Research Methods and Literature Review   Tags: ethics, literature_review, phd, qualitative_method, quantitative_method, research, research_ethics, research_method, research_methods, systemmatic_review, thesis  

This resource guide will help Honours, Masters and PhD students discover library resources to support the ‘research process’.

It focuses on the key areas of:

• Literature Review
• Research Methods
• Ethics

Use it as a starting point to discover:

• books (including e-books) in the catalogue;
• published articles within key databases;
• online resources via reputable websites

Additional resources on this page include general texts on 'Working with your Supervisor' and 'Doing a PhD or thesis'.

Research librarians:

Josipa Crnic

Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus

josipa.crnic@deakin.edu.au

+ 61 3 5227 1186

Linlin Zhao

Melbourne Burwood Campus

l.zhao@deakin.edu.au

+ 61 3 9251 7018

Faculty liaison librarians:

Faculty of Arts and Education

To find resources on how to write your PhD thesis from the library catalogue, use key words such as 'PhD',  'dissertations', 'theses' or 'doctorates':

Below are a few suggested books on this topic:

The dissertation : from beginning to end - Lyons, Peter; Doueck, Howard J.

ISBN: 019537391X

Publication Date: 2010

Available as E book

Doing your social science dissertation - Burnett, Judith

ISBN: 9781412931120

Publication Date: 2009

Available as E book

Postgraduate Research Handbook: Succeed with your MA, MPhil, EdD and PhD - Wisker, Gina

ISBN: 9780230521308

Publication Date: 2008

Doctorates Downunder : keys to successful doctoral study in Australia and New Zealand - Denholm, Carey; Evans,Terry

ISBN: 0864314299

Publication Date: 2006

Available as E book

How to write a thesis - Murray, Rowena

ISBN: 9780335219681

Publication Date: 2006

Available as E book

Additional resources on supervision and working with your supervisor:

The Routledge doctoral supervisor's companion : supporting effective research in education and the social sciences - edited by Walker, Melanie; Thomson, Pat

ISBN: 9780415484138

Publication Date: 2010

Available as E book

How to get a PhD : a handbook for students and their supervisors - Phillips, Estelle, M; Pugh, Derek, S.

ISBN: 9780335242030

Publication Date: 2010

How to be an effective supervisor : best practice in research student supervision - Eley, A; Murray, Rowena

ISBN: 9780335222964

Publication Date: 2009

Available as E book

Supervising doctorates downunder : keys to effective supervision in Australia and New Zealand - edited by Denholm, Carey; Evans, Terry

Call Number: 378.1550994 Den/Sdd

ISBN: 9780864314307

Publication Date: 2007

Available as E book

Helping doctoral students write : pedagogies for supervision - Kamler, Barbara;Thomson, Pat

ISBN: 9780415346832

Publication Date: 2006

Available as E book

Supervising postgraduates from non-English speaking backgrounds - edited by Ryan, Yoni; Zuber-Skerritt, Ortrun

ISBN: 0335203728

Publication Date: 1999