practical help in researching,writing, and designing dissertations Orna, Elizabeth creator Stevens, Graham text xx New york Open University Press 2009 monographic und

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271 p.: 24 cm. This book is aimed at students from all disciplines undertaking research projects for the first time. Unusually for a book of this kind it also deals with the design issues involved in presenting information Foreword Acknowledgements First things first Part 1 The territory 1 Dear Reader ... 2 Mapping the research domain Part 2 Managing two kinds of information 3 Information to support research - and how to manage it 4 Keeping the record straight: documenting the research 5 Keeping on good terms with Time Part 3 Planning the end product 6 Thinking ahead: questions and decisions 7 A design brief for your dissertation Part 4 The final transformation 8 Integrating design and writing 9.1 Design is more than cosmetic: background and observations 9.2 Design is more than cosmetic: a basic toolkit for dissertation design 9.3 Design is more than cosmetic: seeing is perceiving 10 Designing your writing Index Elizabeth Orna. Includes index English Resarch Information for research 001.4 Or61m c2009 13:978-0-33-522142-4 251212 20260803094032.0