Researching and writing a dissertation : a guidebook for business students

FISHER, Colin et al
2007
Researching and writing a dissertation : a guidebook for business students
2nd ed.
Harlow, Essex: Pearson Education Limited
0-273-71007-3

Link is to the 2010 version


Suggested reading (2007 version)
Chapter 2: Writing a critical literature review p78-117
Chapter 0: Introduction p1-27
other chapters eg "Jargon, 'isms' and 'ologies'" 13-27

Surviving Your Dissertation: A Comprehensive Guide to Content and Process

RUDESTAM, Kjell Erik and NEWTON, Rae R.
2007
Surviving Your Dissertation: A Comprehensive Guide to Content and Process
Los Angeles: Sage
978-1-4129-1679-0




Suggested reading:
Chapter 4: Literature review and statement of the problem p 61-85
Chapter 5: The methos chapter p 87-115

Further Reading: Dissertation Research and Writing for Construction Students

NAOUM, S.G.
2007
Dissertation Research and Writing for Construction Students. Second Edition.
Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann
0-7506-8264-7


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Recommended sections or chapters:
Chapter 2, p11 - 17 Selecting a topic and writing the dissertation proposal
Appendix 1, p 171-186 Examples of dissertation proposals