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Making sense : a student's guide to research and writing. Social sciences / Margot Northey, Lorne Tepperman, James Russell.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Don Mills, Ont. ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2002.Edition: 2nd edDescription: vi, 272 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780195416473 (pbk.) :
  • 0195416473
Other title:
  • Social sciences
  • Making sense in the social sciences
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 808.0663 NOR
LOC classification:
  • PN101
Contents:
Summary: Designed specifically for students of the social sciences, this is an accessible and useful research guide which outlines the general principles of style, grammar and usage as well as discussing research design, theory and argument.
Holdings
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Short Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 808.06662 NOR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 122030
Short Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 808.06662 NOR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 123671

Previous ed.: published as Making sense in the social sciences. 1986.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-268) and index.

1. Writing and thinking. 2. Designing a project. 3. Theorizing about a project. 4. Using quantitative data. 5. Using qualitative data. 6. Exercising judgment and good ethics. 7. Arguing and writing with style. 8. Writing an essay. 9. Writing a report or exam. 10. Common errors in grammar and usage. 11. Punctuation. 12. Documentation. 13. Catchlist of misused words and phrases.

Designed specifically for students of the social sciences, this is an accessible and useful research guide which outlines the general principles of style, grammar and usage as well as discussing research design, theory and argument.

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