This new edition of a valued guide for construction students will: instil rigour into your problem solving and the production of reports and publications is one of the few books to provide guidance on research formulation, methodologies, andmethods specifically for construction students has been extended in scope to cover many areas of debate, e.g. research ethics, and quantitative& qualitative research INDICE: Preface to Third Edition viiiPreface to Second Edition xPart 1 Producing a Proposal 11 Introduction 3The concept of research 3Classifications of research 7Theories and paradigms 12Research styles 20Quantitative and qualitative approaches 26Where to begin 30Summary 32References 322 Topic for Study 35Selection of a topic 35Writing the proposal 42Summary 50References 50Part 2 Executing the Research 513 Initial Research 53The research process 53Initial search 60Assembling the theoretical framework 66Philosophy and methodology 67Theoretical models and constructs 73Proper referencing 77Summary 77References 784 Approaches to Empirical Work 81Role of experience 81Research design 83Qualitative approaches 91Quantitative approaches 97Experimental design (including experiments and quasi–experiments) 102Case study research 110Modelling 114Simulation 118Summary 121References 1215 Hypotheses 125Essentials of a valid hypothesis 125Roles of hypotheses 129Objective testing of hypotheses 130Role of sampling 131Common statistical measures 133Null hypotheses 141Validities 143Summary 145References 1466 Data Collection 147Data requirements 147Collecting data from respondents 150Sampling 159Sample size 163Scales of measurement 167Obtaining data 175Summary 183References 1837 Data Analysis 186Analysing data 186Plotting data 191Statistical methods 194Non–parametric tests 194Parametric tests 202Other analytical techniques 225Summary 242References 2428 Ethics in Research 246The concepts of morals and ethics 246Research ethics 249Data analysis, intellectual property and data protection 256Summary 259References 259Part 3 Reporting the Results 2619 Results, Inferences and Conclusions 263Requirements for valid results 263Potential sources of error 264Reliability 265Results 266Inferences 270Conclusions 276Summary 279References 27910 Reports and Presentations 281Report production 281Communication 282Contents of the report 284Oral presentation 293Summary 294Index 295
- ISBN: 978-1-118-91574-5
- Editorial: Wiley–Blackwell
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 320
- Fecha Publicación: 10/07/2015
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés