Full Description
For courses in Thesis.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. Examples from actual student theses provide concrete illustrations of each step and function as a starting point for one's own project. Tips for organizing tasks and completing them on time help orient students to the research process and give them confidence to achieve their own research goals.
Contents
SECTION I1. Choices and Products2. Getting Started3. Development of a Research Question4. The Institutional Review Board and Human Subjects Review Committee5. Suggestions for Citing and Writing6. Introduction and Problem Statement7. Literature Review8. Methodology9. The Prospectus and the Prospectus DefenseSECTION III: ANALYZING INFORMATION AND DRAWING CONCLUSIONS10. Analyzing & Presenting Your Data and Findings11. Conclusions, Implications and LimitationsSECTION IV: THE FINAL DEFENSE AND BEYOND12. The Thesis Defense13. Revising Your Thesis into Articles and Presentations
