The Essential Guide to Doing Your Research Project
- Zina O'Leary - The Australia and New Zealand School of Government
Research Methods & Evaluation (General) | Research Methods (General) | Study Skills (General)
The Third Edition uses multidisciplinary case studies, and examples from the author’s own experience, to answer your questions and support your progress as you move smoothly through each stage. With a new chapter on mixed methods approaches, more on disseminating research, more on the practical and legal implications of ethics and more international examples, the book is packed full of learning features and tools to support your journey, including:
- A fully-developed website with podcasts, videos, journal articles and examples of real projects
- Activities and worksheets to help you organize your time
- Learning objectives to sustain your momentum
- Top tips relating to key research skills
- Full glossary to test understanding and provide definitions
- Annotated further reading to help you move through the literature
- ‘Excuse me, I have a question!’ feature to answer common questions.
Warm, innovative and clever, this book is packed full of must-have information for anyone doing a research project.
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A great book for students that covers all the essential steps and methodological approaches for successfully conducting a research project. The material is highly accessible, contemporary and addresses the major challenges, concerns and questions that students face when undertaking research.
Zina O’Leary’s guide is hands-down favourite with the research students. She answers questions you don’t feel able to ask your supervisor, they say. Myself, I like the solid academic and experiential grounding of her content, her enthusiasm and accessible style.
Excellent guide for masters students.
This is an excellent text for undergraduate students completing their research dissertation or proposal. It is easy to follow, clearly laid out with very useful text boxes and chapter summaries. I particularly like the 'I have a question section' which answers some of the questions that may be difficult to ask.
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This book is an essential read for all students who are engaging in a research project. Clear, informative with excellent examples and pointers to assist the student, the book is essential for a student and is a 'must buy' reference book for an undergraduate student.
Very eye catching front page - very easy to read. I recommend it to all my students who struggle to understand research.
Very useful for any student starting a research project.
This is a good book that complements more directed texts. There is plenty useful tips to guide students in research and dissertation modules.
This is a very good book both undergraduate and postgraduate students undertaking a dissertation. A good use of concept maps, diagrams, tables and figures which are well integrated into each book chapter.
