Francis Jegede is Associate Professor in International Relations and Diplomacy and Chair of the College Research Committee, College of Business, Law and Social Sciences, University of Derby, UK.Charlotte Hargreaves is the Head of Criminology and Social Sciences at the University of Derby, UK.Karen Smith leads Collaborative Research and Development in the School of Education at the University of Hertfordshire, UK.Philip Hodgson is the Head of the School of Law and Social Sciences at the University of Derby, UK.Malcolm J. Todd is Professor of Sociology and the Deputy Vice Chancellor and Provost at the University of Derby, UK. He is a National Teaching Fellow and has written widely on learning and teaching in higher education.Julia Waldman has left academia and is now Film Production and Business Manager for Robin Creative Media.

• Figures, Tables and Case Studies ContributorsAcknowledgementsPrefaceChapter 1 What is a dissertation?Chapter 2 Getting supportChapter 3 Research questions and getting started on your dissertationChapter 4 Searching and reviewing literatureChapter 5 Choosing an appropriate research methodology for your dissertationChapter 6 Types and sources of dataChapter 7 Data collectionChapter 8 Ethics and legal issues regarding social research and personal dataChapter 9 Analysing quantitative dataChapter 10 Analysing qualitative dataChapter 11 Writing the dissertationChapter 12 Making the most of your dissertationAppendix 1 List of Common Statistical Tests Appendix 2 Socio-economic deprivation in English towns and cities – 2015ReferencesIndex

Francis Jegede is Associate Professor in International Relations and Diplomacy and Chair of the College Research Committee, College of Business, Law and Social Sciences, University of Derby, UK.Charlotte Hargreaves is the Head of Criminology and Social Sciences at the University of Derby, UK.Karen Smith leads Collaborative Research and Development in the School of Education at the University of Hertfordshire, UK.Philip Hodgson is the Head of the School of Law and Social Sciences at the University of Derby, UK.Malcolm J. Todd is Professor of Sociology and the Deputy Vice Chancellor and Provost at the University of Derby, UK. He is a National Teaching Fellow and has written widely on learning and teaching in higher education.Julia Waldman has left academia and is now Film Production and Business Manager for Robin Creative Media.

• Figures, Tables and Case Studies ContributorsAcknowledgementsPrefaceChapter 1 What is a dissertation?Chapter 2 Getting supportChapter 3 Research questions and getting started on your dissertationChapter 4 Searching and reviewing literatureChapter 5 Choosing an appropriate research methodology for your dissertationChapter 6 Types and sources of dataChapter 7 Data collectionChapter 8 Ethics and legal issues regarding social research and personal dataChapter 9 Analysing quantitative dataChapter 10 Analysing qualitative dataChapter 11 Writing the dissertationChapter 12 Making the most of your dissertationAppendix 1 List of Common Statistical Tests Appendix 2 Socio-economic deprivation in English towns and cities – 2015ReferencesIndex

Francis Jegede is Associate Professor in International Relations and Diplomacy and Chair of the College Research Committee, College of Business, Law and Social Sciences, University of Derby, UK.Charlotte Hargreaves is the Head of Criminology and Social Sciences at the University of Derby, UK.Karen Smith leads Collaborative Research and Development in the School of Education at the University of Hertfordshire, UK.Philip Hodgson is the Head of the School of Law and Social Sciences at the University of Derby, UK.Malcolm J. Todd is Professor of Sociology and the Deputy Vice Chancellor and Provost at the University of Derby, UK. He is a National Teaching Fellow and has written widely on learning and teaching in higher education.Julia Waldman has left academia and is now Film Production and Business Manager for Robin Creative Media.

• Figures, Tables and Case Studies ContributorsAcknowledgementsPrefaceChapter 1 What is a dissertation?Chapter 2 Getting supportChapter 3 Research questions and getting started on your dissertationChapter 4 Searching and reviewing literatureChapter 5 Choosing an appropriate research methodology for your dissertationChapter 6 Types and sources of dataChapter 7 Data collectionChapter 8 Ethics and legal issues regarding social research and personal dataChapter 9 Analysing quantitative dataChapter 10 Analysing qualitative dataChapter 11 Writing the dissertationChapter 12 Making the most of your dissertationAppendix 1 List of Common Statistical Tests Appendix 2 Socio-economic deprivation in English towns and cities – 2015ReferencesIndex