ABSTRACT

Dissertation Research and Writing for Construction Students is the only how-to guide for BSc and MSc students. Covering topic selection, research planning and methodology to structuring and writing the dissertation, this book includes everything needed for a successful write-up.

A new chapter on Supervision and Assessment as well as updates to references and case studies ensures students know what is expected of them and how they will be assessed.

The clear, concise, step-by-step text illustrated with examples of best case practice makes this an ideal resource for anyone involved in research in this field.

chapter 1|8 pages

Introduction

part |2 pages

Part One Preparing the Ground and Reviewing the Literature

chapter 3|17 pages

Reviewing the literature

part |2 pages

Part Two Research Design and Methodology

chapter 4|15 pages

Approaches to data collection

chapter 5|11 pages

Techniques for data collection

chapter 6|26 pages

Questionnaire construction

part |2 pages

Part Three Analysis and Presentation of the Results

chapter 7|7 pages

Measurements and probability

chapter 8|33 pages

Analysis of the results

chapter 9|30 pages

Structuring and writing the dissertation

chapter 10|10 pages

Dissertation supervision and assessment