Research Writing Made Easy A Guide For Tertiary Students

Document from the year 2014 in the subject Pedagogy - Miscellaneous Topics, , course: Resarch Methods, language: English, abstract: The book titled “Research Writing made easy-A guide book for tertiary students is designed as an introduction to research methods, primarily for students in tertiary institutions in Ghana and across the borders of Ghana. It should also be useful to students in the fields of applied psychology, sociology and business related fields who write thesis and dissertation as part of their course work. Our aim is to give the students and readers a flavour of the excitement and the pitfalls of carrying out research, and a basic appreciation of a range of methods commonly used in research. The book incorporates a number of features intended to assist the novice researcher. The objectives of each chapter are set out at the beginning, the key features of the research methods are summarized and extended examples of how to apply a variety of research methods are also provided. In this book we have sought to combine the advantages of drawing on specialist input for each chapter while maintaining coherence across chapters. As editors we have co-authored each chapter to ensure that the book as a whole provides coherent coverage of research methods, with continuity of style and terminology, and no duplication or inconsistency. At the same time, so that each chapter benefits from the authority and experience of experts, In addition to their academic training, all these authors have carried out research in a variety academic disciplines and reported their studies in high quality peer-reviewed journals. The content of the book is such that it contains all the compulsory areas such as introduction, literature review, methodology, data analysis and discussion as well as summary, conclusions and recommendations when writing a thesis or dissertation and as such it is difficult for the book to be affected by trend changes. It is therefore recommended to all students in tertiary institutions who are writing their dissertations.