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Genres and disciplines, Bibliography - Coggle Diagram
Genres and disciplines
Collection of information from a sample of individuals through their response response to questions
collect a large amount of data in a short time
Questionnares
Interviews
Focus groups
Panel sampling
online surveys
Online surveys
Paper survey
Telephonic surveys
used to gather or gain knowledge in fields as social research
Characteristics
It is dependant on self report measure
it is carried out with large or random sampling
Steps of conducting a survey
Decide on your research goals
Create a list of questions
Invite participants
Gather responses
analyse the results
Write a report
How to write a summary of survey results
Use visualizations
Write key facts first
short survey summary
Explain motivation for your survey
Put statistics in context
Explain the outcome
Export your survey result graph
Abstract
An overview of a study
Describe main purpose of the study
Summary of the methodology used
Key results
Evaluate the results
Conclusions
Give background to justify the study
Stages of writing an abstract
Step by step
Give a conclusion.
Describe your results.
Explain your methods.
Explain the problem.
Determine the type of abstract.
Consider your audience and publication.
Review the requirements.
Write your paper.
a particular instance of something used or analysed in order to illustrate a study or principle
Methods
Library research
interviews
questionares
observation
diaries
historical documents
collection of current documents
Exploratory
Looks for problem that was not properly researched before
Descriptive
Real world situation
Faced by individuals or group of people
Explanatory
Explanation for a question or phenomenon
Sequence of a case study
Structure of a report
Acknowledgement
Plagiarism declaration
Abstract
Summary of not more than 300 words
Topic
Procedure
Conclusion
Table of contents
list of contents which shows the structure and content of the report
Title page
Full name/Month&year
List of tables and figures
Introduction
Introduction of the problem
Reason of the report
Findings
Present the collected data
Methodology
Convince the reader
Conclusion
Interpret data
Draw key points
Terms of reference
Executive summary
summary of understanding the original brief
conclusions
recommendations
Appendices
Fine detail example raw data/questionnaires
References
Research report
identify Scientific problem and solve it
IMRAD systems
Introduction
Justification of the study
Methods
Procedures of the study
Results
What the study found
Discussion
What findings might mean
Why they matter
Summary and critical appraisal of wrings by scholars
Establish the most recent authoritative theory around a subject
Find out the most widely accepted empirical findings on a subject
Identify the available methods with proven validity and reliability
Ascertain the most widely accepted definitions of key concepts
Synthesis of:
What has already been written on the topic
What has not been written on that topic
How the gap is being addressed
Objectives
Address a research question/thesis
Critically appraise research for validity
Synthesize and summarize current knowledge
Identify controversies in literature
Formulate questions for future research(gaps)
Organize by important topics and subtopics
Introduction
Idea of the topic
Central theme
Organizational pattern
Body of literature review
Discussion of source
Arranged chronologically
Conclusions
Discuss what you have drawn from the literature
Aim for coherent/logical summary
Use headings /sub-headings/paragraphs
Give general information before detail
Keep it simple
Use cohesive techniques
You may evaluate the sources
Limit your topic
Use quotes sparingly
Keep your own voice
Thesis
Argue a point
Present position
Defend with evidence
Continuous pieces
Evaluate other points positively or negatively
Use transition phrases
Give examples/compare/contrast different points of views
Stages of an essay
Main idea
Presentation of main ideas
Support with examples &examples
Evaluation of main ideas
Further idea
Presentation of further
Support with examples and evidence
Evaluation of further idea
introduction
Description of the situation
Explanation of the importance of the essay
Order/organization of the essay
Conclusion
Summary of keypoints
Evaluation of ideas
Statement of your own point of view with reasons
Preliminaries
Title
Abstract
Content
Preplanning
Drafting
Editing
Bibliography
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