Case Studies

There is a persistent idea that case studies cannot be used for undergraduate research - I recommend this paper as a rebuttal of common arguments supporting this idea. Five Misunderstandings About Case-Study Research Bent Flyvbjerg Full reference: Bent Flyvbjerg, "Five Misunderstandings About Case-Study Research," Qualitative Inquiry, vol. 12, no. 2, April 2006, pp. 219-245. DOI: 10.1177/1077800405284363 Link to published article: http://qix.sagepub.com/content/12/2/219.abstract also at https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/1304/1304.1186.pdf

The good research guide for small-scale social research projects

Denscombe, M
2010
The good research guide for small-scale social research projects
4th ed.
Maidenhead: Open University Press / McGraw Hill
978-0-335-24138-5



Suggested reading
Chapter 12 Documents p216-234
Chapter 14 Qualitative Data p272-306

Advanced Research Methods in the Built Environment

Knight A & Ruddock, L
2008
Advanced Research Methods in the Built Environment
Chichester: J Wiley & Sons Ltd
978-1-4051-6110-7



A series of chapters written by different researchers covering research practice. Possibly more suited for postgraduate researchers needing more in-depth coverage of the methods available.

Some suggested reading
Managing the Thesis (Alan Griffith & Paul Watson) p183 to 192
and
Getting your research published in refereed journals (Will Hughes) p193-206

Writing Your Dissertation. How to plan, prepare and present sucessful work

SWETNAM, Derek
2001
Writing Your Dissertation. How to plan, prepare and present sucessful work
3rd ed.
Oxford: How To Books Ltd
1-85703-662-X



Chapter 3: Getting started p34-50
Chapter 4: Techniques p 51-63