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Bantam Books
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First edition.
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English
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Along with Caltech physicist Mlodinow (The Drunkard's Walk), University of Cambridge cosmologist Hawking (A Brief History of Time)deftly mixes cutting-edge physics to answer three key questions--Why is there something rather than nothing? Why do we exist? Why this particular set of laws and not some other?--and explains that scientists are approaching what is called "M-theory," a collection of overlapping theories (including string theory) that fill...
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Sean King and Michelle Maxwell are back, and struggling in the emotional aftermath of the events that brought them to the brink in Hour Game. Dogged by personal demons, Maxwell agrees to treatment in a psychiatric institution after barely surviving a violent barroom brawl. And King, to right their partnership, accepts an offer to investigate a murder in a scientific think tank named Babbage Town. Feeling cured, Michelle joins him on the case, and...
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Kanopy Streaming
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English
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A video from ECU’s archive of documentaries and teaching films. In this program Professor Hill describes the procedures to follow in conducting focus groups, the most widely used method of qualitative data collection. Excerpts from a focus group are used to illustrate techniques utilised in conducting this form of research. Produced by David Crewes.
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Kanopy Streaming
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English
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A video from ECU’s archive of documentaries and teaching films. A panel of four consumer research professors discuss the advantages and limitations of quantitative and qualitative research methods. A studio audience then questions the panel on a series of topics including the commercial application of both methods. Produced by David Crewes.
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Kanopy Streaming
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English
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A video from ECU’s archive of documentaries and teaching films. This program presents a visual example of a qualitative consumer research report. It was compiled using data collected during the 'Odyssey Downunder' project upon which this series of programs was based. Produced by David Crewes.
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Kanopy Streaming
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English
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A video from ECU’s archive of documentaries and teaching films. In this program Professor Russell Belk describes each of the various continuums of observation from: participant to non participant, obtrusive to non obtrusive, clandestine to open and short term to long term. Professor Belk also discusses the advantages and limitations of observation as a means of data collection plus the use of visual elicitation methods. Produced by David Crewes....
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Kanopy Streaming
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English
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A video from ECU’s archive of documentaries and teaching films. In this program Professor Belk discusses the mechanics of crafting a good research report and the components required to provide impact. The importance of the research report in relation to field work and analysis is stressed as this is the only component of qualitative consumer research that is seen by the reader. Produced by David Crewes.
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Kanopy Streaming
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English
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A video from ECU’s archive of documentaries and teaching films. In this program Professor Russell Belk describes the concepts of thick description and thick interpretation and strategies available to develop them, the coding of data using the constant comparative method and concludes with hints to assist in the analysis and interpretation of data. Produced by David Crewes.
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Kanopy Streaming
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English
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A video from ECU’s archive of documentaries and teaching films. A panel of four consumer research professors discuss the advantages and limitations of quantitative and qualitative research methods. A studio audience then questions the panel on a series of topics including the commercial application of both methods. Produced by David Crewes.
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Kanopy Streaming
Language
English
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A video from ECU’s archive of documentaries and teaching films. In this program Professor Belk describes a number of checks which can be utilised to evaluate qualitative research. Strategies are suggested for implementation before, during and after entering the field. The program concludes with a discussion on the descriptive and interpretational goals of qualitative research. Produced by David Crewes.
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Kanopy Streaming
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English
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A video from ECU’s archive of documentaries and teaching films. In this introductory program Professor Hill describes the scope of qualitative research together with the guiding principles and the specific issues involved in data collection, analysis and writing up of the report. Produced by David Crewes.
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Kanopy Streaming
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English
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A video from ECU’s archive of documentaries and teaching films. In this program Professor Hill describes the procedures to follow in conducting focus groups, the most widely used method of qualitative data collection. Excerpts from a focus group are used to illustrate techniques utilised in conducting this form of research. Produced by David Crewes.
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Kanopy Streaming
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English
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A video from ECU’s archive of documentaries and teaching films. In this episode Professor Ron Hill discusses some of those issues which are constantly raised with regard to qualitative consumer research methods including: subjectivity versus objectivity, scientific integrity, the researcher's presence and ethical considerations. Produced by David Crewes.
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Kanopy Streaming
Language
English
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A video from ECU’s archive of documentaries and teaching films. This program presents a visual example of a qualitative consumer research report. It was compiled using data collected during the 'Odyssey Downunder' project upon which this series of programs was based. Produced by David Crewes.
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Kanopy Streaming
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English
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A video from ECU’s archive of documentaries and teaching films. In this program Professor Melanie Wallendorf describes the preparation required to conduct a field interview, the mechanics of the interview session and the skills needed to guide an interview in the desired direction. Hints are given to encourage the in depth responses necessary for 'thick description'. Produced by David Crewes.
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Kanopy Streaming
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English
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A video from ECU’s archive of documentaries and teaching films. This program provides a brief introduction to and demonstration of four DOS and Macintosh software programmes designed to assist in the coding, storage, retrieval and analysis of qualitative research data. Produced by David Crewes.
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Timber Press
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English
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Citizen science is the public involvement in the discovery of new scientific knowledge. A citizen science project can involve one person or millions of people collaborating towards a common goal. The citizen science movement is approachable and inclusive, making it an excellent option for people looking for ways to get involved and make a difference. The Field Guide to Citizen Science - by the expert team at SciStarter - makes it easier than ever...
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After 90% of the population of the U.S. is wiped out by a man-made plague, the survivors gradually gather into two communities, one in Boulder, Colorado, led by a saintly 108-year-old black woman, Mother Abagail, and the other in Las Vegas (where else?) under a demonic figure, Randall Flagg, "the man with no face." In the ensuing confrontation between good and evil, good triumphs--for the moment.
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Sigma Force novels volume 10
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English
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A remote military research station in Utah sends out a frantic distress call, ending with a chilling final command: Kill us all! Personnel from the neighbouring base rush in to discover everyone already dead - and not just the scientists, but every living thing for fifty square miles has been annihilated. The land is entirely sterile-and the blight is spreading. To halt the inevitable, Commander Gray Pierce and Sigma must unravel a threat that rises...
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