1. Methodological pluralism in construction management / Andrew Dainty -- 2. Architectural research / Alan Penn -- 3. Legal research / Paul Chynoweth -- 4. Feminist research / Pat Morton and Sara Wilkinson -- 5. Approaches to economic analysis and modelling / Les Ruddock -- 6. Epistemology / Andrew Knight and Neil Turnbull -- 7. Scientific theories / Goran Runeson and Martin Skitmore -- 8. Grounded theory / Kirsty Hunter and John Kelly -- 9. Case study research / David Proverbs and Rod Gameson -- 10. Interviews: a negotiated partnership / Richard Haigh -- 11. Questionnaire design and factor analysis / Mike Hoxley -- 12. Using software to analyse qualitative data / Andrew King -- 13. Getting started in quantitative analysis / Chris Leishman -- 14. Artificial neural network modelling techniques for applied civil and construction engineering research / Hamlin Boussabaine and Richard Kirkham -- 15. Social Network Analysis / Stephen Pryke -- 16. Managing the thesis / Alan Griffith and Paul Watson -- 17. Getting your research published in refereed journals / Will Hughes -- 18. Researcher attitudes and motivation / David Boyd -- 19. Built environment futures research: the need for foresight and scenario learning / John Ratcliffe