Technique in Extended Definition, Project & Research Concept paper Flashcards
can begin with a synonym, a brief phrase, or a formal sentence that explains the term/field in its most basic form
DEFINITION
from the Greek word “etumologia”, itself from “etumon”, meaning “true sense or sense of truth”, and the suffix “-logia”, denoting “the study of”
Definition by Etymology
refers to a word or morpheme form which a later word or morpheme derives
Etymon
explaining by comparing two dissimilar topics, where the second is familiar to the audience
Definition by Analogy
is a figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn’t literally true, but helps explain an idea or make a comparison
Definition by Metaphors
something different from their literal definition, would be often sillly
Definition by Metaphors
is showing the similarities, and “contrasting” is showing differences between two things that are related in some way
Definition by Comparison and Contrast
the act, process, art, or technique of describing or picturing in words
Definition by using Description
is the process of breaking a complex topic or substance into smaller parts in order to gain a better understanding of it.
Definition by using Analysis
is the normal action of something or how something works
Definition by using Function
is the study of language and its meaning
Definition by using Semantic Origin
first used by Michel Bréal, a French philologist in 1883,
Semantics
Semantics was first used by:
Michel Bréal, a French philologist in 1883,
(Gives examples) method of explaining a term or concept by giving examples
Definition by Example and illustration
are ideas and principles that are associated with something abstract, you provide one or two definitions, and you make sure that these definitions are synthesized and analyzed
Concepts
An article about gender differences in 1985. It talks about how some men dislikes being a man because of socially constructive ideas of manhood. It talks about the concept of a man of the author and the society.
Being a Man
are defined as abstract ideas or general notions that occur in the mind, in speech, or in thought
Concepts
the fundamental building blocks of thoughts and beliefs
Concepts
plays an important role in all aspect of cognition
Concepts
helps organize thinking
Concepts
assist ability to think and communicate with the speed and efficiency
Concepts
Examples of Concepts
POVERTY CYCLE
AMERICAN DREAM
METACOGNITION
The Writing Process
Paranoia
The 3 basic elements in CONCEPT
- Category
- Concept
- Traits
is a collection of instances which are treated as if they were the same
Category
refers to all the knowledge that one has about a category
Concept
particular characteristic, quality, or tendency that someone or something
Traits
Kinds of Concepts
Formal Concept
Natural Concept
clearly defined by set of rules, a formal definition, or a classification system
Formal Concept
acquired through everyday perception and experiences
Natural Concept
Meanings of Concepts
- Denotative
- Connotative
exact dictionary definition of a word or concept. Objective meaning
Denotative
emotional or personal meaning of a concept
Connotative
defines an idea or a concept and explains its essence in order to clarify the “whatness” of that idea or concept
Concept Paper
starts with an expanded definition, either formal or informal, of the term or the concept and proceeds with an expanded definition and analytic description of the aspects of the concept
Concept Paper
an academic/research paper that is written with the primary purpose of identifying and explaining an idea or a concept related to a particular scholarly field or discipline before conducting a research
Concept Paper
provides an overview of a project and how you intend to carry it out
Concept Paper
useful for students and entrepreneurs alike
Concept Paper
Purposes of a Concept Paper
- Serves as a foundation of the full proposal
- Helps determine whether a certain project is feasible or not
- Used to pique the interest of the potential funding agencies
- Used to obtain informal feedback on the ideas prior to preparing the full proposal
Way of Explaining a Concept Paper
- Definition
- Explication
- Clarification
a method of identifying a term and making its meaning clearer
Definition
a method of explaining in which sentences, verses, quotes, or passages are taken away from a literary or academic work and then interpreted and explained in a detailed way
Explication
entails the analysis of the concept by looking at the examples
Clarification
Elements of a Concept Paper
I. Introduction
II. Purpose, Need, or Rationale
III. Project Description
IV. Support or Budget
V. Contact Information
Guidelines in Writing
- Cost and methodology should be reasonable
- Budget, methodology, timeline should be clearly mentioned
- Use statistics and figures when discussing the rationale for the project
- Limit to only 5 pages or less (excluding the title page) do not overwhelm the readers with unnecessary details
- Never request funding for the planning proposal
- Refrain from using jargon when your targeted readers are not professionals or experts
- Include the overview of the budget if its request or you may simply include the type of support you require or need
- Be sure that the basic format details are incorporated such as page numbers
- Cite references
document which summarizes what your project is about. Brief. 2-3 pages to as many 10-20 pages. Explain the importance of a particular research project.
Concept Paper
How you will gather data?
Primary
Secondary
Qualitative/Quantitative
Difference between Primary & Secondary Data
Primary Data
- Real time data
- sure about sources of data
- help to give results/finding
- costly and time consuming process
- avoid biasness of response data
- more flexible
Secondary Data
- Past data
- not sure about of sources of data
- refining the problem
- cheap and no time consuming process
- can not know in data biasness or not
- less flexible
How to structure your concept paper?
- The title page
- Introduction and statement of the problem
- value of the study
- A preliminary literature review
- state the research goals or objectives
- Write down all the research
- research hypothesis
- state the methodology you intend the use
- A timeline for completion of each statement of the research project
- outline citations
You should begin with a title that fully summarizes what the project you are
carrying out is about. Avoid being wordy and stick to the main point
The title page
This serves as the most important part of the concept paper. You must be
seeking to add value and convince the reader that you are doing so.
Introduction and statement of the probem
You need to back up your passion for the topic under research with solid
literature that supports the topic, for example, literature that supports the
fact that further research needs to be carried out in that area.
A preliminary literature review
This is a broad statement or statements of what the research seeks to achieve.
It should start with ‘to’ and answer the questions who, what, when, which, or
how
state the research goals or objectives
These are important as they will direct you on every research area, for
example, the type of data to collect and how to analyze it. Make sure you
have exhausted all the questions for the research to be complete.
Write down all the research
stem from the research topic or the research questions and are, therefore, easy to draft
research hypothesis
states the ‘how’ of carrying out the research.
METHODOLOGY
Undertaking a research can take a very long time if not well planned for, and
it is, therefore, important to lay out just how much time you may need to
complete each element of the research project and ultimately the whole
project. In this section, you need to set a time frame that is realistic.
A timeline for completion of each statement of the research project
They are a statement of the
situation you anticipate based on some prior knowledge you have, even
before you carry out the research
Research Hypothesis
