Dissertation : what you need to know and how to do it /: what you need to know and how to do it. ([2011])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Bill Kirton.
• Authors: Kirton, Bill
• Contents: Introduction: Do as we say not as we do Part 1: Getting ready Chapter 1: The challenges Chapter 2: Deciding what to write about Part 2: Getting organised Chapter 3: How to prepare and submit a proposal Chapter 4: Ways to stop wasting time Chapter 5: Dissertation planning Chapter 6: Planning your experimental project Part 3: Finding and using information Chapter 7: Information literacy Chapter 8: Learning how to read Chapter 9: Assessing the value of source material Chapter 10: Turning reading into notes Part 4: Research techniques Chapter 11: Quantitative research Chapter 12: Qualitative research Chapter 13: Experiments and field trips Chapter 14: The importance of critical thinking Part 5: Numbers and data Chapter 15: Working with numbers Chapter 16: Working with and presenting data Part 6: Plagiarism, referencing and ethics Chapter 17: Never ever plagiarise Chapter 18: Citations and references Chapter 19: The ethical dimension Part 7: The first draft Chapter 20: Structuring your dissertation Chapter 21: Structuring your report Chapter 22: Academic writing Part 8: Editing, revising and presenting Chapter 23: The importance of the post-writing phases Chapter 24: Making the most of feedback Chapter 25: The importance of presentation.
• Publisher Details: Harlow, England : Prentice Hall
• Publication Date: 2011
• Copyright Date: 2011
• Extent: 1 online resource (x, 342 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 808.02; Dissertations, Academic -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Academic writing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Academic writing; Dissertations, Academic; Handbooks and manuals
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780273743781; 0273743783
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.