educational technology (2)

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

05/03/23 Dr. Noora Malki, al (c) all rights reserved 2

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)


Define Research!


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!


Research is an activity Research Methods are techniques

Chapter 1 "Research Basics" from Walliman's Research Methods (pgs. 7-14)

http://computercollege.ac.ae/itbooks/57.pdf

What can you do with Research?


1. Categorize2. Describe3. Explain 4. Evaluate5. Compare6. Correlate7. Predict 8. Control


http://computercollege.ac.ae/itbooks/57.pdf

What are the advantages of doing Research?


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)

http://mpacademicwriting.wikispaces.com/file/view/Writing+the+research+paper_Handbook_8thed.pdf

What do you have to do as researcher?


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


1) Independence 2) Critical thinking 3) Problem solving4) Contributing as a professional 5) Initiative

Research Design



Research Structure


Research Steps and Action Plan


Extracted from Winkler's and Metherell's pg. 10)

Topic Selection: Research Topic


“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


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!


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!


1. Break it down2. Ask questions3. Mind mapping


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


Have a super day….