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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791580203321

Titolo

Research : the journey from pondering to publishing / / edited by Serwan M.J. Baban

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Kingston, Jamaica : , : Canoe Press, , 2009

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (275 p.)

Disciplina

378

Soggetti

Academic writing

Report writing

Universities and colleges - Graduate work

Research - Methodology

Scholarly publishing

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Section 1 Conducting Research: The First Steps; What Is Research?; Characteristics of Research; Types of Research; Originality and Thinking of Research; Strategies for Identifying Issues for Research; The Research Process; Developing and Articulating Persuasive Research Arguments; Research and Ethics; Section 2 Accomplishing Research; Developing the Research Proposal; Formulating and Conceptualizing the Research Problem; Using Statistics to Effectively Capture and Analyse the Real World; A Framework for Successful MPhil/PhD Research Projects

Section 3 Writing Up ResearchWriting a Research Proposal for Funding A Practical Guide; Writing a Research Report; Writing to Publish in a Peer-Reviewed Journal A Practical Approach; Writing to Publish in a Peer-Reviewed Journal Developing a Checklist; Introduction to the Reviewing/Refereeing Process; A Formula for Writing a Successful MPhil/PhD Thesis; Contributors