Doing Research
eBook - PDF

Doing Research

Revised Edition

  1. English
  2. PDF
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Doing Research

Revised Edition

About this book

This book is written by authors with a passion for research development, with the purpose of giving novice researchers a holistic view of what they will encounter when doing research. The interplay between scientific theory, academic research and professional practice is highlighted, as these are considered the cornerstones to be mastered as early as possible in a young researcher's career.

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Yes, you can access Doing Research by Lategan, Laetus O.K.,Lues, Liezel,Friedrich-Nel, Hesta in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Biological Sciences & Science Research & Methodology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Theme 1 - Doing Research: Navigating the Process
  2. Theme 2 - What is Postgraduate Supervision About?
  3. Theme 3 - The Research Process
  4. Theme 4 - Proper Research Proposals
  5. Theme 5 - Empirical Research
  6. Theme 6 - Principles of Modelling in Research and Design
  7. Theme 7 - The Quest for Academic Integrity
  8. Theme 8 - Scientific Writing
  9. Theme 9 - Writing a Research Report
  10. Theme 10 - Some Guiding Principles for Legible Academic Reports
  11. Theme 11 - Matters of Linguistic Style
  12. Theme 12 - Referencing: The Harvard Method
  13. Theme 13 - The Numerical Referencing Method
  14. Theme 14 - Practical Pointers in Presenting Research
  15. Theme 15 - Verbal and Non-verbal Communication Skills in Presenting Research Results
  16. Theme 16 - Quality Assurance of the Research Process
  17. Address List