A thesis resource guide for criminology and criminal justice
by
McShane, Marilyn D., 1956-
Title
:
A thesis resource guide for criminology and criminal justice
Author
:
McShane, Marilyn D., 1956-
ISBN
:
9780132368957
Personal Author
:
McShane, Marilyn D., 1956-
Publication Information
:
Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Education, c2008.
Physical Description
:
xiii, 224 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Contents
:
1. Why do a thesis? -- 2. Getting started -- 3. Development of the research question -- 4. The institutional review board and the human subjects review committee -- 5. Suggestions for citing and writing -- 6. Introduction and problem statement -- 7. Literature review -- 8. Methodology -- 9. The prospectus and the prospectus defense -- 10. Analyzing and presenting your data and findings -- 11. Conclusions, implications, and limitations -- 12. The final document and thesis defense -- 13. Revising your thesis into articles and presentations.
Abstract
:
"The ultimate thesis resource for students in Criminal Justice and Criminology, this handbook is a comprehensive guide to developing and writing graduate level research. It takes the student on a step-by-step journey through the entire thesis process from initial ideas to a completed product or even a published article. The book can be used by students either working independently or in close consultation with faculty and shows students how to maximize interactions with their thesis committee."--BOOK JACKET.
Subject Term
:
Criminology -- Authorship.
Criminal justice, Administration of -- Authorship.
Dissertations, Academic.
Academic writing.
Added Author
:
Williams, Franklin P.
| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Copy |
|---|
| IIEMSA | General Books | 33168020392466 | 808.066364 M186T 2008 | 1 |