Move your project forward with this practical guide, including examples, tips and exercises to aid your research

This book is aimed at those who are undertaking a research project at an advanced level, including third year undergraduate students, Master's students, doctoral students, research assistants, graduate school students and professionals who need to complete a social research project.

It is suitable for research in social science subjects such as sociology and psychology; humanities subjects such as history and human geography; education; and nursing and related fields. Guiding the researcher through each stage of the research process, this book covers issues such as:

·generating ideas and justifying the topic
·costing the project and obtaining funding
·collecting and analysing data
·producing a thesis and passing a viva exam.

Also covered are advanced-level topics that are required for higher level research. This includes in-depth epistemological and methodological debate, discussion of the issues surrounding theory generation and information about research ethics, data protection, intellectual property and open access.