To Do: Doing Research in the Real World by David E. Gray

Student recommendation:
Doing Research in the Real World by David E. Gray (2009).

Introduction to Research Methods. A practical guide for anyone undertaking a research project

Dawson, C
2009
Introduction to Research Methods. A practical guide for anyone undertaking a research project
4th ed.
Glasgow: Bell & Bain Ltd
978-1-84528-367-4



Suggester reading
Chapter 3 How to choose your research methods p 27-39
Chapter 5 How to choose your participants p48-56

How to Write your Undergraduate Dissertation

GREETHAM, Bryan
2009
How to Write your Undergraduate Dissertation
Houndmills,Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan
978-0-230-21875-8



Suggested reading
Chapter 5: Doing your research p177-229
Chapter 6: Planning your dissertation p 231-257

Doing Your Social Science Dissertation

BURNETT, Judith
2009
Doing Your Social Science Dissertation
Sage Study Skills Series
London: Sage
978-1-4129-3112-0



Suggested reading
Chapter 1: Ready to do research? p13-35
Chapter 4: What kind of researcher are you? p61-77
Notes: many references to other works to support readers are given in each section

Doing Your Undergraduate Social Science Dissertation

SMITH, Karen
2009
Doing Your Undergraduate Social Science Dissertation
London: Routledge (Taylor & Francis Group)
978-0415467490



Suggested Chapters
Chapter 1: What is a dissertation? page 1-8
Chapter 2: Getting support page 9-23

Essential Quantitative Methods: For Business, Management and Finance

OAKSHOTT, Les
2009
Essential Quantitative Methods: For Business, Management and Finance
Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan
978-0230218185

Two chapters to look at
Chapter 4: page 58-76 Collecting data: surveys and samples
Chapter 5: page 77-115 Finding patterns in data: charts and tables

Several others chapters of relevance in this book (see chapters 6-11)