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Research methods for postgraduates / edited by Tony Greenfield with Sue Greener. - Third edition. - Chichester, UK ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, 2016. - xx, 496 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I First steps
1. A view of Research
2. The Research Journey: Four steps to Success
3. Ethics of Research
4. Plagiarism
5. Critically Reviewing YOuyr own Research Part II Support
6. Research Proposal for Funding
7. Computer Support for Data Analysis Part III Measurements and Experimentation
8. Instrumentation in Experimentation
9. Theory and Practice of Qualitative Research
10. Sampling in Human Studies Part IV Data Analysis
11. Elementary Statistics
12. Further Statistical Methods
13. Spreadshets: A Few Tips Part V Special Tools
14. Stochastic Models and Simulation
15. Optimisation Part VI Presentation
16. Writing the Thesis
17. The Logic of a Research report
18. Reporting Research Part VII Next Steps
19. Protection and Exploitation of Intellectual Property
20.Career Opportunities

ISBN: 9781118341469 (pbk.)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Research--Methodology.

Dewey Class. No.: 001.42 / GRE