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Seyed Mohammad Jafari
PhD Candidate in Management Graduate School of Management (GSM)
University of Putra Malaysia (UPM)
[email protected] 25, 2011
Research ToolsA Thesis Writing
Approach
What is this?
Thesis writing is a journey at circuit
Equip yourself
Content
Research tools help research student to spend less time on search and more time on
discovery
Content of Part I: Finding proper keywords Initial appraisal of the topic and getting more familiar with it Conducting a systematic literature review Evaluating a paper/journal quality Keeping up-to-date (Alert system)
Content
Content of Part II: Review of “Research Tools I (Part I)” Mind-mapping Searching inside the articles Organizing the references (Reference management) How to avoid plagiarism Plagiarism checking tools
Thesis writing flow using research tools
Selecting a topic
Finding related Keywords
Initial evaluation of the topic
Systematic literature review
Selecting core papers on the topic
Mind-Mapping
Keeping up to date
Avoid Plagiarism
Indexing the
sources
Cite while you
write
Reference
Management
Selecting a topic
Source of a topic
Availability of Fund
Researcher’s interest
Continuing MSc thesis
Essential Science
Indicator (ESI)
Available Supervisors
Availability of instrumentExp: www.esi-topics.comExp: www.esi-topics.com
Emerging Research
Fronts
Emerging Research
Fronts
Fast Moving FrontsFast Moving Fronts
Top TopicsTop Topics
Finding proper keywords
KeyWords Plus
Google Wonder Wheel
Google AdWords
Initial appraisal of your topic and getting more familiar with it
Initial appraisal of your topic and getting more familiar with it
Evaluating a paper/journal quality
1- Initial Appraisal:oAuthoro Journal (ISI vs. non-ISI)oPublisher (well known vs. unknown) oDate of Publication (most recent one)oEdition or Revision (make sure you found the latest version)
2- Content Analysis: Intended AudienceObjective ReasoningCoverageWriting StyleEvaluative Reviews
h-index
Impact Factor
Exp: AutoSummary Tools
h-index
A scientist has index h if h of [his/her] Np papers have at least h citations each, and the other (Np − h) papers have at most h citations each (Jorge E. Hirsch)
Publish or Perish
Impact Factor
Journal Citation Reports (JCR)
Conducting a systematic literature review
Go Forward
Go BackwardSystematic
Literature Review
Related Articles
Review Articles)Meta-analysis(
Webster, J., & Watson, R. (2002). Analyzing the past to prepare for the
future: Writing a literature review. MIS Quarterly, 26(2), 13-23.
Conducting a systematic literature review
Search Engines
Advance Search/
Analyze Results
Conducting a systematic literature review
Keeping up-to-date (Alert system)
Activate databases alert systems
Others Publishers
Research as a Puzzle
Searching inside the articles
Desktop Search
Smartly keywords selection
Boolean search techniques
Organizing the references (Reference management)
References
Management
Save time in reference
management
Import into
EndNote
Cite while you write
How to avoid plagiarism
Plagiarism: copying someone else’s words, information or even ideas without acknowledging the source (the person and the work)
Plagiarism
Similarity
Within the acceptance range (e.g. 20%)
(%0)
ParaphrasingParaphrasing
Solution No direct copy and paste from articlesNo direct copy and paste from articles
Correct citation to the referencesCorrect citation to the references
Put definitions and direct citations in “quotation”Put definitions and direct citations in “quotation”
”Exclude “Table of content” & “References
before submission
Exclude “Table of content” & “References”
before submission
How to avoid plagiarism
Plagiarism checking tools
Checking tools
Needs subscription
Free
Only for initial
appraisal
Plagiarism checking tools
Q&A
References
http://science.thomsonreuters.sg/training Research Tools Mind Map by Nader Ale Ebrahim www.aleebrahim.com
