Dissertation Research and Writing for Built Environment Students

Dissertation Research and Writing for Built Environment Students is a step-by-step guide to help students complete their final year research project. Trusted and developed over three previous editions, the new fourth edition guides you through selecting a dissertation topic, writing a proposal, conducting a literature review, choosing a research approach, collecting data, analysing and presenting information, and ultimately producing a well-written dissertation.

The book breaks down dissertation research and writing into a series of learnable activities, divided into three parts.

Part One covers the essential groundwork, including identifying the problem, writing a proposal, and reviewing the literature.

Part Two focuses on the research design, offering approaches and techniques for data collection and guidance on constructing and sampling a questionnaire.

Part Three addresses the measurement of data, data analysis using SPSS, structuring and writing the complete dissertation, as well as supervision and assessment.

This new edition is packed with updated examples and research samples, making it the ideal resource for students engaged in research within built environment subjects such as construction management, construction project management, facilities management, real estate, building surveying, quantity surveying, and civil engineering.