Managing information for research

This book is aimed at students from all disciplines undertaking research projects for the first time. Unusually for a book of this kind it also deals with the design issues involved in presenting information

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Orna, Elizabeth (Author), Stevens, Graham (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Maidenhead : Open University Press , c2009
Edition:2nd ed
Series:Open UP study skills
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Dear reader ...
  • 2. Mapping the research domain
  • 3. Information to support research - and how to manage it
  • 4. Keeping the record straight: documenting the research
  • 5. Keeping on good terms with time
  • 6. Thinking ahead: questions and decisions
  • 7. A design brief for your dissertation
  • 8. Integrating design and writing
  • 9.1 Design is more than cosmetic: background and observations
  • 9.2 Design is more than cosmetic: a basic toolkit for dissertation design
  • 9.3 Design is more than cosmetic: seeing is percieving
  • 10. Designing your writing