Research Paper
Focused, Challenging, and Grounded
Research Questions
Numerical data
Quantitative research methods
Taking something from another source without correctly citing, summarizing, or paraphrasing.
Plagiarism
Ethical guidelines researchers look to as they design a project
Code of ethics
Formatting style that we use for our research papers
APA
Running head/page number, title, writers name
Cover Page
Based on questionnaires administered to a target population.
Survey
F on your paper, failed in the class, kicked out of school
Consequences of plagiarizing
A safeguard to make sure participants in research are freely participating and understanding the nature of the research
Informed consent
Interviewing a number of participants together and allows interaction within the group
Focus Group
Title page, abstract, paper/body, list of references
Four parts of a research paper
Works with non-numerical data
Qualitative
Failing to give credit for quotations, offering the work of another as ones own, offering the work of another without proper acknowledgment
Examples of plagiarism
Being assured that no one but the researcher will know the identity of the person responding
Confidentiality
the participant in a study from whom the researcher seeks to gather information
Respondent
One-sentence statement of your central idea
Working thesis
A procedure for acquiring knowledge that emphasizes collecting concrete data through observation and experimentation
Scientific method
Paraphrasing and summarizing
Strategies to avoid plagiarizing
The ability to allow the facts to speak for themselves
Objectivity
Conducted when researchers identify and study specific variables in existing media, text, or image
Content Analysis
A thorough search through previously published studies relevant to a particular topic
Literature Review
A statement that backs up the reason, side, and content of the research
Hypothesis
Can plagiarism be accidental
Yes
The extent to which the participants in a research project are unaware of the project or its goals
Deception
Journal, letter, diaries, and scholarly research articles
Primary sources