The Research Supervision Process November 6, 2006
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I am using this entry to upload a file. Haven’t been here in a while, writing research bids and stuff. So just getting familiar again and hope to return very soon
Piled High and Deeper (PhD?) August 21, 2006
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At last some humour! I have found a great site to keep students going when they are flagging and intend to send it on to all my colleagues too! This website is basically a comic book of strips delivered approximately twice a week to keep up the spirits of PhD students and it works, try this one http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/archive.php?comicid=462
UKGrad Website August 21, 2006
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The UKGrad Website provides useful advice for research students and supervisors on planning and carrying out docotoral research. For the first time I have seen a list of competencies that should be achieved upon completing a doctoral programme and they can be found on this site under the heading of
“joint statement of the UK research councils’ training requirements for research students 2001)
Partnership research July 7, 2006
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Partnership Research is a good link if you are planning on involving service users in the actual design and planning of research. There are also models of partnership research as well as links to other resources.
SPSS July 2, 2006
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SPSS means Statistical Package for the Social Sciences but has grown considerably as an analysis tool since its inception in 1968. I went to a lecture on this analysis package last week and was quite impressed because I understood it and it actually appeared to be quite a useful way of handling data! The website is a useful resource even if you do not use the package – you have to register but you will be able to access reports and guidance on things like designing a survey.
My HERO! July 2, 2006
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Higher Education and Research Opportunities in the united kingdom (HERO) offer a comprehensive list of dictionaries amongst other things. It may seem unnecessary but you will thank me when you are rushing to send off that proposal and are looking for some inspirational words.
Qualitative Social Research Forum March 28, 2006
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This website provides articles on a number of methodological issues when carrying out research that are fully referenced. In addition there is opportunityto discuss the articles with other readers. Just need to find the time and energy to read them now.
Anthropology / Ethnography resources March 12, 2006
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This link was provided by David Fetterman in his book Ethnography step by step 2nd Ed. (1998 London. Sage). A useful introduction to ethography. A difficult to place method /methodology as it seems to fit within most theories especially of the qualitative type. Perhaps best thought of as a method within a method as it does not really stand up as a theoretical methodology on its own.
Free trail Nvivo March 12, 2006
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This site allows you to try out Nvivo for free for thirty days – so choose when to download carefully. Nvivo is a qualitative analysis package free Nvivo
Research funding guidelines March 12, 2006
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The ESRC – Economic and Social Research Council provide some good guidelines for applications for funding. It is written in plain english and can be used as a checklist for all applcations not just those submitted to the ESRC
