Product Description

This new edition of 'Research Methods for Postgraduates' is a response both to the success of the first edition and to the rapid change in methods and technology in this area. This book is unique in bringing together guidance for postgraduate students on how to organise plan and do research from an interdisciplinary perspective. The wide-ranging coverage of the first edition is enhanced by the addition of new chapter on creativity, the use of the web in research, guides to writing, and the use of software packages. Updates are provided on issues relevant to postgraduates in all subjects, from writing a proposal and securing research funds, to data analysis and the presentation of research, through to intellectual property protection and career opportunities. Like its predecessor, the second edition of 'Research Methods for Postgraduates' is accessible and comprehensive, and is a must for any postgraduate student.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #471984 in Books
• Published on: 2002-02-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 384 pages

New Scientist
... the most useful book any new postgraduate could ever buy.

Review
... the most useful book any new postgraduate could ever buy. (New Scientist )

This second edition has been substantially updated to highlight the importance of the internet and the world wide web in lives of postgraduate researchers today. (The Lecturer (Higher Education) )

The book certainly merits its acceptance as essential reading for postgraduates and will be valuable to anyone associated in any way with research or with presentation of technical or scientific information of any kind. (Robotica )

From the Back Cover
This new edition of ′Research Methods for Postgraduates′ is a response both to the success of the first edition and to the rapid change in methods and technology in this area. This book is unique in bringing together guidance for postgraduate students on how to organise plan and do research from an interdisciplinary perspective. The wide–ranging coverage of the first edition is enhanced by the addition of new chapter on creativity, the use of the web in research, guides to writing, and the use of software packages. Updates are provided on issues relevant to postgraduates in all subjects, from writing a proposal and securing research funds, to data analysis and the presentation of research, through to intellectual property protection and career opportunities. Like its predecessor, the second edition of ′Research Methods for Postgraduates′ is accessible and comprehensive, and is a must for any postgraduate student.

Customer Reviews

A book full of the blindingly obvious - to those who have already completed some research!
This book contains everything that a postgraduate has learned about research methods by the time that they have finished their research and wish they'd known in the first place! That is why I would advise you to read it before you start your research and keep it as a useful reference throughout. The chapters are easy to understand and cover everything from how to plan the research, gather and organise data, process modelling and simulation, presentation of results and how to look for suitable career moves following the successful completion of the postgraduate degree.

There is even a chapter on tips an hint in using MS Excel. This can save the researcher hours of fiddling around to get the spreadsheet to behave properly and produce the desired results.

The second version includes chapters on using the web to find additional data for the study and advice on how to write for ease of understanding.
If you are about to embark on some postgraduate research and you don't read this book right now, in four years' time, you'll wish that you had!