
Planning Research
John C. Gordon
(Author)Description
John C. Gordon focuses first on the importance of thinking carefully and writing down a research plan, describing each component of such a plan and explaining why it is important. In subsequent chapters he shows how to describe research or management problems, how to write clear objectives, the importance of the hypothesis, how to deal with schedules and budgets, how to communicate completed plans, and how to prepare grant applications. Gordon concludes with an insightful chapter on the social significance of scientific research.
Product Details
Publisher | Yale University Press |
Publish Date | May 09, 2007 |
Pages | 112 |
Language | English |
Type | |
EAN/UPC | 9780300120066 |
Dimensions | 8.3 X 5.7 X 0.3 inches | 0.3 pounds |
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Reviews
"This book details methods for producing high quality scientific research that is fundable and that will stand up to scrutiny from those who might wish to dismiss the results."--Laura Meyerson, University of Rhode Island test
--Laura Meyerson
"Like Strunk and White's Elements of Style, this book is a must-have volume, in this case aimed at students and professionals involved in research."--Margaret Lowman, author of Life in the Treetops--Margaret Lowman
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