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Research and the Research Problem |
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7 | (1) |
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8 | (14) |
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8 | (4) |
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Scientific method in research |
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12 | (4) |
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The interpretist alternative |
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Starting Your Own Research |
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22 | (14) |
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22 | (1) |
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Overview of the research process |
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23 | (3) |
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26 | (2) |
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28 | (2) |
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Aids to locating and analysing problems |
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30 | (6) |
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36 | (1) |
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The Next Steps: Finding Your Research Problem Area |
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37 | (1) |
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Checklist of Activities That Will Progress Your Research |
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37 | (4) |
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Consolidation and assessment |
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40 | (1) |
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40 | (1) |
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40 | (1) |
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41 | (7) |
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Information, and How to Deal With It |
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49 | (1) |
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49 | (1) |
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50 | (8) |
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51 | (2) |
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53 | (3) |
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Search techniques for on-line catalogues, databases and the net |
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56 | (2) |
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58 | (17) |
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59 | (3) |
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62 | (13) |
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Doing a Literature Review |
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76 | (1) |
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77 | (3) |
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Style and content of the review |
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80 | (3) |
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83 | (1) |
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The Next Steps: Devising Your Own Information System and Writing Your Literature Review |
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83 | (1) |
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Checklist of Activities That Will Progres Your Research |
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83 | (9) |
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Consolidation and assessment |
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85 | (1) |
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86 | (1) |
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86 | (2) |
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88 | (4) |
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92 | (54) |
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93 | (1) |
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93 | (1) |
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94 | (18) |
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94 | (1) |
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94 | (4) |
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98 | (3) |
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Quantification of concepts |
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101 | (4) |
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105 | (7) |
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112 | (23) |
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113 | (1) |
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114 | (1) |
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115 | (1) |
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116 | (1) |
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117 | (2) |
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119 | (2) |
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121 | (1) |
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122 | (1) |
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122 | (1) |
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123 | (12) |
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135 | (1) |
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The Next Steps: Which Type of Research for Your Topic? |
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136 | (1) |
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Checklist of Activities That Will Progress Your Research |
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136 | (3) |
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Consolidation and assessment |
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138 | (1) |
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138 | (1) |
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139 | (1) |
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Nature and Use of Argument |
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147 | (1) |
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147 | (1) |
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148 | (7) |
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148 | (1) |
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Statements: existent and relational |
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149 | (6) |
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155 | (20) |
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Deductive and inductive arguments |
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158 | (3) |
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161 | (7) |
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168 | (3) |
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Classification and analogy in argument |
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171 | (4) |
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175 | (1) |
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The Next Steps: What Argument Will You Pursue? |
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175 | (1) |
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Checklist of Activities That Will Progress Your Research |
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176 | (3) |
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Consolidation and assessment |
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177 | (1) |
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178 | (1) |
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178 | (1) |
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179 | (7) |
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More About the Nature of Research |
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187 | (1) |
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Introduction: The Debate About the Nature of Knowledge and the Philosophy of Research |
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187 | (2) |
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Positivism and Scientific Enquiry |
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189 | (8) |
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190 | (3) |
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Deduction and the principle of falsification |
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193 | (2) |
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The hypothetico-deductive method |
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195 | (2) |
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The Debate About the Structure of Science and the Nature of Knowledge |
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197 | (5) |
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Positivism and Interpretivism in Social Research |
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202 | (9) |
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203 | (1) |
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The interpretivist approach |
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204 | (2) |
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The reconciliatory approach |
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206 | (5) |
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Hypotheses: Do You Need Them? |
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211 | (9) |
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A closer look at hypotheses and their formulation |
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211 | (3) |
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Operationalizing hypotheses |
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214 | (3) |
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Alternatives to hypotheses |
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217 | (3) |
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220 | (1) |
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The Next Steps: Philosophy in the Research Project |
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220 | (1) |
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Checklist of Activities That Will Progress Your Research |
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221 | (5) |
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Consolidation and assessment |
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224 | (1) |
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224 | (1) |
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224 | (2) |
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226 | (6) |
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Research Quality and Planning |
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232 | (36) |
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233 | (1) |
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233 | (1) |
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234 | (14) |
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234 | (1) |
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Desirable characteristics of research findings |
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235 | (2) |
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237 | (3) |
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The nature and role of data |
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240 | (6) |
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Quantitative and qualitative data |
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246 | (2) |
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Planning a Research Project |
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248 | (11) |
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Choosing a research strategy |
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249 | (1) |
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Planning research projects |
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250 | (9) |
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259 | (1) |
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The Next Steps: Plan Your Own Research Project |
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259 | (1) |
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Checklist of Activities That Will Progress Your Research |
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260 | (4) |
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Consolidation and assessment |
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261 | (1) |
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262 | (1) |
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262 | (2) |
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264 | (4) |
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268 | (66) |
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269 | (1) |
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269 | (4) |
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Data collection and analysis |
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270 | (1) |
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Quantitative and qualitative research |
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270 | (1) |
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271 | (1) |
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The links between perspectives |
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272 | (1) |
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Collecting Secondary Data |
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273 | (2) |
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275 | (16) |
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275 | (6) |
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Questionnaires and diaries |
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281 | (3) |
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Interviews: structured, semi-structured and open |
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284 | (2) |
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Standardized scales and tests |
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286 | (1) |
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286 | (1) |
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Observations and physical surveys |
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287 | (1) |
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Using the internet for primary research |
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288 | (3) |
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Combined Data Generation and Analysis |
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291 | (10) |
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292 | (3) |
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295 | (6) |
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301 | (20) |
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301 | (1) |
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302 | (6) |
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308 | (13) |
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321 | (1) |
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The Next Steps: Which Research Methods Will You Use? |
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321 | (1) |
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Checklist of Activities That Will Progress Your Research |
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321 | (9) |
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Consolidation and assessment |
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324 | (1) |
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324 | (1) |
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325 | (5) |
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330 | (4) |
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Honesty and Research Ethics |
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334 | (36) |
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335 | (1) |
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335 | (1) |
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336 | (4) |
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Intellectual ownership and plagiarism |
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336 | (1) |
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Citation and acknowledgement |
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336 | (1) |
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Responsibility and accountability of the researcher |
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337 | (1) |
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337 | (2) |
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Where do you stand? epistemology |
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339 | (1) |
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Situations That Raise Ethical Issues |
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340 | (14) |
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340 | (1) |
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341 | (1) |
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Ethics in relation to other people |
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342 | (2) |
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344 | (3) |
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Carrying out the research |
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347 | (6) |
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353 | (1) |
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Ethics, Policies, Permissions and Committees |
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354 | (6) |
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354 | (4) |
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358 | (2) |
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360 | (1) |
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The Next Steps: Plan Your Code of Ethics |
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361 | (1) |
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Checklist of Activities That Will Progress Your Research |
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361 | (6) |
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Consolidation and assessment |
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365 | (1) |
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365 | (1) |
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365 | (2) |
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367 | (3) |
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Preparing the Research Proposal and Starting to Write |
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371 | (1) |
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371 | (1) |
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The Recipe for a Successful Research Proposal |
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372 | (1) |
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Types of research proposal |
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372 | (2) |
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The main ingredients and sequence |
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374 | (5) |
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379 | (6) |
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Proposals for funded research |
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385 | (15) |
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How to Get Started with Writing |
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400 | (1) |
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401 | (1) |
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Forming the structure and preparing an outline |
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402 | (2) |
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Retrieving and organizing notes |
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404 | (2) |
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406 | (6) |
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412 | (1) |
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Bibliographies, references and footnotes |
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413 | (5) |
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418 | (1) |
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The Next Steps: Your Research Proposal |
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419 | (1) |
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Checklist of Activities That Will Progress Your Research |
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419 | (2) |
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Consolidation and assessment |
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421 | (1) |
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422 | (2) |
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