Week 2 Course Title: Research Methods Course Credit Hrs.: 6 per week Level: A+B+C Program: Joint Supervision -Graduate Partnerships Program Term: Spring 2014/2015 Instructor: Dr. Noora Al-Malki Credits of images and online content are to their original owners Copyright (a) noora malki 2014
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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
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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)
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The Framework of a Research Project
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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)
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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)
Chapter 3 "Structuring the Research Project" from Walliman's Research Methods (pgs. 29-41)
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: Composing a Working Bibliography
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“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.”
Chapter 5 “Doing the Research” from Winkler's and Metherell's Writing The Research Paper (pgs. 51-61)
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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)
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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
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