CONTENTS Lisf of figures and tables vi 1 Designing and managing research projects: An overview 1 2 Designing a new research project: Issues to think about 8 3 Developing research aims and objectives 38 4 Preparing and writing a research proposal 48 5 Getting funding for research 64 6 Research ethics and ethics reviews 83 7 Doing a literature review 105 8 Managing a research project 131 9 Software for research 148 10 Working with colleagues and supervisors 161 11 Communicating research findings 175 12 Writing for research: Some guiding principles 189 13 Writing a research report: Organisation and presentation 200 14 Careers in research 224 Concluding ideas: Research projects and research careers 239 Appendix 1Example of a completed research proposal 241 Index 249