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    Dissertation research and writing for construction students / S.G. Naoum.

    • Title:Dissertation research and writing for construction students / S.G. Naoum.
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    • Author/Creator:Naoum, S. G. (Shamil G.)
    • Published/Created:Oxford ; Burlington, MA : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2007.
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Dissertations, Academic.
      Technical writing.
    • Medical Subjects: Academic Dissertations as Topic
    • Genre/Form: Academic theses.
    • Edition:2nd ed.
    • Description:xi, 209 pages : ill ; 24 cm.
    • Summary:Aimed specifically at students on BSc and taught Masters programmes who are embarking on research for the first time, this book is clear with explanatory text supported by numerous examples illustrating good practice.
    • Notes:Previous ed.: 1998.
      Includes bibliographical references and index.
    • ISBN:0750682647 (pbk.)
      9780750682640 (pbk.)
    • Contents:1. Introduction
      2. Selecting a topic and writing the dissertation proposal
      3. Reviewing the literature
      4. Approaches to data collection
      5. Techniques for data collection
      6. Questionnaire construction
      7. Measurements and probability
      8. Analysis of the results
      9. Structuring and writing the dissertation
      10. Dissertation supervision and assessment
      App. 1. Examples of dissertation proposals
      App. 2. Construction management and economics list of journals
      App. 3. London South Bank University : example of a questionnaire
      App. 4. Statistical tables
      App. 5. Construction industry employee injury statistics.
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