Your Research Project : Designing, Planning, and Getting Started by Nicholas Stephen Robert Walliman

With a calming, reassuring tone, Nicholas Walliman gives you the ability and confidence to plan, design, and prepare for your research project. ?The new edition of this bestselling book will help you:- Explain research theory within the context of your own project ?- Curate, structure, and format your literature review- Anticipate the challenges of social media and web-based research- Apply `how to' tips quickly to your own research planning and design- Monitor your progress in the field with checklists- Develop writing habits to use as a springboard for dissertations, reports, and articles- Build a foundation of practical, general research skills like time management, organization, and critical thinking to carry you beyond your project.??New to the 4th Edition:- New step-by-step chapter on how to write a successful research proposal?- New chapter?'Writing Strategies' offers guidelines for different assignments to help carry students beyond their research proposal- More `How To' examples of literature reviews, proposals and ethics applications- Expanded coverage of literature review strategies - more emphasis on accessing on-line resources and use of the internet- Enhanced checklists?of issues for consideration or tasks students should undertake in order to progress their work- More information surrounding online and social media research and implications on information sourcing, ethics, and methods?- Increased coverage of the research methods section to include more practical support and additional information on mixed-methods?- Further stresses the importance of avoiding plagiarism with an expanded section on this topic. ?
Binding: Paperback / softback