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		Image from Amazon.com	The essential guide to doing research / Zina O'Leary by O'Leary, Zina Material type: Text; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Specialized; Publication details: London : Sage, 2004 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (1)Call number: Q180.55 .M4 O432E. Found in Open Library: Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
			Practical research : planning and design by Leedy, Paul D Edition: 6th ed. Material type: Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction Publication details: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Merrill, 1997 Availability: No items available. Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
		Image from Amazon.com	Practical research : planning and design / Paul D. Leedy, Jeanne Ellis Ormrod by Leedy, Paul D Ormrod, Jeanne Ellis Edition: 8th ed. , international ed. Material type: Text; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Specialized; Publication details: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson/Merrill Prentice Hall, c2005 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (1)Call number: Q180.55 .M4 L432P 2005. Found in Open Library: Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
		Image from Amazon.com	Research to the point by Metcalf, Allan A Edition: 2nd rev. ed. Material type: Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction Publication details: Fort Worth, Tex. : Harcourt Brace College, 1995 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (1)Call number: LB2369 M472R 1995. Found in Open Library: Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
		Image from Amazon.com	Research methods for postgraduates / edited by Tony Greenfield by Greenfield, Tony [ed.] Edition: 2nd ed. Material type: Text; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Specialized; Publication details: London : Arnold, 2002 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (1)Call number: Q180.55 .M4 R473 2002. Found in Open Library: Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
		Image from Amazon.com	Universal methods of design : 100 ways to research complex problems, develop innovative ideas, and design effective solutions / Bella Martin, Bruce Hanington. by Martin, Bella Hanington, Bruce Material type: Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Specialized; Publication details: Beverly, Mass. : Rockport Publishers, 2012 Availability: Not available: Checked out (1). Found in Open Library: Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
		Local cover image Image from Amazon.com	The researcher's toolkit [electronic resource] : the complete guide to practitioner research / edited by David Wilkinson. by Wilkinson, David, 1970- [ed.] Material type: Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction Publication details: London : Routledge, 2001 Online resources: Electronic Resources Availability: No items available. Found in Open Library: Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
		Image from Amazon.com	Research methods for architecture / Ray Lucas. by Lucas, Raymond [author] Material type: Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Specialized; Copyright date: London : Laurence King Publishing, 2016 Availability: Not available: Checked out (1). Found in Open Library: Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
		Image from Amazon.com	Practical research : planning and design / Paul D. Leedy, Jeanne Ellis Ormrod by Leedy, Paul D Ormrod, Jeanne Ellis Edition: 7th ed. Material type: Text; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: General; Publication details: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Merrill/Prentice Hall, c2001 Availability: No items available. Found in Open Library: Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
		Image from Amazon.com	Research methodology : a step-by-step guide for beginners / Ranjit Kumar by Kumar, Ranjit Edition: 2nd ed. Material type: Text; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Specialized; Publication details: London : SAGE, 2005 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (2)Call number: Q180.55 .M4 K852R 2005, ... Found in Open Library: Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
		Image from Amazon.com	Qualitative research design : an interactive approach / Joseph A. Maxwell. by Maxwell, Joseph Alex, 1941- Series: Applied social research methods series ; v. 41 Edition: 3rd ed. Material type: Text; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Specialized; Publication details: Los Angeles, Calif. : SAGE, c2013 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (2)Call number: Q 180.55 .M4 M398Q 2013, ... Found in Open Library: Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
		Image from Amazon.com	Principles of research in communication / Thomas D. Stewart by Stewart, Thomas D Material type: Text; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Specialized; Publication details: Boston, Mass. : Allyn and Bacon, c2002 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (1)Call number: P91.3 S738P. Not available: Checked out (1). Found in Open Library: Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
		Image from Amazon.com	Introduction to communication research / John Reinard by Reinard, John C Edition: 3rd ed. , international ed. Material type: Text; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Specialized; Publication details: Boston, Mass. : McGraw Hill, 2001 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (1)Call number: P91.3 R446I 2001. Found in Open Library: Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
		Image from Amazon.com	Communication research measures II : a sourcebook / Rebecca B. Rubin ... [et al.] by Rubin, Rebecca B Material type: Text; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Specialized; Publication details: New York, N.Y. : Routledge, 2009 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (1)Call number: P91.3 C655. Found in Open Library: Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
		Image from Amazon.com	Evaluating research : methodology for people who need to read research / Francis C. Dane by Dane, Francis C, 1952- Material type: Text; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Specialized; Publication details: Los Angeles, Calif. : SAGE, c2011 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (1)Call number: Q 180.55 .E9 D363E. Found in Open Library: Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
			Introduction to communication research by Reinard, John C Edition: 2nd ed. Material type: Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction Publication details: Boston, Mass. : McGraw-Hill, 1998 Availability: Not available: Checked out (1). Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
			Communication research : strategies and sources by Rubin, Rebecca B Rubin, Alan M Piele, Linda J Edition: 4th ed. Material type: Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction Publication details: Belmont, Calif. : Wadsworth Pub. Co., 1996 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (1)Call number: P91.3 R824C 1996. Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
		Image from Amazon.com	Investigating communication : an introduction to research methods / Lawrence R. Frey ... [et al.] by Frey, Lawrence R Material type: Text; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Specialized; Publication details: Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice Hall, c1991 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (1)Call number: P91 F739I. Found in Open Library: Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
		Image from Amazon.com	Research methods for organizational studies / Donald P. Schwab. by Schwab, Donald P Edition: 2nd ed. Material type: Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Specialized; Publication details: London : Routledge, 2011 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (1)Call number: HD30.4 S382R 2011. Found in Open Library: Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
		Local cover image Image from Amazon.com	Research methods for business : a skill-building approach / Uma Sekaran and Roger Bougie. by Sekaran, Uma Bougie, Roger Edition: 5th ed. Material type: Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Specialized; Publication details: Chichester : Wiley, 2011 Availability: No items available. Found in Open Library: Save to lists Add to cart (remove)