TY - BOOK AU - Cone,John D. AU - Foster,Sharon L. TI - Dissertations and theses from start to finish: psychology and related fields SN - 1591473624 (alk. paper) AV - BF76.5 .C645 2006 PY - 2006/// CY - Washington, DC PB - American Psychological Association KW - Psychology KW - Research KW - Methodology N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 345-355) and index; What are theses and dissertations and why write a book about them? -- Starting out : assessing your preparation for the task ahead -- Time and trouble management -- Finding topics and faculty collaborators -- Formulating and communicating your plans : an overview of the proposal -- Reviewing the literature -- Research methodology and ethics -- Measurement -- Selecting the appropriate statistics -- Collecting, managing, and analyzing the data -- Presenting the results -- Discussing the results -- Managing committee meetings : proposal and oral defense -- Presenting your project to the world -- Appendix A: Selected ethical standards relevant to the conduct of research in psychology UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip065/2005037694.html ER -