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• Research


  Collecting data information, learning and finding new things
• Research


  An advanced knowledge which follows a systematic process of collecting and analyzing information in order to understand more the phenomena under study
• Concept


  A term that abstractly describes and names an object, a phenomenon, or an idea
• Theory


  An organized body of concepts and principles intended to explain a particular phenomenon
• Quantitative Method


  A method that focuses on numbers, objective hard data. It proves hypotheses by statistical analysis and scientific method
• Qualitative Method


  Uses words instead of numbers to display data. It focuses on feelings not numerical data
• Variables


  Any quality of a person, group subject, event, condition or solution that varies or takes on different values
• Hypothesis


  A logical supposition, a reasonable guess, and educated conjecture. It provides a tentative explanation of a phenomenon under investigation
• SMART criteria for research

  • Specific
  • Measurable
  • Attainable
  • Realistic
  • Time
• Elements of a research paper

  • Title
  • Author
  • Abstract
  • Keywords
  • Introduction
  • Methods
  • Results
  • Discussion/Conclusion
  • References
• Tips for formulating research questions

  • Pose open, rather than closed questions
  • Sequence interview questions from broad to narrow
  • Avoid the inclusion of possible responses in questions
  • Pose one question at a time
  • Avoid posing multi-part questions
• Tips for writing a great survey questionnaire

  • Focus on asking closed-ended questions
  • Keep your survey questions neutral
  • Keep a balanced set of answer choices
  • Don't ask for two things at once
  • Keep your questions different from each other
  • Let most of your questions be optional to answer
• Research


  Establishes facts and new findings through a systematic investigation to contribute to an existing body of knowledge
• Research Title


  A subject or topic that researcher finds interesting when conducting research, which needs to be narrowed down to focus on the main idea
• Abstract


  Summarizes all sections and helps readers decide whether or not to read the entire report
• Introduction


  Presents background information, scope, and focus of the research paper
• Literature Review


  Provides a review of what others have written or researched on concerning the topic
• Methodology


  Explains how the research was conducted, including the research design, population and sampling procedure, research instrument, data gathering procedure, and data analysis procedure
• Discussion


  Presents the information gathered through the research
• Conclusion


  Provides the summary of the research and brings the report to closure by giving emphasis to ideas stated previously
• Results


  Contains other related information such as graphs, charts, tables, and lists
• Questionnaire


  A set of questions to gather information in a survey
• Survey


  A statistical analysis of answers to a poll of a sample of a population, e.g. to determine opinions, or knowledge
• Reference


  A list of all sources used in research
• Appendix


  Contains related information such as graphs, charts, tables, lists
• Plagiarism


  Occurs when ideas, information, and even pictures are used without proper acknowledgement of the original sources
• In-text citation


  A surefire method to avoid plagiarism by providing a parenthetical reference to the original source
• In-text citation


  • According to Shane (2021), use of in-text citation shows that the idea is not yours and that you acknowledge its rightful source
• In-text citation


  • The use of in-text citation shows that the idea is not yours and that you acknowledge its original source (Shane, 2001)