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(A) Research methods & planning
- Managing
a Research Project (University of Kent) https://www.kent.ac.uk/learning/resources/studyguides/managingaresearchproject.pdf
- 1. The
challenges of independent research
- 2. The
common nature of a research projects
- 3. The
structure of a research project
- 4.
Project managing your research
- Researching
an Undergraduate Dissertation (University of Kent) https://www.kent.ac.uk/learning/resources/studyguides/researchingandundergraduatedissertation.pdf
- 1. What
is research?
- 2.
Initial questions
- 3.
Research methods
- 4.
Getting started
- 5.
Research planning
- 6.
Drafting the dissertation
- 7.
Using your supervisor
- How to
Write a Research Proposal (University of Kent) https://www.kent.ac.uk/learning/resources/studyguides/howtowritearesearchproposal.pdf
- 1.
Preliminary research
- 2. A
title
- 3. An
explanation of the research problem
- 4. An
explanation of the proposed research methodology
- 5.
Timeframes
- 6. An
explanation of how the research findings will be
used
- 7. A bibliography
- Literature
Reviews (University of Kent) https://www.kent.ac.uk/learning/resources/studyguides/literaturereviews.pdf
- 1. What
is a Literature Review?
- 2.
Choosing Material
- 3.
Searching for Good Material
- 4.
Assessing the Literature
- 5.
Developing the Literature Review
- 6.
Placing the Literature Review in the
Dissertation/Thesis
- 7.
Structuring the Literature Review
- 8.
Writing Up the Literature Review
- Citations,
Bibliographies and Referencing (University of Kent)
https://www.kent.ac.uk/learning/resources/studyguides/citationsbibliographiesandreferencing.pdf
- 1. What
is referencing?
- 2.
General Principles of Referencing
- 3.
Systems of Referencing
- 4.
Harvard Style – List of References – Examples
- 5.
Harvard Style – Citations – Examples
- 6.
Further Sources
- Plagiarism
– and how to avoid it (University of Kent) https://www.kent.ac.uk/learning/resources/studyguides/plagiarismandhowtoavoidit.pdf
- 1. What
is plagiarism?
- 2. What
is referencing?
- 3. How
can I use my sources?
- 4. Why
is referencing so important?
- 5. How
is plagiarism detected?
- 6. Still confused? Want to know more?
- THEi Learning Commons: Library Search and Academic Writing https://www.thei.edu.hk/student-services/learning-commons/programme
- Search
engines on research information related to BSE:
- EBSCOHost http://search.ebscohost.com/ [VTC login]
- ProQuest http://search.proquest.com [VTC login]
- Science Direct http://www.sciencedirect.com/ [VTC login]
- Google
Scholar http://scholar.google.com/
- E-databases:
- BSI (British Standards Institution) by BSI Group https://bsol.bsigroup.com [VTC login]
- Construction Information Service (CIS) by IHS [VTC login]
- CRCnetBASE [VTC login]
- Online
training materials:
- Literature
review (Massey University) http://owll.massey.ac.nz/assignment-types/literature-review.php
- Literature Review (Bloomsburg University) http://guides.library.bloomu.edu/litreview