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Doing your research project : a guide for first-time researchers /
This is the market-leading book for anyone doing a research project for the first time. Clear, concise and extremely readable, this bestselling resource provides a practical, step-by-step guide from initial concept through to completion of your final written research report. Thoroughly updated but r...
| Clasificación: | LB1028 B4.44 2014 |
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| Formato: | Libro |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Milton Keynes :
Open University Press : McGraw Hill,
2014.
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| Edición: | 6th ed. |
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| Sumario: | This is the market-leading book for anyone doing a research project for the first time. Clear, concise and extremely readable, this bestselling resource provides a practical, step-by-step guide from initial concept through to completion of your final written research report. Thoroughly updated but retaining its well-loved style, this 6th edition provides: -A brand new chapter describing the benefits of using social media in research, including how to use blogs, sharing ideas on research community sites, crowdsourcing, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook -Tips on using online tools such as Delicious, Mendeley, Dropbox, EndNote and RefWorks to manage and organize your research -Guidance on searching efficiently and effectively online using Google Scholar, Google Books and library databases and on correctly citing online sources -Advice on creating online surveys for your research project, plus new material on using Skype and Google Hangouts for online interviewing -To support your learning, each chapter contains introductory key points, "Dead End" boxes to warn of pitfalls, "Success" checklists and further reading sections. This practical, no-nonsense guide is vital reading for all those embarking on undergraduate or postgraduate study in any discipline, and for professionals in such fields as social science, education and health. |
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| Descripción Física: | xi, 306 p. : il. ; 23 cm. |
| ISBN: | 0335264468 9780335264469 |