [Translator]

Publisher: Cambridge, MA MIT Press 2015Description: Pbk. ; xxvi : 229 p.ISBN: 9780262527132.Subject(s): Study skills | Research | Writing | Dissertations | Thesis Writing

DDC classification: 808.066 ECOOnline resources: Click here for eBook

Summary: In 1977, Eco published a little book for his students, How to Write a Thesis, in which he offered useful advice on all the steps involved in researching and writing a thesis - from choosing a topic to organizing a work schedule to writing the final draft. Now in its twenty-third edition in Italy and translated into seventeen languages, How to Write a Thesis has become a classic. Remarkably, this is its first, long overdue publication in English.

How to research

By: Blaxter, Loraine [Author]
Contributor(s): Hughes, Christina [Author] | Tight, Malcolm [Author]

Series: Open UP study skills.Publisher: Maidenhead Open University Press 2010Edition: 4th ed.Description: Pbk. ; xii : 315 p.ISBN: 9780335238675.Subject(s): Research Methodology | Research Methods | Data Analysis | Data Collection | Research Topic | Research DDC classification: 001.42 BLAOnline resources: Click here for eBook

Summary: This book reassures the first time researcher by leading them systematically through the whole research process; from the initial meetings with a supervisor to critically evaluating their ideas, doing the research and finally writing up the project. This book includes vignettes to help readers relate to research examples and provides both methodological and process information. New features in this edition include: additional coverage on literature reviews; new material on changes in research ethics; more detailed information on the use of diaries, internet ethnographies and visual methods; and, increased coverage of mixed methodologies.

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