Desugning Research Flashcards
is an emergent design which means that it emerges as you make ongoing decisions about what you have learned.
Qualitative research
requires researcher’s decision-making like how to gather data, from where and whom to collect, when to gather, and for how long is the process will be.
Design in qualitative research
You are interested about the topic because you have experienced it.
Interest in subject matter
The topic you have chosen can be of significance to the community.
Timeline & relevance of topic
Titles that start with indefinite adjectives such as several, many, some,
etc.,
Vague subject
is the most important element of your research as it clearly
expresses the problem to be explored.
Research title
capsulizes the main thought or idea of the whole research paper. It also reflects the variables under study.
Research title
is an answerable inquiry into a specific concern or issue. It is the initial step in a research project.
Research question
provides enough specifics that one’s audience can easily understand its purpose without needing additional explanation.
Clear
It is narrow enough that it can be answered thoroughly in the space the writing task allows.
Focus
. It is expressed in the fewest possible words.
Concise
It is not answerable with a simple ‘yes’ or ‘no’, but rather requires synthesis and analysis of ideas and sources prior to composition of an answer.
Complex
Its potential answers are open to debate rather than accepted facts.
Arguable
The sentence that captures your position on this main idea is what we call a
Thesis statement
focuses your ideas into one or two sentences.
●It should present the topic of your paper and make a comment about your position in relation to the topic.
Thesis statement
contains the explanation of what information or subject is being analyzed.
•It is followed by an explanation of the limitation of the researc
Scope of study
is the description of the scope of study. It will explain WHY definite aspects of a subject were chosen and why others were excluded. It also mentions the research method used as well as the certain theories applied to the data.
Delimitation
the beginning portion of the work that identifies individuals who have contributed something for the production of the paper
Acknowledgement
a concept list of all reading materials, including books, journals ,periodicals , etc. from where the borrowed ideas came from
References or bibliography
references within the main body of text, specifically in Review of Related Literature
Citation
is a formal reference to a published or unpublished source that you consulted and obtained information from while writing your research paper.
Citation
highlights the author’s name(s) and uses a reporting verb to introduce the source information. The year of publication is given in brackets after the author’s name
Integral citation
highlights the information presented. The name and the year of publication, both in brackets, are given before the full stop.
Non integral referencing
a shortened version of the original text that is expressed in your own language. Pick out only the important
Summary
antithesis of SUMMARY because, here instead of shortening the form, you explain what the text means to you using your own words
Paraphrase
the author’s sentence, the whole sentence, or several sentence, not exceeding 40 words, is what you can quote or repeat in writing through this citation patterns.
Short direct quotation
this citation patterns makes you copy the author’s exact word numbering 40 to 100 words.
Long direct quotation
