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Secrets to writing great papers [[electronic resource] /] / Judi Kesselman-Turkel and Franklynn Peterson
| Secrets to writing great papers [[electronic resource] /] / Judi Kesselman-Turkel and Franklynn Peterson |
| Autore | Kesselman-Turkel Judi |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Madison, Wis., : University of Wisconsin Press, [2003], c1982 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (92 p.) |
| Disciplina | 808/.042 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | PetersonFranklynn |
| Collana | Study smart series |
| Soggetto topico |
English language - Rhetoric
Report writing |
| ISBN |
9786612269356
1-282-26935-6 0-299-19143-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- Step 1: Decide on Size -- 1st Problem: No specific length is assigned -- Step 2: Tackle the Topic -- 2nd Problem: How to recognize an idea -- 3rd Problem: Teacher assigns too broad a topic -- 4th Problem: The assigned topic is boring -- 5th Problem: You don't know anything about the topic -- 6th Problem: You've got to find your own topic -- Step 3: Adopt an Approach -- 7th Problem: You can choose any approach and you don't know where to start -- 1. You're giving directions -- 2. You're reporting events -- 3. You're explaining ideas -- 4. You're persuading -- 5. You're inventing a story -- 8th problem: Confusion over what abstract means -- 9th problem: You want to tackle two approaches -- 10th problem: You're assigned a specific approach but you're not sure what it means -- Step 4: Test the Title -- 11th Problem: You're not sure whether the title cover certain ideas -- Step 5: Pick a Point of View -- 12th Problem: Confusion between approach and point of view -- 13th Problem: Confusion between aspect and point of view -- 14th Problem: Graders look for originality -- Step 6: Chart Your Course -- 15th Problem: When you think about subtopics, you go blank -- 1. Finding subtopics for diection-giving papers -- 2. Finding subtopics for reports -- 3. Finding subtopics for explanations of ideas -- 4. Finding subtopics for the persuasive paper -- 5. Finding subtopics for a short story -- 16th Problem: The topic is too specific for a long paper -- 17th Problem: Where to put ideas that aren't part of the main idea -- Step 7: Formulate your first words -- 18th Problem: The Introduction has to be extra special -- Step 8: Build the body -- Step 9: Conclude Concisely -- Step 10: Check for Quality Control -- 19th Problem: The paper's not the right size -- Appendix: Edited first draft of paper -- Tables and Checklists.
Average Expected Word Length for Papers -- Words Commomly Used to Show Approach -- Formal Outline Format -- Average Expected Number of Ideas and Facts for Papers -- Checklists for Organizing Papers or Sections of Papers -- Checklist for Editing. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808057203321 |
Kesselman-Turkel Judi
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| Madison, Wis., : University of Wisconsin Press, [2003], c1982 | ||
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A short guide to writing about biology / / Jan A. Pechenik, Biology Department, Tufts University
| A short guide to writing about biology / / Jan A. Pechenik, Biology Department, Tufts University |
| Autore | Pechenik Jan A. |
| Edizione | [Ninth edition, Global edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boston : , : Pearson, , [2016] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (276 pages) : illustrations, graphs |
| Disciplina | 808.06657 |
| Collana | Always learning |
| Soggetto topico |
Biology - Authorship
Report writing |
| ISBN | 1-292-12084-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Part I General Advice About Writing and Reading Biology -- Chapter 1 Introduction and General Rules -- What Lies Ahead? -- What Do Biologists Write About, and Why? -- The Keys to Success -- Avoiding Plagiarism -- On Using Computers in Writing -- On Using Computers for Data Storage, Analysis, and Presentation -- Summary -- Technology Tip 1. Using Shortcuts and AutoCorrect -- Chapter 2 General Advice on Reading, Note Taking, and Avoiding Plagiarism -- What Lies Ahead? -- Why Read and What to Read -- Effective Reading -- Reading Data: Plumbing the Depths of Figures and Tables -- Take Notes in Your Own Words -- Final Thoughts on Note Taking: Document Your Sources -- Summary -- Chapter 3 Locating Useful Sources -- What Lies Ahead? -- Easy Ways to Access the Primary Literature -- Using Indexes -- Using Science Citation Index -- Using Current Contents Connect -- Using Medline and Other Databases -- Prowling the Internet -- Conducting Web Searches: Developing Productive Search Strategies -- Final Thoughts About Efficient Searching: Technology Isn't Everything -- Closing Thoughts -- Summary -- Technology Tip 2. Using Search Engines Effectively -- Chapter 4 Citing Sources and Listing References -- What Lies Ahead? -- Citing Sources -- Summary of Citation Format Rules -- Preparing the Literature Cited Section -- A Sample Literature Cited Section -- Technology Tip 3. Bibliographic Management Software -- Technology Tip 4. Producing Hanging Indents -- Chapter 5 Reading and Writing About Statistical Analyses -- What Lies Ahead? -- Statistical Essentials -- Summary: Using Statistics to Test Hypotheses -- Moving Beyond p-Values -- Reading About Statistics -- Writing About Statistics -- Summary -- Chapter 6 Revising -- What Lies Ahead? -- Preparing the Draft for Surgery: Plotting Idea Maps.
Revising for Content -- Revising for Clarity -- Revising for Completeness -- Revising for Conciseness -- Revising for Flow -- Revising for Teleology and Anthropomorphism -- Revising for Spelling Errors -- Revising for Grammar and Proper Word Usage -- Becoming a Good Reviewer -- Checklist -- Technology Tip 5. Tracking Changes Made to Documents -- Part II Guidelines for Specific Tasks -- Prelude: Why Are You Writing Papers and Proposals and Giving Talks? -- Chapter 7 Writing Summaries, Critiques, Essays, and Review Papers -- What Lies Ahead? -- Writing Summaries and Critiques -- Sample Student Summary -- Writing Essays and Review Papers -- Checklist for Essays and Review Papers -- Chapter 8 Writing Laboratory and Other Research Reports -- What Lies Ahead? -- Why Are You Doing This? -- The Purpose of Laboratory and Field Notebooks -- Components of the Research Report -- Where to Start -- When to Start -- Writing the Materials and Methods Section -- Writing the Results Section -- Citing Sources -- What to Do Next? -- Writing the Discussion Section -- Writing the Introduction Section -- Talking About Your Study Organism or Field Site -- Deciding on a Title -- Writing an Abstract -- Preparing an Acknowledgments Section -- Preparing the Literature Cited Section -- Preparing a Paper for Formal Publication -- A Note About Co-Authorship -- Checklist for the Final Draft -- Technology Tip 6. Using Computer Spreadsheets for Data Collection -- Technology Tip 7. Graphing With Excel -- Chapter 9 Writing Research Proposals -- What Lies Ahead? -- What Are Reviewers Looking For? -- Researching Your Topic -- What Makes a Good Research Question? -- Writing the Proposal -- Tightening the Logic -- The Life of a Real Research Proposal -- Checklist -- Chapter 10 Presenting Research Findings: Preparing Talks and Poster Presentations -- What Lies Ahead? -- Oral Presentations. Writing the Talk -- Giving the Talk -- Dos and Don'ts for Oral Presentations -- Common PowerPoint® Errors -- Checklist for Being Judged -- Poster Presentations -- Checklist for Making Posters -- Chapter 11 Answering Essay Questions -- Basic Principles -- Applying the Principles -- Summary -- Chapter 12 Writing Letters of Application -- What Lies Ahead? -- Before You Start -- Preparing the CV -- Preparing the Cover Letter -- Getting Effective Letters of Recommendation -- Appendix A: Commonly Used Abbreviations -- Appendix B: Recommended Resources -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910154948003321 |
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Pechenik Jan A.
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| Boston : , : Pearson, , [2016] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A short guide to writing about literature / / Sylvan Barnet and William E. Cain
| A short guide to writing about literature / / Sylvan Barnet and William E. Cain |
| Autore | Barnet Sylvan |
| Edizione | [Twelfth edition, Pearson new international edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Harlow, England : , : Pearson, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (389 pages) |
| Disciplina | 808.042 |
| Collana | Pearson custom library |
| Soggetto topico |
Criticism - Authorship
Report writing |
| ISBN | 1-292-05644-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover -- Table of Contents -- 1. The Writer as Reader: Reading and Responding -- 2. The Reader as Writer: Drafting and Writing -- 3. Two Forms of Criticism: Explication and Analysis -- 4. Other Kinds of Writing About Literature -- 5. Literature, Form, and Meaning -- 6. What is Interpretation? -- 7. What is Evaluation? -- 8. Writing About Literature: An Overview -- 9. Writing About Fiction: The World of the Story -- 10. Graphic Fiction -- 11. Writing About Drama -- 12. Writing About Poetry -- 13. Poems and Pictures -- 14. Writing About an Author in Depth -- 15. Style and Format -- 16. Writing a Research Paper -- Appendix: How Much Do You Know About Citing Sources? A Quiz with Answers -- Editing Checklist: Questions to Ask Yourself -- Symbols Commonly Used in Marking Papers -- Glossary of Literary Terms. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910154809803321 |
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Barnet Sylvan
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| Harlow, England : , : Pearson, , 2014 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Small-scale research [[electronic resource] ] : pragmatic inquiry in social science and the caring professions / / Peter T. Knight
| Small-scale research [[electronic resource] ] : pragmatic inquiry in social science and the caring professions / / Peter T. Knight |
| Autore | Knight Peter T |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : SAGE, 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiii, 223 p.) |
| Disciplina | 300.72 |
| Soggetto topico |
Social sciences - Research
Report writing |
| ISBN |
1-4462-3651-X
1-84920-990-1 1-299-65768-0 1-4462-0539-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Untitled; Table of Contents ; Preface; 1 - Starting with Writing ; 2 - Research as Claimsmaking ; 3 - Face-to-Face Inquiry Methods ; 4 - Research at a Distance ; 5 - Research Design: Bringing it All Together ; 6 - Complexity ; 7 - Doing It; 8 - Sensemaking ; 9 - Writing, Disseminating and Influencing ; 10 - Reflecting ; References ; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790946403321 |
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Knight Peter T
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| London, : SAGE, 2002 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Small-scale research [[electronic resource] ] : pragmatic inquiry in social science and the caring professions / / Peter T. Knight
| Small-scale research [[electronic resource] ] : pragmatic inquiry in social science and the caring professions / / Peter T. Knight |
| Autore | Knight Peter T |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : SAGE, 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiii, 223 p.) |
| Disciplina | 300.72 |
| Soggetto topico |
Social sciences - Research
Report writing |
| ISBN |
1-4462-3651-X
1-84920-990-1 1-299-65768-0 1-4462-0539-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Untitled; Table of Contents ; Preface; 1 - Starting with Writing ; 2 - Research as Claimsmaking ; 3 - Face-to-Face Inquiry Methods ; 4 - Research at a Distance ; 5 - Research Design: Bringing it All Together ; 6 - Complexity ; 7 - Doing It; 8 - Sensemaking ; 9 - Writing, Disseminating and Influencing ; 10 - Reflecting ; References ; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910815054603321 |
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Knight Peter T
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| London, : SAGE, 2002 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Speaking about writing : reflections on research methodology / / edited by Peter Smagorinsky
| Speaking about writing : reflections on research methodology / / edited by Peter Smagorinsky |
| Autore | Coulon Alain <1947-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Thousand Oaks, California : , : Sage Publications, , [1994] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (329 p.) |
| Disciplina | 302.2/244 |
| Collana | Sage series in written communication |
| Soggetto topico |
Rhetoric
Written communication Report writing |
| ISBN | 1-4522-5486-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Potential Problems and Problematic Potentials of Using Talk About Writing as Data About Writing Process; Part I - Think-Aloud Protocol Analysis; Chapter 1 - Think-Aloud Protocol Analysis: Beyond the Black Box; Chapter 2 - Think-Aloud Protocols, Protocol Analysis, and Research Design: An Exploration of the Influence of Writing Tasks on Writing Processes; Chapter 3 - Substance and Romance in Analyzing Think-Aloud Protocols; Chapter 4 - Reactivity in Concurrent Think-Aloud Protocols: Issues for Research
Part II - Retrospective Accounts of Writing ProcessChapter 5 - ""Once Upon a Time"": The Use of Retrospective Accounts in Building Theory in Composition; Chapter 6 - Using Intervention Protocols to Study the Effects of lnstructional Scaffolding on Writing and Learning; Chapter 7 - Stimulated Recall in Research on Writing: An Antidote to ""I Don't Know, It Was Fine""; Part III - Analysis of Collaborative Discourse; Chapter 8 - Interpreting and Counting: Objectivity in Discourse Analysis; Chapter 9 - Discourse Analysis of Teacher-Student Writing Conferences: Finding the Message in the Medium Chapter 10 - What's All This Talk I Hear?: Using Sociolinguistic Analysis to Locate and Map Themes in Teacher/Student Talk about WritingPart IV - Interviews in the Field; Chapter 11 - Ethnographic Interviews and Writing Research: A Critical Examination of the Methodology; Part V - Counterpoint; Chapter 12 - Whither Wisdom?; Chapter 13 - Withered Wisdom: A Reply to Dobrin; Author Index; Subject Index; About the Contributors |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791723303321 |
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Coulon Alain <1947->
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| Thousand Oaks, California : , : Sage Publications, , [1994] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Speaking about writing : reflections on research methodology / / edited by Peter Smagorinsky
| Speaking about writing : reflections on research methodology / / edited by Peter Smagorinsky |
| Autore | Coulon Alain <1947-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Thousand Oaks, California : , : Sage Publications, , [1994] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (329 p.) |
| Disciplina | 302.2/244 |
| Collana | Sage series in written communication |
| Soggetto topico |
Rhetoric
Written communication Report writing |
| ISBN | 1-4522-5486-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Potential Problems and Problematic Potentials of Using Talk About Writing as Data About Writing Process; Part I - Think-Aloud Protocol Analysis; Chapter 1 - Think-Aloud Protocol Analysis: Beyond the Black Box; Chapter 2 - Think-Aloud Protocols, Protocol Analysis, and Research Design: An Exploration of the Influence of Writing Tasks on Writing Processes; Chapter 3 - Substance and Romance in Analyzing Think-Aloud Protocols; Chapter 4 - Reactivity in Concurrent Think-Aloud Protocols: Issues for Research
Part II - Retrospective Accounts of Writing ProcessChapter 5 - ""Once Upon a Time"": The Use of Retrospective Accounts in Building Theory in Composition; Chapter 6 - Using Intervention Protocols to Study the Effects of lnstructional Scaffolding on Writing and Learning; Chapter 7 - Stimulated Recall in Research on Writing: An Antidote to ""I Don't Know, It Was Fine""; Part III - Analysis of Collaborative Discourse; Chapter 8 - Interpreting and Counting: Objectivity in Discourse Analysis; Chapter 9 - Discourse Analysis of Teacher-Student Writing Conferences: Finding the Message in the Medium Chapter 10 - What's All This Talk I Hear?: Using Sociolinguistic Analysis to Locate and Map Themes in Teacher/Student Talk about WritingPart IV - Interviews in the Field; Chapter 11 - Ethnographic Interviews and Writing Research: A Critical Examination of the Methodology; Part V - Counterpoint; Chapter 12 - Whither Wisdom?; Chapter 13 - Withered Wisdom: A Reply to Dobrin; Author Index; Subject Index; About the Contributors |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910820256403321 |
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Coulon Alain <1947->
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| Thousand Oaks, California : , : Sage Publications, , [1994] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Speaking about writing : reflections on research methodology / / edited by Peter Smagorinsky
| Speaking about writing : reflections on research methodology / / edited by Peter Smagorinsky |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Thousand Oaks, California : , : Sage Publications, , [1994] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (329 p.) |
| Disciplina | 302.2/244 |
| Collana | Sage series in written communication |
| Soggetto topico |
Rhetoric
Written communication Report writing |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-4522-5486-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Potential Problems and Problematic Potentials of Using Talk About Writing as Data About Writing Process; Part I - Think-Aloud Protocol Analysis; Chapter 1 - Think-Aloud Protocol Analysis: Beyond the Black Box; Chapter 2 - Think-Aloud Protocols, Protocol Analysis, and Research Design: An Exploration of the Influence of Writing Tasks on Writing Processes; Chapter 3 - Substance and Romance in Analyzing Think-Aloud Protocols; Chapter 4 - Reactivity in Concurrent Think-Aloud Protocols: Issues for Research
Part II - Retrospective Accounts of Writing ProcessChapter 5 - ""Once Upon a Time"": The Use of Retrospective Accounts in Building Theory in Composition; Chapter 6 - Using Intervention Protocols to Study the Effects of lnstructional Scaffolding on Writing and Learning; Chapter 7 - Stimulated Recall in Research on Writing: An Antidote to ""I Don't Know, It Was Fine""; Part III - Analysis of Collaborative Discourse; Chapter 8 - Interpreting and Counting: Objectivity in Discourse Analysis; Chapter 9 - Discourse Analysis of Teacher-Student Writing Conferences: Finding the Message in the Medium Chapter 10 - What's All This Talk I Hear?: Using Sociolinguistic Analysis to Locate and Map Themes in Teacher/Student Talk about WritingPart IV - Interviews in the Field; Chapter 11 - Ethnographic Interviews and Writing Research: A Critical Examination of the Methodology; Part V - Counterpoint; Chapter 12 - Whither Wisdom?; Chapter 13 - Withered Wisdom: A Reply to Dobrin; Author Index; Subject Index; About the Contributors |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910480597203321 |
| Thousand Oaks, California : , : Sage Publications, , [1994] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Student research and report writing : from topic selection to the complete paper / / Gabe T. Wang and Keumjae Park
| Student research and report writing : from topic selection to the complete paper / / Gabe T. Wang and Keumjae Park |
| Autore | Wang Gabe |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (284 p.) |
| Disciplina | 808.02 |
| Soggetto topico |
Report writing
Research - Methodology |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-118-96394-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction: start your research journey -- Topic selection: getting started -- Searching for information -- Reviewing the literature -- Research questions and methods -- Steps of quantitative and qualitative research designs -- Writing a research proposal -- Practical issues while carrying out research -- Quantitative data analysis -- Qualitative data analysis -- Writing the final report. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460827003321 |
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Wang Gabe
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| Chichester, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2016 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Student research and report writing : from topic selection to the complete paper / / Gabe T. Wang and Keumjae Park
| Student research and report writing : from topic selection to the complete paper / / Gabe T. Wang and Keumjae Park |
| Autore | Wang Gabe |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
| Disciplina | 808.02 |
| Soggetto topico |
Report writing
Research - Methodology |
| ISBN | 1-118-96394-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction: start your research journey -- Topic selection: getting started -- Searching for information -- Reviewing the literature -- Research questions and methods -- Steps of quantitative and qualitative research designs -- Writing a research proposal -- Practical issues while carrying out research -- Quantitative data analysis -- Qualitative data analysis -- Writing the final report. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910795947403321 |
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Wang Gabe
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| Chichester, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2016 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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