Research and Writing : Across the Disciplines

Contents: I. Essentials of Research: 1. An introduction to research methodology. 2. The scientific method. 3. Types of research studies. 4. Research methods. 5. Designing research. 6. Data collection. 7. Data analysis. II. Essentials of writing: 8. Planning the Thesis. 9. Using the library: i. Types of library classification. 10. Scientific writing. 11. Thesis or assignment writing. 12. Preparing the title. 13. Writing abstract and summary. 14. Writing the introduction. 15. Writing review of literature. 16. Writing the materials and methods. 17. Presenting the results. 18. Writing the discussions. 19. Citing the references. 20. Using the footnotes. 21. Listing of authors and addresses. 22. Using quotations. 23. Using punctuations. 24. Proofreading. 25. Photography. 26. Writing a research proposal. 27. Writing a research report. 28. Writing a research grant proposal. Appendix. Glossary. Index.

"Effective research and efficient writing skills are the need of the day. An organized research and a well-written report create a better impact on the academic community. This book covers the important aspects of research including different research methods available, how to design research, data collection and analysis, how to select the research topic and the methodology, different methods available for presentation of results, how to write the different sections of a thesis or dissertation, how to write a research proposal and research grant proposal and how to proofread the manuscript. The authors rich experience has helped in shaping the contents to suit the needs of research students in developing capabilities for thinking, formulation, execution, recording, writing and presenting in an effective manner. Tips provided for organizing panel and group discussions, general meetings, workshops and seminars would help researchers to build up their organizing capacity."