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Chapter 4: Literature sources, Chapter 6: Data management - Coggle Diagram
Chapter 4: Literature sources
Where?
Become familiar with multiple different databases for research articles
Google Scholar
HighWire
PubMed
SPC library databases
Main types
Secondary
Review articles; analyze findings by primary articles
Tertiary
Textbooks, Wikipedia; compile information from secondary sources
Primary
Original work; research articles
Sources
Some articles may be related to your topic but not relevant
Use citations from other papers to help narrow down your search; other papers have references as well!
Credentials; try to get sources from .edu .ac or .gov over .com or .net
Placement of citations
Methods
Cite original methods that were used in your study
Results
Not typically needed as results are YOUR own work
Introduction
Cite the highlights, most important info. do not cite every statement made.
Abstract
Do not add citations here
Discussion
Citations that aid in comparison to known knowledge and new finding; or further understanding of the findings
Keep sources organized
Always paraphrase even when citing
Helpful way: take notes without looking back at the text.
Save your sources in a way that makes sense to you
Know the citation format you will use for the paper and stay consistent
Chapter 6: Data management
Notebook
Treat it as records of what you keep
Keep it organized and through
Number, date and sign each page used
Record procedures, calculations, observations
Observations include temperature, concentrations
Will be more detailed than the actual paper
Data presentations
Graphs
use when trends are more important than the numbers; make relations and trends
X axis= Independent variable
Tables
Use when the data needs to be expressed as precise numbers
Row headings= Independent variable
General guidelines
Keep figures organized and easy to follow; visualization should add to the paper
Figures need to have enough detail to tell the findings without supporting paragraphs or captions.
Keep them simple; use titles
incorrectly displaying data can be very misleading and carry a wrong meaning to your data