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

Real world research

ROBSON, C.
2011
Real world research.
3rd ed.
Hoboken, N.J Wiley ; Chichester :
978-1-405-18240-9




Suggested reading
Chapter 10: Surveys and questionnaires p 236-277
Chapter 11: Interviews and focus groups p278-301

Research methods for managers

GILL, J, JOHNSON, P & CLARK, M.
2010.
Research methods for managers
4th ed.
Los Angeles, [Calif.]; London: SAGE
978-1-84787-094-0



suggested reading
Chapter 8: Philosophical disputes and management research p187-213
Chapter 9: Evaluating management research p214-239
Glossary also very useful (p240-242)

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

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

Research Methods for Science

MARDER, Michael P.
2011
Research Methods for Science
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
978-0-521-14584-8



Suggested reading
Chapter 2: Overview of experimental analysis and design
Chapter 3: Statistics

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

Educational Research. Planning, conducting, and evaluating quantitative and qualitative research. Fourth Edition.

CRESWELL, J. W.
2012
Educational Research. Planning, conducting, and evaluating quantitative and qualitative research. Fourth Edition.
Boston MA: Pearson
978-0-13-261394-1



Use for :
Chapter 2 p59- 79 Identifying a Research Problem
Chapter 7 p204-235 Collecting Qualitative Data
Chapter 8 p236-264 Analyzing and Interpreting Qualitative Data

Doing Your Dissertation in Business and Management: The Reality of Researching and Writing

BROWN, Reva Berman
2006
Doing Your Dissertation in Business and Management: The Reality of Researching and Writing
London: Sage Publications Ltd
ISBN 1-4129-0351-3



Chapter 3 p20- 36 On the edge of the beginning [chapter is about developing research perspectives]
Chapter 4 p37-50 The problem with the research problem

Research Methods: The Basics

WALLIMAN, N
2011
Research Methods: The Basics
Abingdon: Routledge
ISBN 978-0-415-48994-2



Start here:
Chapter 3 p 29- 41 structuring the research project
Chapter 4 p 42-51 research ethics

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