Research Flashcards
You can choose a topic that interests you, or from what you observed in your environment that has been there for a long time and you would like to find the root cause.
Choose what interests you
Make a short list of the topics your groups can generate and filter from there.
Brainstorm
Look for other researches that may be similar to your topic. You can check the recommendations section on what the authors recommended for future researchers. Alternatively, check if you can exhaust possible references for your topic.
Check for other researches/possible references
Searching possible references can gauge your group how complex your research will be. You should take into consideration that as well.
Evaluate the complexity of your topic
choose one lens through which to view the research problem, or look at just one facet of it
Aspect
determine if your initial variables or unit of analyses can be broken into smaller parts, which can then be analyzed more precisely
Components
the smaller the area of analysis, the more narrow the focus
Place
how do two or more different perspectives or variables relate to one another?
Relationship
The shorter the time period, the more narrow the focus.
Time
focus your topic in terms of a specific type or class of people, places, or things
Type
Use two or more of the above strategies to focus your topic very narrowly.
Combination
Is without doubt the part of a paper that is read the most, and it is usually read first
Title
How many words should a title have?
5-15 words
putting the material into your own words to achieve greater clarity;
>process of retelling a story in your own words in a text
>DO NOT COPY THE ORIGINAL WORK
>still should be cited in the reference
Paraphrase
exactly the way it appears when you are quoting a source;
>this is done to avoid misquotation;
>with formatting guidelines (APA, MNL);
>use of quotation marks
Quote
