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Week 2
Course Title: SeminarCourse Credit Hrs.: 3 per weekLevel: 3Program: MA in Educational Technology Term: 1st 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-Define Research-What can you do with Research?-What are the advantages of doing Research?-What do you have to do as a Researcher? -Research Skills-Research Design -Research Structure -Research Steps and Action Plan-Topic Selection-Research Proposal -NEXT Week
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Learning Outcomes
Upon completing the 6-hour session in the first week, students will be able to:1-define research and describe the research process and research methods.2-describe the processes and requirements for conducting successful research at KAU (or their college)
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Define Research!
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A research paper is your opinion on a topic, informed by research you have done. It is not a summary of others’ thoughts, a personal essay or a review or critique.
Define Research!
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Research is an activity Research Methods are techniques
Chapter 1 "Research Basics" from Walliman's Research Methods (pgs. 7-14)
What can you do with Research?
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1. Categorize2. Describe3. Explain 4. Evaluate5. Compare6. Correlate7. Predict 8. Control
Chapter 1 "Research Basics" from Walliman's Research Methods (pgs. 7-14)
What are the advantages of doing Research?
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1. Help you learn about a topic (in which you are interested).2. Teach you to forge a mishmash of researched opinions into a
single, coherent viewpoint.3. Teaches you the conventions of scholarly writing.4. Equip you with skills and competences which are essential to
your academic and professional development (like time management, etc.): It “is an exercise in logic, imagination, and common sense”
Chapters 1 & 2 from Winkler's and Metherell's Writing The Research Paper (pgs. 3-17)
What do you have to do as researcher?
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1)develop professional working relationships with your supervisor and colleagues,
2)meet deadlines, 3)communicate results using a variety of
methods.4)Manage your research project5)Mange motivation. 6)Observe ethics
Research Skills
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1) Independence 2) Critical thinking 3) Problem solving4) Contributing as a professional 5) Initiative
Research Design
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Chapter 1 "Research Basics" from Walliman's Research Methods (pgs. 7-14)
Research Structure
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Research Steps and Action Plan
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Extracted from Winkler's and Metherell's pg. 10)
Topic Selection: Research Topic
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“A research topic is an interest defined narrowly enough for you to imagine becoming a local expert on it.”
Chapter 3 "From topics to questions" from Booth et al The Craft of Research (pgs. 40-53)
Topic Selection: Idea Sources
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1. Interest (listing) 2. The Library (skimming)3. The Internet (Do Not go astray!) 4. Supervisor (suggestions)5. Brainstorming Sessions
Chapter 3 "From topics to questions" from Booth et al The Craft of Research (pgs. 40-53)
Topic Selection: Topics to avoid!
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1. Broad topics2. Single-source topics3. Trivial topics4. Hot topics5. Exhausted topics
Chapters 1 & 2 from Winkler's and Metherell's Writing The Research Paper (pgs. 3-17)
Topic Selection: Narrow it down!
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1. Break it down2. Ask questions3. Mind mapping
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NEXT WeekTopic
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
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