Methods:Acrucialpointforeveryworkistoexplainandgivereasonsforthechosenresearch
methods.Thisappliesalsotodevelopmentmethods.Butoftenalsomethodsofsocialscience(e.g.,
questionnaires,interviews,casestudiesorobservations)canbefoundintheses.Inthiscaseyou
shouldseekadviceinatextbookoraskthestudycentreorthesupervisors.Noteverytalkwithan
expertisan“expertinterview”,noteveryget-togetherisa“participativeobservation”.And
especiallyusingquestionnairescanbeatrap.
6.Whichsoftware?
Whichsoftwareyouuse,doesn’tmattermuch.Youcanalsowritegooddocumentswith
OpenOfficeorWord.LaTeXisstillthefavouriteinconnectionwithBibTeX.Somegeneral
recommendations:
IfyouworkwithWordorOpenOffice,youhavetousethestylesheets,e.g.foraheadingyouuse
thestylesheet“Heading1”.Ifyouwanttochangeit,youjusthavetoadaptthestylesheetandthe
wholedocumentchangesaccordingly.Ifastyleislacking,youcandesignit.Onlyifyoustrictly
adheretotheserules,youwillbeable,e.g.,tocreatealistofcontentsautomaticallyandtoupdateit
easilybyarightclick.
LaTeXfacilitatesalot,butalsohassomeproblems.Butthetypesetisexcellent,andifyouuse
manyformulas,youwilllearntoloveLaTeX.
Conclusion:Chooseyoursoftwareaccordingtoyourpreferenceandtask. |
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