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A guide to conducting online research [electronic resource] / Ted J. Gaiser and Anthony E. Schreiner.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Los Angeles ; London : SAGE, c2009.Description: vi, 173p. : ill. ; 25cmISBN:
  • 9781446204306 (electronic bk.)
  • 1446204308 (electronic bk.)
  • 9780857029003 (ebook)
  • 0857029002 (ebook)
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Guide to conducting online research.DDC classification:
  • 001.42 22
LOC classification:
  • Q180.55.M4 G25 2009
Contents:
Introduction -- Designing an online study -- Research standards and ethical considerations -- Using email for data collection -- Researching using instant messaging and chat -- Survey research on the Internet -- The world of Web 2.0: blogs, wikis and websites -- Accessing and using Web-based data -- Analyzing the data -- Emerging research opportunities -- Presenting your results -- Some additional challenges for online researchers -- Appendix 1 : Acronyms and jargon terms -- Appendix 2 : Web links.
This guide is designed to support students, academics and practitioner researchers in using technology as part of their research.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [168]-172) and index.

Introduction -- Designing an online study -- Research standards and ethical considerations -- Using email for data collection -- Researching using instant messaging and chat -- Survey research on the Internet -- The world of Web 2.0: blogs, wikis and websites -- Accessing and using Web-based data -- Analyzing the data -- Emerging research opportunities -- Presenting your results -- Some additional challenges for online researchers -- Appendix 1 : Acronyms and jargon terms -- Appendix 2 : Web links.

This guide is designed to support students, academics and practitioner researchers in using technology as part of their research.

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