£24.29
Publication Date:
15 Jul 2010
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing
Imprint:
University of Birmingham Press
For delivery:
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Description
The first complete introduction to the new model of social science and humanities postgraduate research. Based on the leading current course of postgraduate research training, a programme that will become the norm for postgraduate research over the next two or three years. Designed as a set text for '3 plus 1' and similar programmes.* The key tools and terminology of research * What to do before beginning the project * Funding * All about the student-supervisor relationship * The viva examination * The process of writing a thesis * Ethics and plagiarism in research, especially the use of the internet * How to get published
Contents
Introduction; 1 The nature of doctoral research: The nature of the doctoral process; Between contributing to knowledge and gaining qualifications; The right place to study; Matters of time; Before you start; Books on research and doctoral studies; 2 The 'nuts and bolts' of research: The tools and terminology of research; Key concepts in research: methods, methodology, theory, model, ideal type, typology and paradigms; Concepts and their abuse; Disciplines, discourses and interdisciplinarity; 3 Getting started: The literature review, research questions and hypotheses; Levels and units of analysis in research; Types of study; 4 Methods, fieldwork and stages of research: Methods: different types of enquiry; Triangulation: mixing methods and data; Fieldwork preparation; Stages of the Research Process: the story so far; 5 Supervision, the Viva and other Matters of Importance: Supervisors and supervisions; The viva; The Process of Writing a Thesis; Publication: Journals and Books; Ethics and piagiarism in research; Training and dissemination: postgraduate research training, seminars, conferences, workshops; Diverse experiences; The Utility of a PhD; Summary; Glossary of terms; Examples of referencing; Bibilography.
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