Writing up social research
Before submitting your dissertation, you should ensure that:
Your writing is free of sexist, racist and disablist language
Other people have read your final draft
You have proofread it thoroughly
All of the above
All of the above
This last chapter is concerned with writing up research reports, including dissertations. Whilst we are naturally preoccupied with the content of our work, we must also pay close attention to the quality of the presentation. Getting feedback from others on the same degree programme is a form of peer assessment, after all. Feedback from supervisors may be a bit discouraging, at first sight, but remember that your supervisor will almost certainly be one of your assessors, so respond gratefully to the comments made! This feedback may also help you to remove inadvertent comments that might otherwise have caused offence. Finally, using a spell-checker seems almost too obvious to deserve mentioning it….or is it? Marks are lost regularly through careless presentation. Assessors may make an uncritical inference of attributing carelessness to the research methodology as well.
Reference: Bryman: Social Research Methods: 5th Edition Page(s) 684-687
Reference: Bryman: Social Research Methods: 5th Edition Page(s) 684-687
All of the above This last chapter is concerned with writing up research reports, including dissertations. Whilst we are naturally preoccupied with the content of our work, we must also pay close attention to the quality of the presentation. Getting feedback from others on the same degree programme is a form of peer assessment, after all. Feedback from supervisors may be a bit discouraging, at first sight, but remember that your supervisor will almost certainly be one of your assessors, so respond gratefully to the comments made! This feedback may also help you to remove inadvertent comments that might otherwise have caused offence. Finally, using a spell-checker seems almost too obvious to deserve mentioning it….or is it? Marks are lost regularly through careless presentation. Assessors may make an uncritical inference of attributing carelessness to the research methodology as well.
Reference: Bryman: Social Research Methods: 5th Edition Page(s) 684-687
Reference: Bryman: Social Research Methods: 5th Edition Page(s) 684-687
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B. A questionnaire survey and focus groups
C. Traditional ethnography and structured observation
D. CATI and CAPI
What is rhetoric?
A. The type of rapport that is usually established in in-depth interviews
B. An ancient form of poetry
C. A technique used to assess the external reliability of a data source
D. The attempt to persuade or convince an audience, often through writing
Which qualitative research method was used by Jones et al (2010)?
A. Structured interviewing
B. Focus groups
C. Semi-structured interviewing
D. CAQDAS
Why does Bryman praise the theory section in the Kelley and De Graaf (1997) article?
A. Because he made a personal contribution to that section
B. Because the research questions are spelled out very specifically
C. Because it covers all theories known at that time
D. Because the language is very poetic
What is the purpose of the conclusion in a research report?
A. It explains how concepts were operationally defined and measured
B. It contains a useful review of the relevant literature
C. It outlines the methodological procedures that were employed
D. It summarizes the key findings in relation to the research questions
Which sequence do Creswell and Plano Clark (2011) recommend for an article writing up mixed-methods research?
A. Introduction; Methods; Results; Discussion.
B. Introduction; Literature Review; Data; Conclusions.
C. Introduction; Background; Methods; Findings; Discussion; Conclusion.
D. Introduction; Theory; Data; Measurement; Methods and models; Results; Conclusion.
Which of the following is not normally included in a written account of qualitative research?
A. An introduction, locating the research in its theoretical context
B. An explanation of the design of the study
C. A discussion of the main findings in relation to the research questions
D. A decision to accept or reject the hypothesis
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