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"Dissertation Research and Writing for Construction Students" is the only how-to guide for BSc and MSc students. Covering topic selection, research planning and methodology to structuring and writing the dissertation, this book includes everything needed for a successful write-up. A new chapter on Supervision and Assessment as well as updates to references and case studies ensures students know what is expected of them and how they will be assessed. The clear, concise, step-by-step text illustrated with examples of best case practice makes this an ideal resource for anyone involved in research in this field. It is a user-friendly, easy to dip into guide for all BSc, MSc and other Built Environment students. It takes the reader from the stage of choosing a topic to writing a well-structured report. It contains best case practice illustrated with numerous examples, case studies and references.
| ISBN | 0750682647 | | Pages | 224 | | ISBN13 | 9780750682640
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd | | Weight (grammes) | 350 | | Imprint | Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd | | Published in | Oxford | | Format | Paperback | | Previous ISBN | 9780750629881 | | Publication date | 06 Nov 2006 | | Height (mm) | 234 | | Library of Congress | TH213.5 | | Width (mm) | 156 | | DEWEY | 690 | | Spine width (mm) | 12 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | Academic level | Professional / Scholarly |
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| 1 | | Introduction | | 1 | | 2 | | Selecting a topic and writing the dissertation proposal | | 11 | | 3 | | Reviewing the literature | | 18 | | 4 | | Approaches to data collection | | 37 | | 5 | | Techniques for data collection | | 52 | | 6 | | Questionnaire construction | | 63 | | 7 | | Measurements and probability | | 91 | | 8 | | Analysis of the results | | 98 | | 9 | | Structuring and writing the dissertation | | 131 | | 10 | | Dissertation supervision and assessment | | 161 | | App. 1 | | Examples of dissertation proposals | | 171 | | App. 2 | | Construction management and economics list of journals | | 187 | | App. 3 | | London South Bank University : example of a questionnaire | | 191 | | App. 4 | | Statistical tables | | 198 | | App. 5 | | Construction industry employee injury statistics | | 202 |
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