Compass Guide for Beginners

Imagine you are faced with a task of doing a research project and writing knowledgeably about a topic that you currently know little about. Where do you start?

This Compass Guide book written by Dr Sandra Mandic is designed for individuals and teams who are new to research and working in either academia or other sectors (such as government, industry and not-for-profit organisations).

This 40-page book has been written to help you navigate the research process and prepare effective research reports and presentations. The book is written in an engaging way with infographics, tips and examples and printed in colour. The book includes links to ten relevant videos at the AGILE Research YouTube channel.

This book is now available in English, Spanish and Chinese.

Sandra Mandic. (2024) Compass Guide for Beginners: From Research Questions to Research Reports and Presentations. AGILE Research Ltd., Wellington. ISBN: 978-0-473-71089-7 (PDF); ISBN: 978-0-473-71088-0 (paperback)

Sandra Mandic. (2024) Guía Compass: desde la formulación de preguntas de investigación a la realización de informes y presentaciones. (Segunda edición) AGILE Research Ltd., Wellington. ISBN: 978-1-0670411-0-6 (PDF); ISBN: 978-1-0670411-1-3 (Libro de tapa blanda)

桑德拉·曼德琪（Sandra Mandic）. (2025) 《Compass指南：初学者指南——从研究问题到研究报告与报告演示》（第二版），敏捷研究有限公司（AGILE Research Ltd.）, 惠灵顿

ISBN: 978-1-0670411-8-2 (PDF)
ISBN: 978-1-0670411-9-9 (平装版)

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