Contents Chapter 1 · Introduction . 1.1. What is social science? . 1.2. What is method? . 1.3. What is the scientific part of social science?. 1.4. What does it mean to be good at method? . 1.5. The key points of the book . Chapter 2 · Planning . 2.1. Linear or circular process? . 2.2. Project plan. Chapter 3 · Get off to a good start – and finish on time . 3.1. Start writing early in the process . 3.2. Obtain a good structure with mind maps . 3.3. Use IT tools for brainstorming, structuring and problem statement. 3.5. How to best read specialist literature? . 8 9 10 11 11 12 16 20 21 24 25 26 28 30