VY 2 Flashcards
L2 objectives
Initiate, Manage, Communicate
How does research idea come about?
Promote formation of ideas in shaping up an exciting (innovative) research qn:
- read papers, attend seminars/scientific meetings, join active research team/ interest group, discuss and exchange ideas with others frequently, think
(experience, observation, needs are the 3 Driving forces leading to imagination/creativity –> formation of research problem)
How to come up with new unique perspectives?
- Brainstorm
- bring smart, enthusiastic and creative individuals
- people from diverse background and experiences would inc likelihood for the team to come up with unique perspectives
What is the purpose of publications?
- expand knowledge
- prevent replication of effort
- enable independent checks on results
- disseminate new info/ opinion
- provoke discussion
- gain wider recognition for our work
- get money for research
- promotion
Why survey the literature?
- identify gaps and discrepancies in body of knowledge
- identify relevant and related work done
- locate useful approach/ methodology
- keep abreast of developments and current state-of-the-art
Which e-databases is the most widely used?
PubMed
How to we proceed a literature search?
- Identify diff keyword combi
- retrieve articles and scan through them (title or abstract [most of the time])
- BE AWARE OF THE QUALITY OF WORK (impact factor; higher score better)
- summarise most relevant articles
Literature surveys are a _____________ than a simple list of papers.
Critical appraisal
A literature survey demonstrates _____ of an adequate body of knowledge and the ____ to apply that knowledge to the project
- awareness
- ability
How to read a scientific paper?
- Be selective, Read efficiently, Read effectively
- Don’t believe everything you read
- Not essential and often get lost in every single word in the paper
What is the aim of reading a paper effectively and efficiently?
to gather key info quickly w/o getting lost in details
Which software can be used to create our own reference database?
EndNote
What are the 3 types of scientific publications in peer review journals?
- rapid communication or letters
- regular papers
- reviews
How to differentiate a “good” VS “not-so-good” scientific paper?
Entire paper presented in a logical sequence and the results (QUALITY AND QUANTITY) for supporting the conclusions are clear as well as convincing
Apart from the major parts of a paper, what other components are useful?
- supplemental results for additional data and info
- address weakness in study (confession)
Why must we be careful of ‘review articles’?
does contain personal opinions and may intentionally omit certain viewpoints
What are some points to take note in writiing a scientific paper?
- read a few good scientific papers extremely carefully to learn about scientific writing
- art of writing is similar to sculpturing, lots of polishing and refinement
- Writing style: simple and direct. short sentences
- Results: Dont need to be always in chronological order BUT RESULTS should tell a story
- Choice of journal: aim high, but not too high
Why is criticism from anonymous reviewers absolutely necessary?
Ensure objectivity and quality
How should illustration (Drawing and designing figures) be?
simple, understandable w/o test, deliver a single point, grasp msg quickly, legend, subdivide figures if necessary
What are some points to take note for oral presentations?
- be enthusiastic (acting skill)
- state significance (assuming the audience having the ‘SO WHAT’ mentality about your work in their minds)
What should constitute in a slide?
- What it is all about
- method
- results
- label the picture
- message/conclusion
How to deal critical questions?
- if you sense hostility, offer to talk to them later
What are the 5 Ps?
Practice and Preparation Prevents Poor Performance
For poster presentation, what are the important details that need to be added?
- title
- intro/rationale
- aim of study
- results
- conclusions
- significance
- ref/acknowledgement
