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    The journey to dissertation success : for construction, property, and architecture students / Elizabeth Laycock, Tim Howarth and Paul Watson.

    By: Laycock, Elizabeth [author.]Contributor(s): Howarth, Tim [author.] | Watson, Paul (Paul A.) [author.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: London ; New York : Routledge, 2016Description: ix, 253 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781138839168; 1138839167; 9781138839175; 1138839175Subject(s): Architecture -- Research -- Methodology | Building -- Research -- Methodology | Dissertations, AcademicDDC classification: 808.06/6 LOC classification: NA2500 | .L387 2016
    Contents:
    Preparing for your research journey -- dissertation challenge -- Doing the dissertation: beginning the journey -- role of the supervisor -- Evaluating the existing literature -- Research concepts -- practicalities of primary data collection -- Data analysis and presentation -- Completing the journey: writing up and assessment.
    Summary: "By presenting the reader with a series of key research management questions, this book introduces the novice researcher to a range of research designs and data collection methods. Building an understanding of these choices and how they can impact on the dissertation itself will lead to a more robust and rigorous dissertation study. This book is designed to direct your research choices with informative text and key questions, advice from "virtual supervisors" and reflections from students. Lists of suggested further reading also help to support you on your journey to developing an organised and successful dissertation project. Researchers seeking support on their journey to a successful dissertation will find this book a valuable resource."--Publisher's website.
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    Includes bibliographical references and index.

    Machine generated contents note: 1. Preparing for your research journey -- 2. dissertation challenge -- 3. Doing the dissertation: beginning the journey -- 4. role of the supervisor -- 5. Evaluating the existing literature -- 6. Research concepts -- 7. practicalities of primary data collection -- 8. Data analysis and presentation -- 9. Completing the journey: writing up and assessment.

    "By presenting the reader with a series of key research management questions, this book introduces the novice researcher to a range of research designs and data collection methods. Building an understanding of these choices and how they can impact on the dissertation itself will lead to a more robust and rigorous dissertation study. This book is designed to direct your research choices with informative text and key questions, advice from "virtual supervisors" and reflections from students. Lists of suggested further reading also help to support you on your journey to developing an organised and successful dissertation project. Researchers seeking support on their journey to a successful dissertation will find this book a valuable resource."--Publisher's website.

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