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Research Methods in Computing

and TechnologyCT098-3.5-2

Research & Literature Searches


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Topic and structure o# the esson

• Research & Literature searches – %hat is research

–

Research approaches #or each discipine – Research resources

• Li'rar! resources

• (nine resources

• )rinted resources – *+auating research resources


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Learning (utcomes

• ,! the end o# this session !ou shoud 'e

a'e to –

*/pain hat a research is – 1nderstand the approaches to research #or

each discipine

– denti#! and e+auate the +arious research

resources• Li'rar! resources

• (nine resources

• )rinted resources


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%hat is a research

• S!stematic and purpose#u in+estigation

that incudes the stud! o# materias

sources process techni4ues in order to

esta'ish #acts and reach ne concusions

in computing.

• (rigina in+estigation underta6en in order

to gain 6noedge and understanding


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Research approaches #or each

discipine

• ,od! o# 7noedge

• represents the ords understanding

theories concepts modes the sciencesand the arts.

• is stored in 'oo6s ourna artices

con#erence proceedings documentsreports the nternet peopes mind.


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CT098-3.5-2 Research Methods in Comput ing & Technoog! 02 Research & Li terature Searches Cop!right : 2005 Christian % ;ason

Contri'utions to 7noedge


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)roects ithin their ider conte/t


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The Research )rocess

Se4uentia



• Se4uentia = a research is a series o#

acti+ities per#ormed one a#ter another as a

#i/ed inear series o# stages> e.g.

S!stematic process mode o# Sharp et. ?

"2002$ or



•



• Circuator! = an! research is on! part o# a

continuous c!ce o# disco+er! and

in+estigation = research hee "Rudestam

and Beton 200$

• *+outionar! = ta6es the circuator! to

another e+e = research must e+o+e and

change o+er time.

• (rna and Ste+ens research process

mode "@995$


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The rea research process

Source ?dapted and reproduced ith 6ind permission #rom (rna and Ste+ens "@995$



To #ind out

• %as the pre+ious mode a rea research

process

•

%hat is the current research processmode

•



Do to Eind Sources

Loo6 at iterature in other discipines man! topics o+erap ith +arious discipines thus

#urther support o# the stud! might 'e #ound in other

discipines Schoar! ournas 'oo6s dissertations go+ernment

documents reports con#erence papers.



Do to Eind Sources

1se the i'rar! to hep !ou do the iterature re+ie.

(nine cataogues o# i'raries

nternet = use search engines i6e



Research Sources

LibraryOnline

Sources

Printed

Sources


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Sources o# n#ormation

• ,oo6 – Comprehensi+e compete and 'road co+erage

o# a su'ect

– Su'stanti+e in-depth co+erage o# a su'ect

• MagaFine – )opuar #re4uent! encountered & ide!

accepted – Eocused addressed topic narro! G speci#ica!


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• Hourna

– Schoar! meeting standards accepted '!

academicians = appropriate #or academic

research – ?uthoritati+e ritten G pu'ished '! peope G

organisations ith e/epertise in su'ect area

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• Bespaper – Current up-to-date G recent

– ,road in scope genera G not #ocussed


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• %%%

– ?ccessi'e easi! o'tained

– ,road in scope genera G not #ocussed


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Quick Review Question

Compare and contrast the #ooing

sources o# in#ormation that are usua!

used #or research

• ,oo6s

• Hournas

•

Bespaper • MagaFine

• %%%


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Primary vs Secondary Sources

Primary Secondary

;e#inition Sources that containra G origina G noninterpreted G une+auatedin#ormation

Sources that digestana!se e+auate andinterpret the in#ormationcontained in primar!

researchTend to 'eargumentati+e

Eormat Bespapers G ee6! &month! magaFines G

diaries Gcorrespondence G etters

?rtices in schoar!periodicas and 'oo6s


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Scholarly vs on!Scholarly

Scholarly on!scholarly

%ritten '! Schoar G pro#essiona inthe #ied

)ro#essiona riter = notan e/pert in the #ied

Citation ?a!s cite their sources

o# in#ormation = in#ootnote G 'i'iograph!

Rare! o##ers in#ormation

"#ootnote G 'i'iograph!$a'out sources o#in#ormation

(utcome I


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)u'ication ,! )ro#essionaorganisationsassociations schoar!groups uni+ersities

Eor pro#it as a +ehice o#opinion

?uthors ?re aa!s named &institutiona a##iiationnamed

?non!mous

ssue num'ering are successi+e!num'ered issue @

issue 2....

,egin ith page @ page2

?rtices Long Short "@ = 2 pages$

)u'ication time #rame ess o#ten Month! 4uarter! semi-annua!

More #re4uent!Month! ee6! dai!


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Eound n i'rar! G pro#essionao##ice

?n! 'oo6store Gcon+enience store

Source httpGG.stchas.eduGi'rar!GschooGschoar


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Quick Review Question

*/pain h! research students are

encouraged to re#er to schoar! sources

rather than non-schoar! sources o#

in#ormation hen doing their #ina !earproect research.


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Sources

httpGG.cs.'ham.ac.u6GJp/cGre#sGinde/.htm

.core.edu.au

Ran6ing o# con#erences and ournas1se those *** #rom there = con#erence isting
http://www.stchas.edu/library/school/scholar

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