The Essential Guide to Doing Your Research Project

The ultimate companion to successfully completing a research project, warm and pragmatic this book gives students the skills and the confidence needed to succeed no matter what happens along the way.

 

The book guides the reader through every step of their research project, from getting started to analysing data and writing up. Each stage is clearly set out, highlighting best practice and providing practical tips and down-to-earth advice for actually doing research.

 

Key features include:

• Fully developed website including podcasts, worksheets, examples of real projects and links to journal articles
• Chapter summaries
• Boxed definitions of key terms
• Full glossary
• Suggestions for further reading

Bursting with real world examples and multidisciplinary case studies, this book addresses the key questions posed by anyone hoping to complete a research project.

 

 

Zina O’Leary is an internationally recognized leader in research methodologies and has a keen interest in the application of research to evidence-based decision-making. Zina is an Adjunct Professor at the Joseph R. Biden Jr, School of Public Policy and Administration at the University of Delaware as well as a Senior ­Fellow at the Australia and New Zealand School of Government where she coordinates research and project units for their Executive Masters and Executive Education Programmes. Zina also has an extensive history as a consultant to both government and the private sector and was the research coordinator for the Centre for Environmental Health Development at the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre. She is the author of Researching Real World Problems, The Social Science Jargon Buster, Workplace Research and three books in Sage’s Little Quick Fix Series: Research Questions; Research Proposals; and Presenting Your Research.