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The Essential Guide to Doing Your Research Project
Third Edition
by
Zina O’Leary
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Student Resources
Videos
Research Proposals including Research Plans
Coming Up With a Research Question
Getting Ethics Approval
Struggling with a Literature Review
Qualitative, Quantitative or Mixed-Methods
Data Collection
Working with Primary Data
Using the Internet for Research
Data Management
Writing Up Your Research
Preparing for the Research Project
Checklist for Negotiating Expectations
Forming Research Questions
Checklist for Question Generation
Checklist for ‘Good’ Questions
Managing Respondents
Checklist for Managing Subjectives
Checklist for Integrity
Seeking Ethical Approval
Checklist for Ethical Treatment
Downloadable Templates and Samples
Developing Research Proposals
Checklist for Elements of a Research Proposal
Checklist for Writing a Research Proposal
Links to Additional Online Resources
Crafting Literature Reviews
Checklist for Writing a Literature Review
Sample Literature Reviews
Links to Additional Online Resources
Choosing and Practising Appropriate Methods
Checklist for Assessing Practicality
Checklist for Fundamental Methods Questions
Checklist for Experimental Design
Checklist for Achieving Credibility in Qualitative Studies
Checklist for Mixed Methods Perspectives
Checklist for Methods Appropriate to Evaluate Research
Checklist for Managing Action Research
Examples of Student Research Projects
Links to Additional Online Resources
Managing Respondents
Checklist for Selecting Respondents
Collecting Data
Checklist for Surveys
Checklist for Interviewing
Checklist for Facilitating a Good Interview
Checklist for Observation
Checklist for Exploring Text
Analysing Data
Steps in Secondary Data Analysis
Steps in Systematic Data Analysis
Steps in Meta-analysis
Questions for Keeping the Bigger Picture in Focus
Quantitative Data Management
Steps in Quantitative Analysis
Qualitative Data Management
Steps in Qualitative Analysis
Links to Additional Online Resources
Writing and Presenting Research
Steps in Constructing your Storyline
Checklist for Drafting and Redrafting
Checklist for Creating a Powerful Presentation
Checklist for Getting Published
Further Reading
Study skills
Data Collection