Books
Booth, W. C. et al. 2008. The Craft of Research. University of Chicago Press, Chicago.
Kumar, R: 2005. Research methodology. A Step-By-Step Guide For Beginners. Sage Publications, London. (3rd edition will also work).
Supplementary readings
Clough, Peter, and Cathy Nutbrown. 2002. A student's guide to methodology: justifying enquiry. London / Thousand Oaks, Calif.: SAGE.
De Vaus, D. A. 2001. Research design in social research. London: SAGE.
Locke L.F. et al. 2014. Proposals that work: A guide for planning dissertations and grant proposals. SAGE Publications
Strunk W. and White E. Bl. 2014. The elements of style (4-th edition). Pearson Educated Limited.