Course Outcomes Â
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1. Identify major theories, concepts and terminology referring to thinking, designing, and writing a research project.
2. Explore the fundamentals of research methodology through distinguishing between qualitative and quantitative research strategies and techniques.
3. Select primary sources of information and scholarly literature, relevant to current research, for the purpose of solving a problem.
4. Practice the accomplishment of a research project through the entire process of its planning, organizing, writing, editing, and presenting.
5. Identify ethical issues to ensure the data are collected and handled correctly.
6. Communicate a discipline-focused research paper, which is relevant to student's academic and vocational interests.
Introduction
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For this assignment you will complete a research paper and present it online. Your success will be determined by your ability to clearly formulate and elaborate on a convincing essay thesis with all required structural components of a well-written essay These skills take time to perfect. It is important to note, therefore, that, although this is an independent and individual assignment, you will have the opportunity to openly communicate and discuss interim findings and research results in four thematically interconnected Activities, more particularly Activity #3 (see the instructions sheet) and a Preliminary Report for extra points
Instructions
- Selecting and refining a promising research topic is crucial. You are invited to select any discipline-focused topic from the academic discipline or professional field you are mostly and keenly interested in.Â
- To begin thinking about this assignment, you are encouraged to ask yourself and answer the questions listed below:
“What am I curious about in my field of professional expertise?â€,Â
“In the range of my strong interests, could I predict and identify some new, emerging, and promising topics which are less or insufficiently investigated?â€,Â
“How to select a research question on a valid research problem?â€, Â
“Where to start searching for relevant primary sources and scholarly publications on that topic?â€,
“What are the most repeated, the most disputed, and the most theoretically backed up interpretations of findings?â€,
“In what context, from what perspective should I contribute to that research topic so that it could be divided in categories and subcategories producing a well-organized paper?â€, etc.