Researching and writing a dissertation for business students / Colin Fisher with John Buglear ... [et al.].

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Taking a step-by-step approach, this book guides the student through choosing, planning, researching and writing a dissertation. Readers are encouraged to develop relevant skills and each step is illustrated by an example of what to do (and sometimes of what not to do).

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• Peface I.
• Introduction
• 1 Researching and Writing a Dissertation: for business students, Colin Fisher
• 2 Who is this guide for?
• 3 What does doing a dissertation involve?
• 4 The Assessment Criteria
• 5 Jargon, 'isms' and 'ologies'
• 6 How to use this guide
• II. Choosing A Topic and Designing The Project
• 1 Choosing a topic
• 2 Designing your project
• 3 Writing the research proposal
• III. Writing A Critical Literature Review
• 1 The sources
• 2 Mapping and describing the literature
• 3 Forensic critique
• 4 Radical critique
• IV Concepts, Conceptual Frameworks and Theories
• 1 The roles of theory and conceptual frameworks
• 2 Developing conceptual frameworks
• 3 Examples of the use of conceptual frameworks
• V. Collecting and Analysing Research Material
• 1 The range of research methods
• 2 Expoloratory research methods
• 3 Survey research: pre-coded and structured research methods
• 4 Software for analysing research
• VI. Interpreting The Research Material
• 1 Saying what you mean Interpreting your research material
• 2 Framing conclusions and recommendations
• VII. Framing Arguments and Writing Up
• 1 Structuring your dissertation
• 2 Writing a thesis, not just a dissertation
• 3 Style guide
• VIII Summary

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