Feeling overwhelmed by your dissertation? Stuck and not sure where to start?
Your Psychology Dissertation has been specifically created to guide you through your dissertation to help you feel confident at every stage of your independent psychology research project.
This book will take you through the entire process of designing, conducting and then writing up your research, providing invaluable tips and support along the way, as well as answering all those frequently asked questions. Whether you need to know more about quantitative or qualitative research methodology, need help in choosing a topic, and/or are struggling to review and understand the literature, this book covers it all. Your Psychology Dissertation is suitable for all psychology students looking for dissertation success.
Check out the online resources to get lots of useful templates and guidance to help you with every step of the way.
Section 1: Getting Started
Chapter 1: Welcome to your dissertation!
Chapter 2: Managing your supervisor
Chapter 3: Choosing a research topic
Chapter 4: Understanding the Literature
Chapter 5: Developing your rationale, research question(s) and hypothesis; and choosing between quantitative or qualitative research design
Section 2: Methodology
Chapter 6: Quantitative methodology
Chapter 7: Qualitative methodology
Chapter 8: Mixed methods research projects
Chapter 9: Ethical considerations
Section 3: Data analysis
Chapter 10: Quantitative data analysis
Chapter 11: Qualitative data analysis
Section 4: Writing Up
Chapter 12: Writing Style
Chapter 13: Writing the discussion chapter and preparing for submission
Section 5: Beyond the dissertation
Chapter 14: Communicating research
