Blog #14

Results are where you get to present all the data you collected. Whether it’s a chart, graph, or statistics this is where you include it. This section allows you get to show or put some “results” to your research. The Results section should be organized around a series of Tables and/or Figures sequenced to present your key findings in a logical order. The text of the Results section follows this sequence and highlights the answers to the questions/hypotheses you investigated. Important negative results should be reported, too.

The discussion section is very important in a research paper. It’s where you “discuss” your results and what you have learned after taking into account the results. The discussion, in a sense, is a complete appraisal of the results by the author himself and should explain in sufficient detail, the various aspects of the results. If you have nothing to discuss, then your ‘paper’ is not worth more than the actual paper it is written on!

What are the things that you should avoid while writing a discussion?

1. Do not overstate the importance of the findings; this will not stand public scrutiny, and even credible parts your research will get discredited if you do so.
2. Similarly, do not speculate. All that you say should be based on known facts or the findings of your work in the paper, and your explanations should be logical and verifiable by future research.
3. While comparing with others’ work, avoid criticizing your colleagues. You remarks should be gentlemanly and should not hurt anyone.

The conclusion is where you wrap your research paper up with a final thought. It’s where you state your final say about your paper. All the conclusion needs is three or four strong sentences which do not need to follow any set formula. Simply review the main points (being careful not to restate them exactly) or briefly describe your feelings about the topic.

 

The Structure, Format, Content, and Style of a Journal-Style Scientific Paper

http://abacus.bates.edu/~ganderso/biology/resources/writing/HTWsections.html

http://www.ijri.org/article.asp?issn=09713026;year=2007;volume=17;issue=3;spage=148;epage=149;aulast=Ramakantan

Write the Introduction and Conclusion

http://lklivingston.tripod.com/essay/intro.html

Blog #13

After you combine your 3 papers or completed the first half of your novel/creative work, discuss how you created a cohesive reading experience for your audience. For example, what major changes did you need to make after combining the papers? What most needs editing at this point? Where will you go from here?

After combing my three papers I notice many things. I needed to use more transition words and add some more research to my lit review. I also noticed that in my paper some of my paragraph tends to be too long or too short. I need to go in depth a little more with some of my research and explain how I will go about my methodology. The part the needs the most editing is my literate review. I feel like I didn’t use enough sources and I didn’t show enough of the research that I found. Compare to some of the other journals I have been reading lately there lit review seems to be lengthy. From here I feel like I’m on the right track I just need to find more sources and work on my lit review.

Blog #12

Participants – Who will your research subjects be? How will you find them? How many will you need? Are there any potential dangers to your participants in undertaking this research? How will you protect your participants from harm and safeguard their privacy? What questions do you have about methods and data collection at this time and how will you answer them?

My research participants will be three of my close friends. I know them, most of my life and they all agreed to participate. The only reason I’m a little worried is because I know they say anything to get me a good grade, so for these reason I know there would definitely be some limitations in my research. But as I told them, I prefer them to be honest with me as if we were perfect strangers. They way I plan to safeguard there privacy is by using fake names.

I plan to send out an informed consent letter to my participants, so they can have some upfront knowledge about the kinds of questions they might be ask and the point of my research.

Blog #11

Writing up Research: Methods and Research Design

After reading both articles, it seems that the purpose of Methods or Research Design is to answer to questions.
1. How was the data collected or generated?
2. How was it analyzed?
Reason being so your readers can know how you got your results. There are many different methods that can be used when doing research, so it’s important to show your reader how you gather your information. Also the research method should fit the study that you conduct. Another reason why methods are vital because it’s the center piece for your research paper. It help explains the data you collected, what you analyze and how your found a solution to your research question.

DESIGN & METHOD

This also allows the writer to explain how they went about their research. You can talk about things used to conduct the research, how things were done different from previous research, and how you prepared your data.
Remember that this section needs to be very explicit. A good rule of thumb is to provide enough detail so that others could replicate all the important points of your research. Failure to provide adequate detail may raise doubts in your readers’ minds about your procedures and findings.

Work Cited:
Writing up Research: Methods and Research Design

http://www.languages.ait.ac.th/el21meth.htm

DESIGN & METHOD

http://linguistics.byu.edu/faculty/henrichsenl/researchmethods/RM_3_04.html

Blog #10

Rubric

Literature Review
To create a literature review is fairly simple. A literature review is a summary of previous research on a topic. Literature reviews can be either a part of a larger report of a research project, a thesis or a bibliographic essay that is published separately in a scholarly journal. The purpose of a literature review is to convey to the reader what knowledge and ideas have been established on a topic and what are the strengths and weaknesses. The literature review allows the reader to be brought up to date regarding the state of research in the field and familiarizes the reader with any contrasting perspectives and viewpoints on the topic.

http://www.library.ncat.edu/ref/guides/literaturereview03.htm

A literature review is a critical and in depth evaluation of previous research. It is a summary and synopsis of a particular area of research, allowing anybody reading the paper to establish why you are pursuing this particular research program. Conducting a good literature review is a matter of experience, and even the best scientists have fallen into the trap of using poor evidence. This is not a problem, and is part of the scientific process; if a research program is well constructed, it will not affect the results.

http://www.experiment-resources.com/what-is-a-literature-review.html#ixzz0h0jMEx8I