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(London South Bank University, UK)
  • Formāts: Paperback / softback, 250 pages, height x width: 234x156 mm, weight: 400 g, 40 Tables, black and white; 76 Illustrations, black and white
  • Izdošanas datums: 23-Jul-2012
  • Izdevniecība: Routledge
  • ISBN-10: 0415538440
  • ISBN-13: 9780415538442
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  • Formāts: Paperback / softback, 250 pages, height x width: 234x156 mm, weight: 400 g, 40 Tables, black and white; 76 Illustrations, black and white
  • Izdošanas datums: 23-Jul-2012
  • Izdevniecība: Routledge
  • ISBN-10: 0415538440
  • ISBN-13: 9780415538442
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User-friendly, easy to dip into guide for all Built Environment students Takes the reader from the stage of choosing a topic to writing a well-structured dissertation Best case practice illustrated with numerous examples, case studies and references.















Dissertation Research and Writing for Construction Students covers topic selection, research planning, data collection and methodology, as well as structuring and writing the dissertation - in fact, everything needed for a successful write-up.



A new section advising students on the use of the SPSS software 'Statistical Package for Social Sciences' will help readers make the best use of this tool. New examples and references ensure that this new edition of the bestselling construction dissertation guide is right up to speed with current practice.



This is the ideal resource for students involved in research in Construction Management, Building and Quantity Surveying.
Preface xi
Acknowledgements xiii
1 Introduction
1(8)
Rationale for conducting a dissertation
1(1)
The meaning of research
2(1)
Purpose of the book
2(1)
Plan of the book
3(3)
Reference
6(3)
Part I Preparing the ground and reviewing the literature
2 Selecting a topic and writing the dissertation proposal
9(8)
Choosing the topic
9(2)
The dissertation proposal
11(5)
Summary
16(1)
References and additional reading
16(1)
3 Reviewing the literature
17(22)
Rationale for undertaking a literature review
17(2)
Knowing the sources of information
19(5)
Understanding how the library works
24(2)
Note-taking
26(1)
Organising the literature review
26(2)
Writing up your literature review
28(6)
Summary
34(1)
References and additional reading
35(4)
Part II Research design and methodology
4 Approaches to data collection
39(13)
Research strategy
39(5)
Approaches to data collection
44(5)
Secondary data collection
49(2)
Summary
51(1)
References
51(1)
5 Techniques for data collection
52(10)
Postal questionnaire
52(2)
Personal interview
54(3)
Sampling
57(3)
Summary
60(1)
References and additional reading
61(1)
6 Questionnaire construction
62(25)
How to construct a questionnaire
62(3)
Types of questions
65(16)
A pilot study
81(1)
Covering letter
82(1)
Summary
82(1)
References
83(4)
Part III Analysis and presentation of the results
7 Measurements and probability
87(6)
Level of measurement
87(3)
Probability statement
90(2)
Summary
92(1)
8 Analysis of the results
93(34)
Exploratory data analysis (open-ended questions)
93(1)
Coding open-ended questions
94(3)
Recording the information
97(1)
The descriptive statistics method
98(6)
The inferential statistics method (also known as bivariate statistical analysis)
104(17)
Data analysis using the SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) software
121(4)
Summary
125(1)
References and additional reading
126(1)
9 Structuring and writing the dissertation
127(39)
Typical dissertation structure
127(1)
Writing the abstract
128(1)
Writing the introduction chapter
129(1)
Writing the literature chapters
130(6)
Writing the chapter on questionnaire design and methodology
136(6)
Writing the chapter on analysis of the results
142(16)
Writing the conclusion chapter
158(1)
Writing the references/bibliography
158(5)
Summary
163(1)
References and additional reading
164(2)
10 Dissertation supervision and assessment
166(9)
Getting started
166(1)
The role of the supervisor
167(1)
What is not the role of the supervisor?
167(1)
Planning your dissertation
168(1)
Dissertation supervision log
168(3)
Dissertation assessment: qualities in assessing at MSc level
171(3)
Summary
174(1)
Reference
174(1)
Appendix 1 175(18)
Appendix 2 193(6)
Appendix 3 199(4)
Appendix 4 203(1)
Appendix 5 204(22)
Appendix 6 226(12)
Appendix 7 238(3)
Index 241
Shamil Naoum is a senior lecturer at the Department of Property, Surveying and Construction at London South Bank University. Before beginning his academic career he worked as a site engineer and project manager.