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Week 2
Course Title: SeminarCourse Credit Hrs.: 3 per weekLevel: 3Program: MA in Educational Technology Term: 1st Sem 2015
Instructors: Dr. Noora Al-Malki & Dr. Amal AlshushaCredits of images and online content are to their original ownersCopyright (a) noora malki 2014
Presentation Content - Learning Outcomes- The Framework of a Research Project
cont.- Research Problem- How to define a Research Problem?- Research Resources- Research Ethics- How to Handle Quotations? - Research Documentation Styles - NEXT Week
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Learning OutcomesUpon completing the 6-hour session in the second week, students will be able to:
1.apply the basic aspects of the research process in order to plan a proposal for a research project. 2. effectively use the library and its resources (off-line and online) in gathering information for research purposes
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The Framework of a Research Project
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Four questions to ask:
1.What are you going to do? {Research Subject}2.Why are you going to do it? { Problem & Importance} 3.How are you going to do it? {Research Method}4.When are you going to do it? {Research Action Plan or Program}
Chapter 3 "Structuring the Research Project" from Walliman's Research Methods (pgs. 29-41)
Research Problem
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A research problem to be researchable must be:1.Clear & concise 2.Significant 3.Limited in scope4.Accessible (can find information about it)5.Solvable (can draw conclusions about it)
Chapter 3 "Structuring the Research Project" from Walliman's Research Methods (pgs. 29-41)
How to define a Research Problem?
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1. Questions 2. Hypotheses 3. Propositions Chapter 3 "Structuring the Research Project" from Walliman's Research Methods (pgs. 29-41)
Research Resources: Types
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1) Single-fact information2) General information3) In-depth information
Chapter 5 “Doing the Research” from Winkler's and Metherell's Writing The Research Paper (pgs. 51-61)
Research Resources: Types
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1) Primary Resources [Original Works, Interviews, Observation, Experiments, Questionnaires,
2) Secondary Resources [written materials, non-written materials, survey data, online datasets, documentary data, archives, meta- analysis, Data mining, etc.]
Chapter 5 “Doing the Research” from Winkler's and Metherell's Writing The Research Paper (pgs. 51-61)Selected Extracts from Chapters 7 & 8 "Collecting and Analyzing Secondary Data" & “Collecting Primary
Data” from Walliman's Research Methods (pgs. 78-112)
Research Resources: Online
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1. Databases2. Open Resources3. E-Journals4. Blogs & Social Networks 5. Search Engines 6. KAU DatabasesChapter 4 “Using the Computer in your Research” from Winkler's and Metherell's Writing The Research Paper (pgs. 37-47)
Research Resources: Evaluation
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1) Quality2) Authenticity3) Accuracy 4) Outdated resources 5) Biased6) Online sources
Chapter 5 “Doing the Research” from Winkler's and Metherell's Writing The Research Paper (pgs. 51-61)
Research Resources: Composing a Working Bibliography
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“The bibliography is a list of sources on the research topic. The working bibliography is made up of those sources that you consulted for information; the final bibliography is an alphabetical list of the sources you actually used in the paper.”
Chapter 5 “Doing the Research” from Winkler's and Metherell's Writing The Research Paper (pgs. 51-61)
Research Resources: Composing a Working Bibliography
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Extracted from Chapter 5 “Doing the Research” from Winkler's and Metherell's Writing The Research Paper (pgs. 59)
Research Ethics
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1. Integrity 2. Documentation 3. Plagiarism 4. Working with Human Subjects5. Working with animals 6. Neutrality7. Dissemination KAU Research ethics document Extracts from Chapter 2 "The Ethics of Educational and Social Research" from Cohen's et al Research Methods in
Education (pgs. 62-69)
How to Handle Quotations?
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How to avoid Plagiarism?
How to handle note-taking? (summary, paraphrase and direct quotation)
Discussion
How to Handle Quotations?
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Quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing are writing techniques that allow you to use another author’s work in your research. 1.You must use quotation marks if you are taking something directly (word for word) from the information source. Quotations must be attributed to the original author.
2.Paraphrasing means putting information from a source into your own words. A paraphrase is generally the same length or slightly shorter than the original source. You have also to attribute it to the author.
3. Summarizing means to restate the main points of a source in your own words. Again, you must cite the source. When you summarize you condense the information source into a few sentences.
How to Handle Quotations?: tips
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1. Right before the quote, use a signal phrase: The author explains, shows, states, argues, illustrates…
2. Chose and insert a meaningful quote.
3. After the quote, provide a few sentences of commentary.
How to handle quotations?: Signal Phrases
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Research Documentation Styles: Quick Review
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1. Purdue University Writing Lab. “Research and Citation Resources”
2. APA Style
3. APA Videocasts Purdue University Writing Lab
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NEXT LectureTopic
Components of a proposal, Review of Literature, Components of a Research Paper
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