Writing Built Environment Dissertations and Projects - Peter Farrell

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Résumé :

Author biographies ix
Preface x
About the companion website xii

1 Introduction 1
1.1 Introduction 1
1.2 Terminology...

Biographie:
use authoritative tools and adapt the work of others 89
4.13 Levels of measurement 93
4.14 Examples of categorical or nominal data in construction 95
4.15 Examples of ordinal data in construction 96
4.16 Examples of interval and ratio data in construction 97
4.17 Types of data 98
4.18 Money and CO2 as variables 102
4.19 Three objectives, each with an IV and DV: four variables to measure 103
4.20 Summarising research goals...

Sommaire:
nomenclature 2
1.3 Document structure 3
1.4 Possible subject areas for your research 7
1.5 Professional bodies and the non?]technical or technical dissertation or project 8
1.6 Qualitative or quantitative analysis? 10
1.7 The student/supervisor relationship and time management 14
1.8 Ethical compliance and risk assessments 17
1.9 House style or style guide 22
1.10 Writing style 23
1.11 Proofreading 27
1.12 Extra support? 29
1.13 A research proposal 29
1.14 A viva or viva voce 30
Summary 31
References 31

2 The introduction chapter to?the?dissertation or project 33
2.1 Introduction contents 33
2.2 Articulation or description of the problem and provisional objectives 35
Summary of this chapter 37
References 38

3 Review of theory and the literature 39
3.1 Introduction 39
3.2 Style and contents of a literature review 41
3.3 Judgements or opinions? 43
3.4 Sources of data 44
3.5 Methods of finding the literature 48
3.6 Embedding theory in dissertations and projects 49
3.7 Referencing as evidence of reading 53
3.8 Citing literature sources in the narrative of your work 54
3.9 References or bibliography or both? 58
3.10 Common mistakes by students 59
3.11 Using software to help with references 60
3.12 Avoiding the charge of plagiarism 62
Summary of this chapter 64
References 64

4 Research goals and their measurement 67
4.1 Introduction 68
4.2 Aim 70
4.3 Research questions 71
4.4 Objectives 71
4.5 Variables 74
4.6 A hypothesis with one variable 75
4.7 A hypothesis with two variables: independent and dependent 77
4.8 Writing the hypothesis: nulls and tails - a matter of semantics 81
4.9 'Lots' of variables at large, intervening variables 83
4.10 Ancillary or subject variables 83
4.11 No relationship between the IV and the DV 88
4.12 Designing measurement instruments...