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EE Process - Coggle Diagram

- - - - experiments
      - interviews
      - investigation
      - surveys
    - - measurable or observable
      - relevant
      - reliable
      - repricable
    - - survey sample is too small or badly controlled
      - questions do not take proper account of the secondary research findings
      - unacceptable methods were used to collect information
  - - - provide context for your own area of research within its wider discipline
      - give you ideas for refining your proposed research topic
- - - - must include the research question
    - - follows the introduction, and breaks down the points the author wishes to make
    - - restate your thesis
      - never introduce new material
- - - - they tend to be general encyclopedias
      - very often the author is unknown
      - there is no guarantee that the content meets standards of academic rigour—it may not, for example, have been through a process of peer review
      - the content can be unstable, in that it can change at any time.
      - If you use them you should:
        
        Follow the references provided by the encyclopedia; this will help to verify the information given.
        
        Consider whether the article is part of a larger project, where a number of people are contributing to the discussion. If it is, then it implies that the writers have more than a casual interest in the topic being written about.
        
        Look to see if there is a rating for the information provided. If there is then this means that the information has undergone some sort of peer review and been given a rating.
        While not the same as an academic peer review, it can aid the judgment of the “quality” of the information.
    - - If you have a choice, choose the Advanced Search option, it will allow you to limit your search in a number of ways.
      - When planning your search, remember to use the keywords you identified in the 'Define' section.
      - Don't forget to use Boolean Operators (find more information on this page) to create your search strings.
      - The truncation symbol () can be used to find variations of a keyword that begin with the same letters. For example econom would find economy, economic, economics, economical etc.
      - Keep track of the searches you use so you don't go round in circles. Note down particularly useful search strings.
      - Use quotation marks to group a number of words together (ie "Top Gear" would search for all results with the phrase 'Top Gear' but would ignore those where 'top' and 'gear' only appear seperately).
      - Verify important information by looking for the same information in a number of reliable sources.
- - - - The IB’s minimum requirements include:
        
        page numbers (print sources only)
        
        date of access (electronic sources only
        
        title of source
        
        date of publication
        
        name of author
        
        URL
- - - - be aware of your own time management
      - be aware of how long it takes you to complete each type of study task
      - schedule time for unforeseen events
      - schedule time for relaxation and leisure
      - be very specific in your time-planning