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From research ideas to a research proposal
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From research ideas to a research proposal • If you have not been given a research idea consider the techniques available for generating and refining re- search ideas. Choose a selection of those with which you feel most comfortable, making sure to include both rational and creative thinking techniques. Use these to try to generate a research idea or ideas. Once you have got some research ideas, or if you have been unable to find an idea, talk to your scientific advisor. • Evaluate your research ideas against the checklist of attributes of a good research project. • Refine your research ideas using a selection of the techniques available for generating and refining research ideas. Re-evaluate your research ideas against the checklist of attributes of a good research project. Remember that it is better to revise (and in some situations to discard) ideas that do not appear to be feasible at this stage. Integrate your ideas using the process of working up and narrowing down to form one research idea. • Use your research idea to write a general focus research question. Where possible this should be a ‘why?’ or a ‘how’ rather than a ‘what?’ question. • Use the general focus research question to write more detailed research questions and your research objectives. • Write your research proposal making sure it includes a clear title and sections on: − the background to your research; − your research questions and objectives; − the method you intend to use; − the timescale for your research; − the resources you require; − references to any literature to which you have referred. SELF-CHECK QUESTIONS 1. Why is it important to spend time choosing and clarifying your research topic? 2. What are the attributes of a good research topic? 3. What topics should be avoided? 4. What techniques can be used for generating and refining research ideas? 5. What techniques involve rational thinking? 6. What is the usual name for research projects undertaken for Master and Doctor of Philosophy degrees? 7. What techniques involve creative thinking? 8. What are the advantages of brainstorming? 9. Why is it important to define clearly research questions and objectives? 10. What is the difference between research and intelligence gathering? 11. What does the work at the theoretical level imply? 12. What are methods of narrowing a topic to a specific subject? жүктеу/скачать 0.69 Mb. Достарыңызбен бөлісу:
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