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Title:
Designing and managing your research project : core skills for social and health research
Publication Information:
London : SAGE, 2010
Physical Description:
vii, 253 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
ISBN:
9781848601925
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Summary

Summary

Written for advanced undergraduate students, postgraduate students planning theses and dissertations and other early career researchers, Designing and Managing Your Research Project helps you successfully plan and complete your research project by showing the key skills that you will need.

The book covers:

" choosing research methods

" developing research objectives

" writing proposals

" literature reviews

" getting ethics approval

" seeking funding

" managing a project

" software skills

" working with colleagues and supervisors

" communicating research findings

" writing reports, theses and journal articles

" careers in research.

Designing and Managing Your Research Project includes lots of examples, case studies and practical exercises to help you learn the research skills you will need and also to help you complete crucial project tasks. A key feature is its user-friendly guidance on planning projects and accessing information from the Internet.


Table of Contents

Designing and Managing Research Projects: An Overview
Designing a New Research Project
Developing Research Aims and Objectives
Preparing and Writing a Research Proposal
Getting Funding for Research
Research Ethics and Ethics Reviews
Doing a Literature Review
Managing a Research Project
Software for Research
Working with Colleagues and Supervisors
Communicating Research Findings
Writing for Research: Some Guiding Principles
Writing a Research Report
Careers in Research
Epilogue
Appendix 1 Example of a Completed Research Proposal