what is research all about
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Getting Started: Managing Expectations ; Managing Time
Stage 1
Getting Started
Stage 2
Research Methodology
Stage 3
Writing Up
Stage 4
Communication
Forming Teams or Groups
Primary vs. Secondary Data Analysis Choosing your Media
From Topic to Problem Statement
Designing your Survey Instrument
Reporting the Results Class Presentations
Identification of Information Resources
Defining your Population and Sample
Summary and Recommendations
Stakeholders
Literature Review Data Collection Citations
Output: Skeletal Plan Output: Survey Instrument and Data
Output: Research Paper or Report
Output: Grade
Week 1 – 3? Week 4 – 7? Week 8 – 11?
Recess Week 8
Week 12 – 13?
Study in Week 14
Exams in Week 15
Information Overload
Over 110 online databasesOver 30, 000 full text journalsOver 27,000 ebooksOver 50,000 printed books
…And then there’s Google…And then there’s Wikipedia
…And then there’s the temptation to copy and paste!
Where Do I start?
Country and Demographic Resources
Company Resources Industry Resources
Data
Trade Publications
Scholarly Publications
Research Reports
Associations
News
Knowledge Triangle
© Ruth Pagell