Researching Online

Informationen zum Autor DAVID DOLOWITZ is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Politics, University of Liverpool, UK. He specializes in comparative public and social policy.STEVE BUCKLER was sometime Senior Lecturer in the Department of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Birmingham, UK. FIONNGHUALA SWEENEY is Director of Studies and Lecturer in Comparative American Studies at the University of Liverpool, UK. Klappentext This book offers a clear and comprehensive introduction to the use of internet technology in research. It provides full accounts of the different ways in which online resources can help with research projects in any area of the social sciences or humanities along with useful hints and tips as to how you can make the internet work for you. Zusammenfassung This book offers a clear and comprehensive introduction to the use of internet technology in research. It provides full accounts of the different ways in which online resources can help with research projects in any area of the social sciences or humanities along with useful hints and tips as to how you can make the internet work for you. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction What is the Internet and What are the Most Useful Research Tools? Topic Development Research Methods Search Strategies, Engines and Directories Research Ethics Key Sources of Online Information Using the Internet to Generate Individualised Data Sets Is your Study Amenable to Online Interpretation? Data Analysis Writing up your Research Paper or Dissertation Plagiarism and Citation Conclusion Glossary Appendices Index.

Product details

• Authors: Stev Buckler, Steve Buckler, David Dolowitz, David Buckler Dolowitz, David P Dolowitz, David P. Dolowitz, Fionnghu Sweeney, Fionnghuala Sweeney
• Publisher: Macmillan
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.05.2008
• EAN: 9781403997227
• ISBN: 978-1-4039-9722-7
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 138 mm x 215 mm x 13 mm
• Series: Palgrave Study Guides; Macmillan Study Skills; Macmillan Study Skills; Palgrave Study Guides; Bloomsbury 3PL
• Subjects: Education and learning; Humanities, art, music > Education; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); B, Education, Education, general, Study and Learning Skills, Research Skills