Engineering Education: Challenges, Threats and Opportunities

Abstract

4th ed. Previous edition: 2003. Using real-life case studies and written with a student-centered approach, this new edition provides students with the necessary knowledge and skills to enable them to undertake a piece of business research making the best use of IT where appropriate. 1. The nature of business and management research and structure of this book -- 2. Formulating and clarifying the research topic -- 3. Critically reviewing the literature -- 4. Understanding research philosophies and approaches -- 5. Formulating the research design -- 6. Negotiating access and research ethics -- 7. Selecting samples -- 8. Using secondary data -- 9. Collecting primary data through observation -- 10. Collecting primary data using semi-structured, in-depth and group interviews -- 11. Collecting primary data using questionnaires -- 12. Analysing quantitative data -- 13. Analysing qualitative data -- 14. Writing and presenting your project report.