TY - BOOK AU - Thomas,Robert Murray AU - Brubaker,Dale L. TI - Avoiding thesis and dissertation pitfalls: 61 cases of problems and solutions SN - 0897898222 U1 - 808.066378 PY - 2001/// CY - Westport, CN PB - Bergin & Garvey KW - Tesis y disertaciones académicas KW - Redacción KW - Preguntas y respuestas KW - Casos N1 - Incluye bibliografía; _; Ch. 1; Introduction; Stages of the Research Process; The Nature of the Cases --; Ch. 2; Choosing and Defining Research Topics; A Paucity of Possibilities; Ready-Made Topics; Risky Topics; Pursuing a Personal Mission; Proving, Discovering, Testing; A Monumental Contribution; A Single-Subject Study --; Ch. 3; Searching the Professional Literature; Literature Review; Touring the Internet; Beginning the Hunt; The Art of Skimming; Taking Advantage of Book Reviews --; Ch. 4; Developing a Proposal; What, Precisely, Is a Proposal?; Defining Key Terms; Defining by Operations; The Why and Where of a Rationale; Writing Under Pressure --; Ch. 5; Getting Help; A Community of Scholars; The Distracted Advisor; Laid-Back Micromanager ER -