FRHD 3070 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Modern Language Association, Word Processor, American Psychological Association
31 May 2018
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SCHOLARLY RESEARCH AND PLANNING A STUDY
• Literature review
o Functions
▪ Narrow down broad topic
▪ Informs state of knowledge on topic
▪ Stimulates creativity and curiosity
▪ Offers example of what final report looks like
o Goals
▪ Demonstrate familiarity
▪ Show path of prior research
▪ Summarize what is known
▪ Stimulate new ideas
• How to find research literature
o Books
▪ Types
• Designed for teaching purposes
o Original research reports
• Designed for scholars
o Journal articles
o Original research/theoretical essays on specific topic
o Periodicals
▪ Scholarly journals
• Peer reviewed reports of research
o Some specialized
▪ State of the field essay
o Structure
▪ Issue=date, volume, number
• Easier to locate article
o Most= abstract
o Some= meta-analysis
▪ Other
• Mass market publications
o Provide general public with
▪ News
▪ Opinion
▪ Entertainment
• Popularized social science magazines
o Provide interested and educated public with
▪ Simplified versions of findings/commentary
• Serious opinion magazines
o Intellectuals debate current issues
o Dissertations
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