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Dissertation Research and Writing for Built Environment Students 4th edition [Pehme köide]

(London South Bank University, UK)
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  • Ilmumisaeg: 28-May-2019
  • Kirjastus: Routledge
  • ISBN-10: 0815384637
  • ISBN-13: 9780815384632
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  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 294 pages, kõrgus x laius: 234x156 mm, kaal: 900 g, 40 Tables, black and white; 49 Line drawings, black and white; 21 Halftones, black and white
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  • Kirjastus: Routledge
  • ISBN-10: 0815384637
  • ISBN-13: 9780815384632
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Dissertation Research and Writing for Built Environment Students is a step-by-step guide to get students through their final year research project. Trusted and developed over three previous editions, the new fourth edition shows you how to select a dissertation topic, write a proposal, conduct a literature review, select the research approach, gather the data, analyse and present the information and ultimately produce a well-written dissertation.

The book simplifies dissertation research and writing into a process involving a sequence of learnable activities and divides the process into three parts.

Part One covers the necessary groundwork, including: identifying the problem, writing a proposal and reviewing the literature.

Part Two covers the research design and includes: approaches and techniques for data collection and constructing and sampling a questionnaire.

Part Three covers: measurement of data, analysis of data with SPSS, structuring and writing the whole dissertation, and supervision and assessment.

This new edition is packed with updated examples and research samples, making this the ideal resource for students involved in research in built environment subjects such as construction management, construction project management, facilities management, real estate, building surveying, quantity surveying and civil engineering.
List of figures
xii
List of cables
xiv
List of boxes
xvi
Preface xvii
About the fourth edition xix
Acknowledgements xxi
Part I Preparing the ground and reviewing the literature
1 Introduction
3(7)
The meaning of research
3(1)
Rationale for conducting a dissertation
3(1)
Aim of conducting a dissertation
4(1)
Objectives of the dissertation
4(1)
Transferable skills of conducting a dissertation
5(1)
Purpose of the book
5(1)
Plan of the book
6(3)
Reference
9(1)
2 Selecting a topic and writing the dissertation proposal
10(14)
Choosing the topic
10(6)
The dissertation proposal
16(7)
References
23(1)
3 Reviewing the literature
24(31)
Rationale for undertaking a literature review
24(2)
Knowing the sources of information
26(1)
Academic research journals (refereed)
26(2)
Refereed conferences
28(5)
Understanding how the library works
33(2)
Knowing the search engines related to the built environment
35(1)
Collecting existing knowledge on the subject, systematically organising and summarising the literature
36(1)
Reading and note-taking
37(1)
Designing the contextual framework of the literature
37(6)
Writing up and critical appraisal of your literature review
43(9)
Summary
52(1)
References
52(1)
Additional reading
52(3)
Part II Research design and methodology
4 Approaches to data collection
55(15)
Research strategy
55(1)
Quantitative research
55(2)
Qualitative research
57(1)
Attitudinal research
58(1)
Exploratory research
58(1)
Example -- explaining or seeking to understand
59(1)
Comparing quantitative and qualitative research
59(1)
The concept of a theory and building up your theoretical/conceptual framework
59(2)
Steps for building up your theoretical framework
61(3)
Approaches to data collection
64(1)
Fieldwork research
64(1)
The survey approach
65(1)
The case study approach
66(1)
Problem-solving approach (action research)
66(1)
The experiment (mainly for civil engineering research)
67(1)
Secondary data collection
67(1)
Statistical format
67(1)
Descriptive documents
68(1)
Summary
69(1)
References
69(1)
Additional reading
69(1)
5 Techniques for data collection
70(11)
Postal questionnaire
70(3)
Personal interview
73(1)
Unstructured interview
74(1)
Semi-structured interview
74(1)
Structured interview
75(1)
Sampling
76(1)
Random sampling
77(1)
Selected sampling
77(2)
Summary
79(1)
References
80(1)
Additional reading
80(1)
6 Questionnaire construction
81(28)
How to construct a questionnaire
81(4)
Types of questions
85(1)
Factual questions
86(2)
Opinion survey questions (subjective measurement)
88(13)
Criteria for constructing a questionnaire
101(2)
A pilot study
103(1)
Covering letter
104(1)
Summary
105(1)
References
106(1)
Additional reading
106(3)
Part III Analysis and presentation of the results
7 Measurements and probability
109(6)
Level of measurement
109(1)
Nominal scale
110(1)
Ordinal scale
111(1)
Interval scale
112(1)
Ratio scale
112(1)
Probability statement
112(2)
Summary
114(1)
Additional reading
114(1)
8 Analysis of the results
115(31)
Exploratory data analysis (open-ended questions)
115(1)
Coding open-ended questions
116(1)
Recording the information
117(2)
The descriptive statistics method
119(1)
Frequency distribution
119(1)
Tabulation
120(1)
Bar charts/histograms
121(1)
Pie charts
121(1)
Measurement of central tendency
122(1)
Measurement of dispersion based on the mean
123(1)
The inferential statistics method (also known as bivariate statistical analysis)
124(16)
Data analysis using the SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) software
140(4)
Summary
144(1)
References
145(1)
Additional reading
145(1)
9 Structuring and writing the dissertation
146(58)
Typical dissertation structure
146(1)
Writing the abstract
147(1)
Writing the introduction chapter
148(1)
Section 1 The research rationale
148(3)
Section 2 Research goals
151(1)
Section 3 Outline methodology
151(3)
Section 4 The research road map
154(1)
Section 5 Dissertation structure
154(1)
Writing the literature chapters of your dissertation
155(8)
Writing the chapter on questionnaire design and methodology
163(1)
Section 1 Of the methodology chapter: Scope of chapter
164(1)
Section 2 Of the methodology chapter: Statement of research aim
164(1)
Section 3 Of the methodology chapter: The research methodology
164(2)
Section 4 Of the methodology chapter: Rationale of the research questionnaire
166(4)
Section 5 Of the methodology chapter: The research sample
170(1)
Example 2 Writing up the research sample section based on interviews
171(4)
Section 6 of the methodology chapter: Method of analysis
175(1)
Writing the chapter on analysis of the results
175(1)
Section 1 Of the result chapter: Scope of chapter
175(1)
Section 2 Analysis of the results, part 1 (the descriptive method)
176(2)
Presenting postal survey supplemented by interviews (example of writing-up style)
178(2)
Presenting results based purely on interviews (example of writing-up style)
180(3)
Section 2 Analysis of the results, part 2 (test of correlation and/or association)
183(9)
Writing the conclusion chapter
192(1)
Writing the references/bibliography
193(1)
What does `referencing' mean?
193(5)
How many references do I need to make?
198(1)
What is plagiarism?
198(1)
How do I incorporate references and quotations into my dissertation?
198(1)
Compiling the reference list and bibliography
199(3)
Summary
202(1)
References
202(1)
Additional reading
203(1)
10 Dissertation supervision and assessment
204(17)
Getting started
204(1)
The role of the supervisor
205(1)
What is not the role of the supervisor?
205(1)
Planning your dissertation
206(1)
Dissertation supervision log
206(2)
Dissertation assessment: Qualities in assessing at MSc level
208(1)
Descriptions of qualities
209(1)
Degree of difficulty
210(9)
Summary
219(1)
Reference
220(1)
Additional reading
220(1)
Appendix 1 221(19)
Appendix 2 240(6)
Appendix 3 246(4)
Appendix 4 250(1)
Appendix 5 251(22)
Appendix 6 273(11)
Appendix 7 284(3)
Index 287
Shamil G. Naoum is currently a Senior Lecturer in Construction Project Management at the University of West London and a Visiting Fellow at London South Bank University. He has over 25 years experience teaching and researching in construction management and related built environment topics.