Potter Stephen. Doing Postgraduate Research. the 2nd ed

Book. - London: Sage Publications Ltd., 2006. - 320 p.
This book is intended to help both full- and part-time research students and those undertaking a dissertation for a taught Master’s to do their research projects better, quicker and with as little hassle as possible. The materials in this book have been produced by a team involved in postgraduate.
research training for many years. Earlier versions of the chapters in this book have been used since 1998 by hundreds of part- and full-time research students at the Open University (OU). The first edition of this book made these research training materials available outside the OU. This second, much enlarged, edition has been produced to cover expanding training requirements.List of Figures.
List of Tables.
Acknowledgements.Getting going.
Scoping your research.
Logics of enquiry.
Planning and organizing your research.
Academic writing.
Undertaking a literature review.
Doing the right thing.
Ethical frameworks for research with human participants.
Research presentations.
The examination process and the viva.
Developing your career.