Managing your academic research project. (2020)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- Managing your academic research project. (2020)
- Main Title:
- Managing your academic research project
- Further Information:
- Note: Jacqui Ewart, Kate Ames.
- Other Names:
- Ewart, Jacqui
Ames, Kate - Contents:
- Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- About the Authors -- Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction to Managing Your Academic Research Project -- Why Research? -- Genesis of This Book -- Some Advice -- Chapter Structure -- 2 Working with the Right Team on Academic Research Projects -- Solo or Team Research -- Selecting the Right Team -- Mentoring -- Same Team-Same Page -- Roles and Duties -- Dealing with Failure -- Dealing with Conflict -- Managing Changing Project Needs -- Expert Panels -- Onboarding and Off-Boarding Staff -- Juggling Roles and Personalities Co-authorship and Research Students -- Example -- Conclusion -- References -- 3 Approaching a Multi-year or Large Academic Research Project -- Multi-year Projects -- Funding Sources -- Planning -- Data Management -- Managing Expectations -- Managing Issues -- Risk Management and Scope Change -- Promoting Your Project -- Conclusion -- Example -- 4 Research, Data and Milestones -- Embedding Research in Your Project -- Scoping the Relevant Research Fields -- Team Work and Resources -- Dealing with Data -- Embed Data Collection in Fieldwork -- Reflect on Data and Revise Approaches Data Ownership and Management -- Conclusion -- Example -- 5 Setting up for Success: Contracts, Accountability and Budgets -- What Success Looks Like -- Contracts -- Key Contract Considerations -- Contracts and Staffing Details -- Accountability: Defining Success: Expectations Versus Reality -- Identifying Key Timelines and Milestones --Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- About the Authors -- Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction to Managing Your Academic Research Project -- Why Research? -- Genesis of This Book -- Some Advice -- Chapter Structure -- 2 Working with the Right Team on Academic Research Projects -- Solo or Team Research -- Selecting the Right Team -- Mentoring -- Same Team-Same Page -- Roles and Duties -- Dealing with Failure -- Dealing with Conflict -- Managing Changing Project Needs -- Expert Panels -- Onboarding and Off-Boarding Staff -- Juggling Roles and Personalities Co-authorship and Research Students -- Example -- Conclusion -- References -- 3 Approaching a Multi-year or Large Academic Research Project -- Multi-year Projects -- Funding Sources -- Planning -- Data Management -- Managing Expectations -- Managing Issues -- Risk Management and Scope Change -- Promoting Your Project -- Conclusion -- Example -- 4 Research, Data and Milestones -- Embedding Research in Your Project -- Scoping the Relevant Research Fields -- Team Work and Resources -- Dealing with Data -- Embed Data Collection in Fieldwork -- Reflect on Data and Revise Approaches Data Ownership and Management -- Conclusion -- Example -- 5 Setting up for Success: Contracts, Accountability and Budgets -- What Success Looks Like -- Contracts -- Key Contract Considerations -- Contracts and Staffing Details -- Accountability: Defining Success: Expectations Versus Reality -- Identifying Key Timelines and Milestones -- Understanding Funding Rules and Environments -- Stakeholder Involvement -- When Stakeholders Argue -- Managing "Beyond Contract Scope" Requests -- Managing Data -- Example: The Two-Headed Hydra -- File Sharing -- Budgets -- The Importance of Trust -- Conclusion Example -- 6 Relationships -- Relationships -- Developing Relationships -- Building Trust -- Relationship Failure -- Flexibility -- Benefits of Partnerships -- Different Partners, Different Relationships -- Building Research Team Relationships -- Relationships with Volunteers and Publics -- Managing Expectations -- Communication Rules -- Conclusion -- Example -- Reference -- 7 Outputs Versus Outcomes -- Understanding Your Deliverables -- What Are You Measuring? -- Maximising Deliverables -- Spin-off Projects -- Reporting -- Controversial Data and Reports Planning for Research Outcomes and Outputs -- Disseminating Findings Publicly -- Conclusion -- Example -- References -- 8 Conclusion -- Looking Back -- Strategies for Academic Project Success -- Research in a Lockdown -- Conclusion … (more)
- Publisher Details:
- Singapore : Springer
- Publication Date:
- 2020
- Extent:
- 1 online resource
- Subjects:
- 001.4068
378.170281
Research -- Management
Study skills
Project management
Sociology -- Research
Research -- Moral and ethical aspects
Education, Higher
Electronic books - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9789811591921
- Related ISBNs:
- 981159192X
9811591911
9789811591914 - Notes:
- Note: Includes bibliographical references.
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