Doing a Successful Research Project: Using Qualitative or Quantitative Methods

by Martin Brett Davies

Doing a Successful Research Project is a realistic, user-friendly guide on how to conduct a research project that talks at the student's level; akin to having a tutor right at one's side. It offers an accessible, even-handed introduction to carrying out research methods for undergraduate and postgraduate students conducting a research project for the first time. The research process--from planning, through design and implementation, to completion--is described simply and succinctly, with the emphasis throughout on good preparation. The book provides students with the self-discipline and the confidence to carry out their own research project, as well as enabling them to assess for themselves the advantages and disadvantages of the differing strategies available.

Genres: Nonfiction

288 pages, Paperback

First published March 20, 2007

Reviews

[Helene Harrison · Rating 4 out of 5]

Review - I think this book is really good for students in the social sciences doing research projects, because it walks you through the qualitative and quantitative methods of collecting data, and then how to analyse the data, and it gives you constant recommendations for other books which look at more specific parts of it. Some of the book was a little too complex for me to understand, when looking at statistical packages for the computer and some of the more detailed discussion, but it did really enlighten me and help me with the planning for my Masters dissertation.

General Subject/s? - Education / Writing / Dissertation / Thesis / Research

Recommend? – Yes

Rating - 18/20

[Fuzzball Baggins · Rating 1 out of 5]

Terrible! The blurb claimed that this book would be applicable to all disciplines, but all it talked about was how to conduct a survey - clearly the author who wrote it (a sociologist) has no idea what methods are involved in research projects outside his own pseudo-sciency field.

[Clarey · Rating 5 out of 5]

In my opinion one of the easiest textbooks to navigate if you are new to research projects. It was in simple language with an set out that allowed me to learn in an easy way.

[Hannah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very helpful

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