Finding research evidence http:// unihub.mdx.ac.uk / study / library BIS4408 Jan 2015
Finding research evidence
http:// unihub.mdx.ac.uk / study / library
BIS4408 Jan 2015
In this workshop we will look at...
• How to find information
• Developing an effective search strategy
• Resources available and how to use them
• Evaluating information for quality and relevance
• Avoiding plagiarism
• Managing references
Thinking about resources
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Thinking about keywords
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The real thingQuality management in traditional and agile project
management approaches
•Keywords
•Alternative keywords
•More specific keywords
•Related subjects
Finding resourcesmyUniHub > My Study > My Library > Summon
Select Summon and
search for information for
your project
Refining your search
Summon provides:
• Access to quality information
• Information not available elsewhere
• Up-to-date
• Focussed/specific
• Full-text access
• Access on/off campus
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Keeping up-to-date with your subject
• Zetoc Alert
• TicTOC
• Google Alerts
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It’s not in the Library!
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But is it any good?
Evaluating information
Imagine you are researching ‘The right to be forgotten’
Go to http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/EvaluatingInformation
Have a look at these items and then answer the following questions:
• Which of these items are suitable for postgraduate research?
• What are your criteria for choosing these items?
• Authority
• Relevance
• Intent
• Objectivity
• Currency
Evaluating information
Why do you need to use sources?
To make your work credible
It shows you have been reading in your field
To strengthen your arguments
It provides evidence to support your ideas
Using your sources
• Paraphrase the information that you want to use
In technical and scientific writing not everything can be
paraphrased. Terminology of the field must stay the
same.
How do I paraphrase?
• Read carefully
• Become familiar with what is being said
• Think about the ideas presented
• Write down “the essence” of what is being said
• Reread it
• Is it too similar to the original?
• Rewrite it
Lari, A. (2002) "An integrated information system for quality
management", Business Process Management Journal, 8 (2) pp. 169
- 182
By looking to the information requirement type of the above
modules, it can be concluded that the information and data
processing are not sufficient to handle ISO 9000, and in many
cases, analytical processing capabilities are required. The strategy,
directives, structure, requirements, and other details of all ISO 9000-
based quality systems are defined by preparing quality policy, quality
manual, and quality plan documents. Based on these documents,
the necessary procedures and working instructions will be prepared
and maintained. These documents set the quality information
requirements of the processes within each firm and the processes
will make a chain throughout the organization. Some of these
processes such as maintenance, calibration, and training are
considered as supporting processes.
An example – this is not the only way!
According to Lari (2002) when examining another
information requirement type it becomes obvious that for
ISO 9000 the information and data processing are not
adequate. Analytical processing is required. Quality
policy, quality manual and quality plan documents need
to be created, which include all of the necessary details.
This is because procedures and instructions are
produced and maintained from them (Lari 2002).
Terms which cannot be changed
In-text citations
Knuth (1999) showed that .…
Gatziu and Dittrich’s (1999) overview of the project …
Stankovic et al. (1999) identified common misconceptions …
Locke (1986, 1992) showed that …
In-text Citations
It has been shown that.…. (Knuth, 1999).
The project investigated …… (Gatziu and Dittrich, 1999).
Misconceptions have been identified (Stankovic et al., 1999)
It has been shown that.… (Locke, 1986, 1992).
“The idea of simplicity has been used uncritically” (Popper,
1992, p. 136).
Reference list
Boehm, B. W. (1981). Software Engineering Economics. Eaglewood Cliffs, New
Jersey: Prentice-Hall.
Knuth, D. E. (1999). The Art of Programming. 3rd edition, vol 2. MA, USA:
Addison-Wesley.
Stankovic, J. A. (1988a). Misconceptions About Real-Time Computing: A Serious
Problem for Next-Generation Systems. IEEE Computer, 21(10), October, pp. 10–
19.
Stankovic, J. A. (1988b). Real-Time Computing Systems: The Next Generation. In:
Stankovic, J. A. (ed). Hard Real-Time Systems. IEEE Computer Society Press.
1988.
Stankovic, J. A., Son, S. H., and Hansson, J. (1999). Misconceptions About Real-
Time Database Systems. IEEE Computer, 32(6), June, pp. 29–36.
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Cite Them Right
Managing your references
• Use bibliographic management software
• RefWorks and Flow
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