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Chapters on interdisciplinary research and research skills

This book is a special edition, compiled for to the MSc Course Research Methodologies as taught at the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering at Delft University of Technology. It is a compilation of useful chapters from several sources on how to structure, set up, carry out and write up your (thesis) res...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: KOEN VAN DER GAAST; MACHIEL KEESTRA; LAURA KOENDER
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: AMSTERDAM : AMSTERDAM UNIVERSITY PR, 2020.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Front matter
  • Contents
  • Part 1 From 'An Introduction to Interdisciplinary Research'
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 What is science? A brief philosophy of science
  • 4 Interdisciplinarity
  • 7 The interdisciplinary research process
  • 8 The problem
  • 9 Theoretical framework and research question
  • 10 How to collect and analyze your data
  • 11 Discussion and conclusion(s)
  • References
  • Part 2 From 'Academic Skills for Interdisciplinary Studies'
  • 1 Preparatory reading and searching
  • 2 Gathering and organizing key information
  • 3 Studying thoroughly and critically
  • 4 From your topic to your question
  • 5 Formulating a good question
  • 6 A testable concept
  • 7 Making a research instrument
  • 8 Research practice
  • 9 The structure of your article
  • 10 Finishing your article: academic writing, titles, and abstracts
  • 11 Citing sources and the bibliography
  • 12 Preventing fraud and plagiarism
  • Appendices
  • Appendix A Sample literature review
  • Appendix B Sample research article
  • Colophon