Researching & Writing a Dissertation: An Essential Guide for Business Students, 3rd Edition (repost)

Researching and Writing your Dissertation is an essential guide for students undertaking research projects as part of a postgraduate qualification in business or management. Seven accessible chapters guide the reader through the process from choosing a topic, to gathering and analysing data, and finally writing and presenting the results. This book is ideal for students who may not be taking a taught and assessed module in research methods, but are undertaking management research for the first time and will benefit from guidance on the process, from start to finish.

This fully updated new edition guides the development of your dissertation, step-by-step – starting with how to choose your topic and carry out a critical literature review, through to framing your arguments and writing up your findings. Throughout the book, assessment criteria are explained so that your work is focused around the relevant academic objectives, and each step is illustrated with examples. It also covers essential skills such as how to argue and write effectively.

KEY FEATURES:

-Six basic steps to help you build your dissertation
-Examples throughout of what to do – and what not to do!
-Exercises with suggested answers to encourage the development of essential skills
-Explanations of how a dissertation is assessed
-Acknowledges the reality that project work is rarely sequential and advises on how to juggle several stages at once
-Completely new to this third edition: an extra chapter focused entirely on using the latest technology and software to aid your research