Product Description

Following the successful first edition, this revised and updated book continues to provide students with a detailed guide to the planning and procedures they must consider when preparing dissertations in geography, environmental science and geology.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #58828 in Books
• Published on: 2004-12-02
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 168 pages

From the Back Cover
This revised and updated edition of How To Do Your Dissertation In Geography and Related Disciplines continues to provide a detailed guide to the planning and procedures that students need to consider when preparing their dissertations in geography, environmental science and geology. Taking into account new sources, improved technology in production of the dissertation, and changes in teaching style, this text goes through each of the stages, from deciding what topic to work on, through designing the research and collecting the data, to handing in the final bound volume. With an extended consideration of different types of data (qualitative, quantitative and spatial) and a wider consideration of different approaches to problem solving the text suggests practical ways of tackling the tasks involved and locates common pitfalls associated with each.

About the Author
Tony Parsons is the Professor of Physical Geography at Leicester University. His research interests are in hillslop geomorphology, with a particular focus on runoff and sediment and nutrient transport on dryland hillslops. His work has appeared in several journals and books including How to do your Essay Exams and Coursework in Geography and Related Disciplines co-authored with Peter G. Knight.

Peter G. Knight is a Lecturer in the Department of Geography at Keele University. He carries out research in glaciology based on Arctic fieldwork and laboratory experiments. He has written and contributed to a variety of books and his work has appeared in journals such as Journal of Glaciology and Quaternary Science Reviews.

Customer Reviews

Great book
I bought this book having looked at other dissertation guides and found them to be unsatisfactory for my degree subject (geology). This book came recommended by a friend and has proven to be invaluable and easy to read. The book guides you through your dissertation, from considering your aims, conducting the research, and then writing-up, which is useful when trying to plan the timetable for each stage. If you're doing a physical geography or other investigative science subject then get this book!

Edit: I got a 1st in my dissertation and a 1st in my degree; this book was instrumental in helping me achieve this and I truly believe my dissertation wouldn't have been scored so highly without it.

Excellent guide to the matter intended
I found this a very useful and comprehensive guide. Hey, what more can I say ? Helped immensely in getting me 1st class honours in Geography

Ok
This is a good guide book, and ofcourse it is helpful but, unlike the previous reviews, I found it a bit too much and other dissertation guide books, not specifically for geography and related disciplines, have helped me much more as they were more direct to the point. If you buy this you won't be disappointed, but you Dont have to buy this in particular as you might find the help you need elsewhere. If you are considering buying this then you probably have a dissertation coming up so Goodluck :).