Organizing and Managing Your Research

Renata is a Senior Research Fellow with the Centre for Children and Young People at Southern Cross University (http://www.ccyp.scu.edu.au/). She has also been a Senior Lecturer with the School of Education. Allan is currently Director of Research and Research Training for the School of Commerce and Management. He currently teaches and supervises post graduate students in the field of learning, training, technology implementation and change management. His research interests are in the areas of adult learning and educational technology with a particular focus on electronic networks such as the Internet and the World Wide Web. Allan is the organiser of the AusWeb Conference series and the Chair of the International World Wide Web Conference Committee Allan supervises post graduate research students enrolled in Masters, PhD and Professional Docorates programs. He is a member of the International Centre for Change, Innovation and Organisational Research and the Centre for Curriculum, Innovation and Learning Technologies. He chairs the AusWeb conference series http://ausweb.scu.edu.au and is member of the International World Wide Web conference Committee http://www.iw3c2.org

Introduction Establishing Technical Fundamentals Managing Yourself, Your Ideas and Your Support Structures Organizing Your Work Environment Planning and Overseeing Progress of Your Project Communicating and Networking Electronically Effective Literature Searching Strategic Web Searching Managing and Organizing Your Literature Designing Data Collection Systems Managing Data Analysis Improving Your Writing Efficiency Presenting and Publishing Your Research

`As research guides go, this is probably the best, most readable and encouraging books for nurses that I have come across....I recommend this volume to students and researchers at all levels, and at all stages of their professional careers. It is an excellent read' - Nursing Standard '[This book] is an ideal reader for someone who is thinking about starting a research project with no or limited previous experience. This is because it outlines the whole research process from start to finish. It also provides useful tips for those who are more experienced' - Nurse Researcher