fist guide for reseach methods

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GUIDE FOR RESEACH METHODS

OBJECTIVES:

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To familiarize students with the basic principles ofscientific culture

To establish theoretical frameworks for analytical skills

To equip students with search and information processing

skills in order to draw conclusions and design solution

To prepare students to work independently on research

project


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GUIDE FOR RESEACH METHODS

CONTENT:

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To introduce the basics of qualitative and quantitativescientific methods

To introduce how to identify problems, build hypothesesand analyze data

To write and carry out a scientific research project

To understand the results of the research.


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INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH

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Research is a systematic process of

collecting and analyzing data inorder to help answer a question,

examine an idea or phenomenon or

propose new techniques.

WHAT IS RESEARCH?


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What are the most efficient newprocesses for developing clean energy?

RESEARCH IS.

- Answering a question


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The rise of reality television. How didthis strend start, and why is it so

appealing?

RESEARCH IS.- Examining an idea or phenomenon

Heightened concentration of Obesity in

populations living below povety line.


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E-learning: How technology has

revolutionized primary and secondaryeducation for students in developing

countries.

RESEARCH IS.- Proposing new techniques

Medical procedures: Exploring long term

side effects of Lasik eye surgery.


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RESEARCH IS.NOTWikipedia


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THE RESEARCH PROCESS


PROCESS6. Draw conclusions

1. Understand the problem

5. Analyze findings

3. Choose a research design or method

2. Identify questions and form a hypothesis

4. If applicable, submit forms

7. Present and/or publish your work


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What does the research/creative process look like?


6. Analyze your findings

1. Identify a topic that interests you

5. Conduct your research or creative project

3. Find a faculty mentor that

shares your interests

2. Gather background information

4. Determine the purpose of your

study and choose 5research menthods

7. Share your results through presentations

or publications

DURING

THE

PROCESS


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FRAMING YOUR RESEARCH


The introduction to your study is

composed of three main components

Purpose

statement

Research

question Hypothesis

RESEARCH PROPOSAL


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rSTEP 1: IDENTIFYING YOUR RESEARCH


Question to ask yourself:1.Is your topic worth researching?

- Is there a gap of knowledge?

-Are there discrepancies with previousstudies?

- To what end does it serve?

2. Is your topic feasible to research?

3. Should your topic be researched?


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THE PURPOSE STATEMENT


The purpose statement is a general description

of what your research is about

The purpose statement sets the objectives, theintent and the major idea of a proposal or study

The purpose statement indicates why youwant to do the study and what you intent to

accomplish


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The research problem is a question thatthe data will attempt to answer (The

question narrows down the purpose with

specific points)


THE RESEARCH PROBLEM/QUESTION

There is question one central questionfollowed by 57 sub-question.


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HYPOTHESIS STATEMENT


A hypothesis statement is a focused

statement which predicts an answer to your

research question

A hypothesis is based on the findings ofprevious research as well as your previous

experience with the subject.

A hypothesis is supposed to guide your

research by establishing a starting point.


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WHAT SHOULD A HYPOTHESIS STATEMENT DO?


A hypothesis should.

- Describe patterns

- Predict relationships

- Propose answers to questions


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A hypothesis should.Describe patternsEX: Lets say your research question is:

What factors lead to strong stock market

performance?

One hypothesis might be: Stock

markets tend to perform better wheninterest rates are low than they do when

interest rates are high.


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A hypothesis should. Predict

relationships

EX: Lets say your research question is:

What sort of people excel atbasketball?

One hypothesis might be: Tall peopletend to be better basketball players than

short people are.


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A hypothesis should. Propose answers to

questions

Ex: Lets say your research question is:

Why did Viet Nam join the World TradeOrganization?One hypothesis might be: Viet Nam joined

the World Trade Organization because itwanted to attract more foreign investment


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USING VARIABLES TO CREATE A HYPOTHESIS


A variable is something that varies within a sample

Examples:

- On a mens soccer team, positions, numbers, and

player height are all variable.

- In a classroom, GPAs, names, and nationalities areall variables.


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- Most hypothesis will propose arelationship between two variables.

For example: Tall people tend to better

basketball players than short people

- This hypothesis includes two variables:

+ Height+ Basketball ability

- Therefore, o

basketball abili


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- Therefore, our hypothesis is that ones

basketball ability depends on their height


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HOMEWORK: Research and synthesize your own abstract


Abstract Content:

An abstract is an outline/brief summary

of your paper and you whole project.


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HOMEWORK: Research and synthesize your own abstract


- It should have an intro, body and conclusion

- It highlight major point of the content, and answers

why this work is important, what was your purpose, how

you went about your project, what you learned, and what

you concluded.- It is a welldeveloped paragraph and should be exact

in wording.

- It must be understandable to a wide audience- Do not include any charts, tables, figures, or

spreadsheets in the abstract body


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WHAT IS A LITERATURE REVIEW?

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- A literature review should summarize the existing

research on your subject.

- It should make connection between existing

theories and arguments.

- It should bring your readers up to speed with

existing research.

- It should set the stage for you to explain the

need for additional research.

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