How to do Research
Research is difficult for people because
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they are ill-prepared.
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they have the wrong perceptions about what research is.
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they have difficulty in formulating a research question.
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they have not usually undergone a creative thinking course.
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they do not read widely enough.
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they do not know how to use the Web for research (or CD-ROMs and the library
as well!)
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their supervisors do not themselves fully understand the research process
and how to best explain it.
Students new to research must learn how to do research. My multi-disciplinary
How to do Research CD-ROM (Windows
format) helps here.
" I wish I had known about all this help available
... when I was doing my PhD."- Elspeth Rae |
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How to do Research CD-ROM
The material covers all aspects of conducting research. It includes the What?
Why? and How? of conducting formal research, selection of supervisor, and
preparation of graduate & postgraduate theses.
The chapters in the course are listed below.
You may print pages for your private study purposes
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Introduction |
Making research notes |
Generating hypotheses |
Research data |
Research design |
Research project
proposal |
Research supervision |
Research merit |
Research resources |
Research funding |
Reading of research |
Use the Web for research |
Research glossary
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Research bibliography |
Research Links
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