{"id":1859,"date":"2019-03-15T15:03:07","date_gmt":"2019-03-15T15:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/sagestudents\/?p=1859"},"modified":"2022-02-01T19:11:06","modified_gmt":"2022-02-01T19:11:06","slug":"book-review-research-methodology-by-ranjit-kumar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/sagestudents\/2019\/03\/15\/book-review-research-methodology-by-ranjit-kumar\/","title":{"rendered":"Book review: Research Methodology by Ranjit Kumar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hi there, Ollie here. Today I\u2019ll be reviewing a book called Research Methodology by Ranjit Kumar. Specifically, I\u2019ll be looking at the format of the book and reviewing the pros and cons of each feature. I thought I\u2019d take a leaf out of Ranjit\u2019s book (not literally), which makes good use of bullet-points, and write this post in bullet-point style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>The pages are landscape, rather than the ubiquitous portrait. I don\u2019t have a strong opinion about this, although it&#8217;s mildly novel and fun.<\/li><li>The pages are nice and thick. This makes a nice change from most textbooks whose pages are so thin they crease if you turn a page too vigorously.<\/li><li>Colour-wise, it\u2019s mostly black and white, apart from the subtitles, tables and figures which are bright pink. I like this; there\u2019s enough colour to keep it engaging, but not so much that it\u2019s distracting. That said, some of the full-page figures are eye-wateringly pink, and could probably be toned down a tad.<\/li><li>Key words are highlighted and their definitions given at the side of the page, which is very handy.<\/li><li>The book is very clearly laid out, with every page stating which chapter and sub-section it\u2019s in.<\/li><li>The book provides an exhaustive view of the fundamentals of the research process. The disadvantage of this is that it doesn\u2019t take a particularly deep dive into some of the processes described. In the research methods modules on my course, we were tested on processing data in much greater detail and complexity than is covered here.<\/li><li>There are many examples of how a concept may be applied in research, such as examples of questionnaires.<\/li><li>There\u2019s an online resource, which the reader is frequently encouraged to visit throughout the book. Unfortunately, I wasn\u2019t able to access it (it\u2019s \u2018coming soon\u2019).<\/li><li>The end of each chapter presents:<ul><li>A summary of the chapter, which is written concisely and in plain English. This might be my favourite feature of the book because it\u2019s so full of information yet very readable.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>A checklist which checks the reader\u2019s understanding of the content. Basically a mini test, which would be great for exam preparation.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Suggested application of the content to one\u2019s own project. Another great feature.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall, I thought the book was great. 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