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Research methods: Getting to grips with research design

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  • Post published:March 23, 2021
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This is a link to a couple of podcasts produced by the University of Leicester explaining important steps for students to consider in research design. The commentary is aimed primarily…

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Dissertation: Making Sense out of all that Quantitative Data

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  • Post published:March 23, 2021
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A link to a couple of prodcasts produced by the University of Leicester which are specifically targeted to help students make sense of the quantitative data that they have gathered.…

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Dissertation: Writing an effective executive summary

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  • Post published:March 16, 2021
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One of the most difficult parts of writing a research dissertation is to produce a short effective summary of the total work. Writing an abstract or an executive summary needs…

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Dissertation: Writing a Good Abstract

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Writing a concise abstract of a complex piece of work is quite an art. It is the first, and possibly the only, piece of your work which will be read…

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