Dissertation research and writing for construction students

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Aimed specifically at students on BSc and taught Masters programmes who are embarking on research for the first time, this book is clear with explanatory text supported by numerous examples illustrating good practice.

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Title Statements

Full title :Dissertation research and writing for construction students / S.G. Naoum.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:2007.
Edition:2nd ed

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Butterworth-Heinemann
Place of Publication:Oxford
Language:eng
Publication Date:2007.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (xi, 209 pages) : : illustrations

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781136409912, 1136409912, 9781136409868, 1136409866, 9781136409905, 1136409904, 9786610729609, 6610729603, 9781280729607, 1280729600
DOI:10.4324/9780080467047
oclc:ocn647643568
LC Classification:LB2369
Dewey Decimal:808.066624

Cover -- Dissertation Research and Writing for Construction Students -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Rationale for conducting a dissertation -- The meaning of research -- Purpose of the book -- The plan of the book -- Part One: Preparing the Ground and Reviewing the Literature -- Chapter 2 Selecting a topic and writing the dissertation proposal -- Choosing the topic -- The dissertation proposal -- Summary -- References and additional reading -- Chapter 3 Reviewing the literature -- Rationale for undertaking a literature review -- Knowing the sources of information -- Understanding how the library works -- Note-taking -- Organising the literature review -- Critical appraisal of literature review -- Summary -- References and additional reading -- Part Two: Research Design and Methodology -- Chapter 4 Approaches to data collection -- Research strategy -- Approaches to data collection -- Secondary data collection -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 5 Techniques for data collection -- Postal questionnaire -- Personal interview -- Sampling -- Summary -- References and additional reading -- Chapter 6 Questionnaire construction -- …

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Academic Dissertations as Topic Dissertations, Academic Electronic books LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Composit… LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Rhetoric Rédaction technique REFERENCE -- Writing Skills technical writing Thèses et écrits académiques