Designing and Managing Your Research Project: Core Skills for Social and Health Research
Author(s): David R. Thomas (Author), Ian D. Hodges (Author)
Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
Publication Date: 21 Sept. 2010
Edition: 1st
Language: English
Print length: 264 pages
ISBN-10: 1848601921
ISBN-13: 9781848601925
Book Description
Written for advanced undergraduate students, postgraduate students planning theses and dissertations and other early career researchers, Designing and Managing Your Research Project helps you successfully plan and complete your research project by showing the key skills that you will need.
The book covers:
” choosing research methods
” developing research objectives
” writing proposals
” literature reviews
” getting ethics approval
” seeking funding
” managing a project
” software skills
” working with colleagues and supervisors
” communicating research findings
” writing reports, theses and journal articles
” careers in research.
Designing and Managing Your Research Project includes lots of examples, case studies and practical exercises to help you learn the research skills you will need and also to help you complete crucial project tasks. A key feature is its user-friendly guidance on planning projects and accessing information from the Internet.
Editorial Reviews
Review
Designing and Managing Your Research Project is rich in content, full of practical information with a simple, easy-to-follow layout […]the book will be ideal for academic and non-academic researchers, teachers and consultants, among others. The authors’ consultative-coaching-advisory and empathy-towards-researchers approaches in discussing the core knowledge in research project management are indeed commendable. Most researchers whilst reflecting on the content will find the book rigorous, relevant, simple and practical Ronald R. Kumar The Qualitative Report
David Thomas and Ian Hodges have created a practical straightforward introductory text explaining the knowledge and skills essential for completing a research project…This book will be useful for the more experienced researcher, as well as the novice Graham Sloan Nursing Standard
About the Author
David R. Thomas is Emeritus Professor in Social and Community Health at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. He is currently a research and evaluation consultant and runs workshops on research methods. Specialist areas include evaluation research, survey research, qualitative methods, proposal writing and management of projects. His publications include 65 journal articles and book chapters and two books. Ian D. Hodges has a PhD in social anthropology from the University of Otago and has worked for over 25 years as a researcher in the New Zealand health and disability sector. He has designed and managed research projects on numerous topics and authored more than 80 research reports. Currently he is the co-director of HealthSearch Ltd, an independent research consultancy.
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