This is a comprehensive guide to planning and producing high-quality dissertations, written assignments and project reports at undergraduate level. It supports students of all disciplines through each stage of the research process, from drafting questions and reviewing the literature through to collecting data and presenting their work. It provides practical guidance on common problems, including writer’s block and managing deadlines, and contextualises this with examples of real students’ experience of research.
This text will be invaluable to undergraduate students undertaking academic research in all subject areas.
New to this Edition: - Features new and updated content on the internet and critical thinking, and analytical skills in relation to developing and following through with a research agenda
By:
Professor Gina Wisker (Cambridge)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Weight: 566g
ISBN: 9781137341488
ISBN 10: 1137341483
Series: Bloomsbury Study Skills
Pages: 376
Publication Date: 07 November 2018
Audience:
College/higher education
,
A / AS level
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Glossary Acknowledgements Introduction PART I: GETTING STARTED The Enquiring Mind in Action Starting Research Good Research: The Essentials International Students and Those New to Research Learning in Higher Education Carrying Out Research for a Project or Dissertation Putting Ethics into Practice Research Paradigms, Theorising and Conceptual Frameworks Writing a Research Proposal Carrying Out a Literature Review: Engaging with the Literature Research Methodology and Methods Finding and Using Sources Using the Internet for Research and Some Introductory Digital Technology Quantitative Methods in Action: Questionnaires, Observation Qualitative Methods in Action Varieties of Research: Practitioner-Based and Action Research, Phenomenography and Ethnography, and Other Real-World Research PART II: MANAGING PEOPLE AND PROCESSES Collecting, Selecting, Organising and Analysing Data, Interpretation Managing Your Lecturer or Supervisor/Advisor Managing Your Time, Life, Paid Work and Research PART III: WRITING AND MOVING ON Researching and Writing in Different Disciplines Developing Good Writing Habits Writing Well, in the Right Shapes and Forms: the Authority of Your Research and Your Writing Maintaining Momentum and Overcoming Difficulties with Time, Writing, Theorising the Project and the Research Process What Do Examiners Look For? What Do Employers Look For? And How to Ensure Your Work Matches Their Expectations Bibliography Index.
GINA WISKER is the Head of Centre for Learning and Teaching at the University of Brighton, UK moving from Anglia Ruskin University. She has worked in educational development for over 25 years, and in 2005 was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship for her work in learning support. She is the author of The Postgraduate Research Handbook and The Good Supervisor and Getting Published.
Reviews for The Undergraduate Research Handbook
By demystifying the terminology and culture of research, this book gives the reader the belief that they are capable of undertaking research at university. * Lee Sobo-Allen, Leeds Beckett University, UK *
