The Essential Guide to Doing Your Research Project

The Essential Guide to Doing Your Research Project 2e is the ultimate companion to successfully completing your research project. Warm and pragmatic, it gives you the skills and the confidence needed to succeed no matter what happens along the way.



The book guides you through every step of your research project, from getting started to analysing data and writing up. Each stage is clearly set out, highlighting best practice and providing practical tips and down-to-earth advice for actually doing research. Key features include:

• Fully developed companion website including podcasts, worksheets, examples of real projects and links to journal articles


• Chapter summaries


• Boxed definitions of key terms


• Full glossary


• Suggestions for further reading  

Bursting with real world examples and multidisciplinary case studies, this book addresses the key questions posed by anyone hoping to complete a research project. It is the must-have textbook every student needs.

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