Jsp 2 Research Methods

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Week 2

Course Title: Research MethodsCourse Credit Hrs.: 6 per weekLevel: A+B+CProgram: Joint Supervision -Graduate Partnerships ProgramTerm: Spring 2014/2015

Instructor: Dr. Noora Al-MalkiCredits 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- Research Documentation Styles - Components of a Research Paper- Essential Reading for the Week- NEXT Week

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

4. complete the following e-tivities:

a. E-Quiz (1) (5 points)

b. My Ideas Blog entry about problems you are facing in coming up with a research topic ( obligatory but not graded)

c. E-Submission (1) “Bibliography” (10 points)

d. Group Blog Entry (2) “Research Ethics” for both Teams A+B (5 points)

The Framework of a Research Project

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

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)

How to define a Research Problem?

1. Questions 2. Hypotheses 3. Propositions

Research Resources: Types

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

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

1. Databases

2. Open Resources

3. E-Journals

4. 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

1) Quality2) Authenticity3) Accuracy 4) Outdated resources 5) Biased6) Online sources

Research Resources: Composing a Working Bibliography

“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.”

Research Resources: Composing a Working Bibliography

Extracted from Chapter 5 “Doing the Research” from Winkler's and Metherell's Writing The Research Paper (pgs. 59)

Research Ethics

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)

Research Ethics

How to avoid Plagiarism?

How to handle note-taking? (summary, paraphrase and direct quotation)

Discussion

Research Documentation Styles: Quick Review

1. Purdue University Writing Lab. “Research and Citation Resources”

2. APA Style

3. APA Videocasts Purdue University Writing Lab

Components of a Research Paper

CHECKLIST

Week Two Essential Readings

For this week's three sessions, you are supposed to read the following:Chapter 3 "Structuring the Research Project" from Walliman's Research Methods (pgs. 29-41) (checklists) Selected Extracts from Chapters 7 & 8 "Collecting and Analyzing Secondary Data" & “Collecting Primary Data” from Walliman's Research Methods (pgs. 78-112)Extracts from Chapter 2 "The Ethics of Educational and Social Research" from Cohen's et al Research Methods in Education (pgs. 62-69)Chapter 4 “Using the Computer in your Research” from Winkler's and Metherell's Writing The Research Paper (pgs. 37-47)Chapter 5 “Doing the Research” from Winkler's and Metherell's Writing The Research Paper (pgs. 51-61)KAU Research ethics document Purdue University Writing Lab. “Research and Citation Resources” APA StyleAPA Videocasts Purdue University Writing Lab

NEXT LectureTopic

Handling quotations, Review of literature, Research Methods (quantitative and qualitative), Questionnaire Design, web apps in research.

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