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Research Methodology: An IntroductionKelly Janousek
PPA 500 Distance
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Introduction
Reviewhow to do researchtypes of information
Recommendhow to work from homeplaces to starthow to format your paper
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Review Research Steps
Subject or Topic of ResearchEvaluate your topic (too big for five pages?)Determine what disciplines it might appear
(political or managerial or social services)Develop vocabulary (synonyms, i.e. civil
servant, public manager)
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Now you have your Vocabulary:
AND narrows to combine those topics only.
OR broadens helps link synonyms. NOT narrows by removing terms. “public administration” searches
specific phrases. Use limiters' set up searching database.
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Published Information Sources:
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Type ARTICLE via journal
BOOK-type REPORT –type
PEOPLE (verbalonly)
Provides Trends and Research
History and Future
History, Future, Trends
History, Research, Trends, Future
Timeliness Current Older Must find yourself
Pre-publication
Oddities Scholarly or Peer-reviewed optionsProfessional
Government Sources
Lack of editorial oversight
Harder to locate
Statistical Sources:
Numerical Data, can be graphical. Timeliness can vary, time series based
but always previous years.
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HOW TO WORK AS A DISTANCE EDUCATION STUDENT
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Need: Library Password May need to reconfigure web browser,
NOTE IE &Firefox is not pdf /adobe friendly.
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Home Delivery Options:
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http://csulb.libguides.com/students/distancelearners
As a Distance Education Student we try to deliver to you. Your name will be on record as a distance education access which allows more privileges than campus based students.
WHERE TO START
Find the Sources at http://csulb.libguides.com/public_administration
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Find Articles and News via Research Guide
Remember GET IT @ CSULB buttons
Specialty Indexes that Track by Author (Citation) or Journal (Table of Contents)
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Find Books and Government Information via COAST
Refine your SearchesRemember Subject Encyclopedias
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Find Reports
Remember Research Guides & Search Engines
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Find Statistics
Remember look in books, government information, articles
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Find People
Remember home pages under contactRemember articles have email contact
Formatting
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How to format in APA Online Citation Guides www.csulb.libguides.com/style Bibliography Creator (RefWorks or
Zotero) www.csulb.libguides.com/citationmanagers
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Citation collecting Author, x. x., & Author, x. x. (Date). book chapter title + Title of Book. journal article + Journal Name, journal volume(issue number), [Book] publisher city, ST; Publisher Name page-range. doi or URL
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Paper Version Reads:Worthington, A. C. (2001). Implicit finance in
gambling expenditures: Australian evidence on socioeconomic and demographic tax incidence. Public Finance Review, 29(4), 326-342.
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Online Version ---
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Worthington, A. C. (2001). Implicit finance in gambling expenditures: Australian evidence on socioeconomic and demographic tax incidence. Public Finance Review, 29(4), 326-342. doi:10.1177/109114210102900403
Online Index with DOI in record…Carlson, D. (2011). Trends and innovations in public policy analysis. Policy Studies Journal, 39, 13–26. doi:10.1111/j.1541-0072.2010.00389_2.x
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