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Surviving your dissertation :

Rudestam, Kjell Erik.

Surviving your dissertation : a comprehensive guide to content and process / Kjell Erik Rudestam, Rae R. Newton. - Newbury Park, Calif. : SAGE, c1992. - xi, 221 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 206-210) and indexes.

PART ONE: GETTING STARTED
The Research Process
Selecting a Suitable Topic
Methods of Inquiry
Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches
PART TWO: WORKING WITH CONTENT: THE DISSERTATION CHAPTERS
Review of the Literature and Statement of the Problem
The Method Chapter
Describing Your Research Plan
Presenting the Results of Empirical Studies
Discussion
PART THREE: WORKING WITH PROCESS: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TO MAKE THE DISSERTATION EASIER
Overcoming Barriers
Becoming an Expert While Controlling Your Own Destiny
Writing
Computing
Using a Personal Computer Effectively
Guidelines for the Presentation of Numbers in the Dissertation
Informed Consent and Other Ethical Concerns

ISBN: 0803945639 (pb)

LCCN: 92014932

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Dissertations, Academic--United States.
Report writing.
Research--United States.

LC Class. No.: LB2369 / .R83 1992

Dewey Class. No.: 808.066 378 RUD N