Links

This page provides links to various resources which support different elements within a research project (If you think there are any missing sections, do please add them)

Literature Review

 * ~ Resource name ||~ Brief details ||
 * Literature Review Handout ||< From the University of North Carolina, '//This handout will explain what a literature review is and offer insights into the form and construction of a literature review in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences//.' ||
 * How to write a literature review || From the Learner Development Unit at UCE, Birmingham, this page explains what a literature review is, how it should be structured and how to write it. - Ian this link doesn't seem to work. I'll try and find the right one and add it in ||
 * Directory of Open Access Journals || If you aren't prepared (or able!) to stump up the cost of accessing some of the research articles in adademic journals, then this might be a good repository to browse. ||
 * Writing a literature review || Advice from the Academic Skills Centre at the University of Canberra ||
 * Doing a literature review || "... why literature reviews are needed and how they can be conducted and recorded" from the University of Leicester Postgraduate Researcher Development section. ||
 * Academic Writing Resources || From James Cook University Australia, these resources provide advice for your writing (Literature reviews, Theses etc) and more. ||

Methods and Methodology

 * ~ Resource name ||~ Brief details ||
 * Research methods and methodology || Series of 'How to ...' guides from Emerald Insight. e.g. ... implement grounded theory, ... conduct interviews ||
 * [[file:PDF 2011 14 Vinten - Open versus closed questions – an open issue.pdf]] || An interesting article about questioning in research ||
 * MethodSpace || Methodspace is a multidimensional online network for the community of researchers, from students to professors, engaged in research methods ||
 * Five Misunderstandings About Case-Study Research || This article explains and corrects these misunderstandings one by one and concludes with the Kuhnian insight that a scientific discipline without a large number of thoroughly executed case studies is a discipline without systematic production of exemplars, and a discipline without exemplars is an ineffective one ||
 * Content Analysis || "T his guide provides an introduction to content analysis, a research methodology that examines words or phrases within a wide range of texts." ||

Findings and Analysis
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 * ~ Resource name ||~ Brief details ||
 * Qualitative Data Analysis || Graham Gibbs' (Univ. of Huddersfield) YouTube channel. Mainly focused on Grounded Theory, but more general resources too
 * Bamboo DIRT || "Bamboo DiRT is a tool, service, and collection registry of digital research tools for scholarly use. Developed by Project Bamboo, Bamboo DiRT makes it easy for digital humanists and others conducting digital research to find and compare resources ranging from content management systems to music OCR, statistical analysis packages to mindmapping software." ||
 * Statistics Glossary || Glossary of statistical terms associated with the STEPS (STatistical Education through Problem Solving) project ||

Discussion & Conclusion

 * ~ Resource name ||~ Brief details ||
 * Discussion of research findings || PDF from the Higher Education Academy providing guidance on this section ||

References & Bibliography

 * ~ Resource name ||~ Brief details ||
 * Writing a list of references || Concise instructions on style and using the Harvard system from UEfAP.com ||
 * Qiqqa || An online tool to help with:
 * PDF management and search.
 * Collaborating, sourcing essential metadata, citing your references.
 * Brainstorming new ideas, visualizing your topics. ||