SCS 2150 Chapter 18: chapter 18 notes
20 Aug 2016
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Chapter 18: Conducting a Research Project
-advice for researchers:
-know what is expected by your institution
-must begin with forming a research question because it is going to
•guide the literature search
•limit the scope of the project
•guide decisions about what data to collect
•guide analysis of data
•guide writing-up of findings
•reduce the risk of going off on unnecessary tangents
-take advice from supervisors or advisors
-take criticism and give due consideration to it
-work out a time table detailing the different stages of your research
-find out what resources are available search online databases
-start early and don’t procrastinate
-be persuasive to convince readers your conclusions are credible
-try to get as much feedback as possible
-writing should be free of sexist, prejudiced, racist, etc language
-why do a literature review?
-to find out what is already known
-to help you develop an argument regarding the significance of the research/where it will
lead
-establish your credibility as someone knowledgeable in that area
-should be critical and descriptive
-research questions should be:
-clear
-researchable
-have a connection with the theory and research
-be original
-be linked together (if having more than one)
-don’t begin collecting data until you have clearly identified your research questions
-keep good records
-practice using any hardware or technology beforehand
-don’t wait till you have all your data to begin coding (inputing into spreadsheets, etc)
-allow at least 6 hours of time to transcribe per 1 hour of recorded talk
-structure of a research project:
-title page
-acknowledgements
-table of contents (if applicable)
-abstract
-introduction
-literature review
-research methods
-results
-discussion
-conclusion
-appendices
-references
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Document Summary
Know what is expected by your institution. Take criticism and give due consideration to it. Work out a time table detailing the different stages of your research. Nd out what resources are available search online databases. Be persuasive to convince readers your conclusions are credible. Try to get as much feedback as possible. Writing should be free of sexist, prejudiced, racist, etc language. To nd out what is already known. To help you develop an argument regarding the signi cance of the research/where it will lead. Establish your credibility as someone knowledgeable in that area. Have a connection with the theory and research. Be linked together (if having more than one) Don"t begin collecting data until you have clearly identi ed your research questions. Practice using any hardware or technology beforehand. Don"t wait till you have all your data to begin coding (inputing into spreadsheets, etc)
