Researching & Writing a Dissertation, 3rd edition
An Essential Guide for Business Students


By Colin Fisher
July 2010
Pearson Education
Distributed by Trans-Atlantic Publications
ISBN: 9780273723431
444 pages
$97.50 Paper Original

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Researching and Writing your Dissertation is an essential guide for students undertaking research projects as part of a postgraduate qualification in business or management. Seven accessible chapters guide the reader through the process from choosing a topic, to gathering and analysing data, and finally writing and presenting the results.

This book is ideal for students who may not be taking a taught and assessed module in research methods, but are undertaking management research for the first time and will benefit from guidance on the process, from start to finish.

 

• Choosing a Topic and Designing the Project

• Writing a Critical Literature Review

• Concepts, Conceptual Frameworks and Theories

• Collecting and Analysing Research Material

• Interpreting the Research Material

• Framing Arguments and Writing Up

• Using Software for Research

 

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