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Research comprises "creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of humans, culture and society, and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications." It is used to establish or confirm facts, reaffirm the results of previous work, solve new or existing problems, support theorems, or develop new theories. A research project may also be an expansion on past work in the field. To test the validity of instruments, procedures, or experiments, research may replicate elements of prior projects, or the project as a whole. The primary purposes of basic research (as opposed to applied research) are documentation, discovery, interpretation, or the research and development (R&D) of methods and systems for the advancement of human knowledge. Approaches to research depend on epistemologies, which vary considerably both within and between humanities and sciences. There are several forms of research: scientific, humanities, artistic, economic, social, business, marketing, practitioner research, etc.
Introduction to academic research
What is academic research?
How to Write a Great Research Paper
How to Read Academic Research
Academic research and writing – Chapter 4 Research process – Unit 2 Research question and hypothesis
Conducting Academic Research
Academic research tools
Using Wikipedia for Academic Research (CLIP)
Using Wikipedia for Academic Research
Making an academic research poster using Power Point
This video introduces you to some of the expectations and requirements around university-level research assignments. It is intended for undergraduates or students returning to a university student role after a long hiatus. It defines certain relevant terminology (scholarly / peer-reviewed) and discusses the limitations of specific information sources. It explains some characteristics that qualify an information source as "scholarly," and provides examples. It also points out some of the Library's online access points (starting places) for searching out scholarly sources.
This video is from https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/research-project ‘Developing Your Research Project’ is a free online course by the University of Southampton available on FutureLearn.com ‘Standing on the shoulders of giants’. Did you know that you can find this metaphor written around the edge of a £2 coin? In this video you meet Dr Chris Fuller who explains how you can also find it at the heart of all academic research. It’s a metaphor which best reflects the process. It not only sums up one of the fundamental issues of academic research – namely building upon the work of those who came before us – but also highlights the ultimate benefit of research – to allow us to see further and know more. At FutureLearn, we want to inspire learning for life. We offer a diverse selection of f...
An eye-opening talk... Professor Simon Peyton Jones, Microsoft Research, gives a guest lecture on writing. Seven simple suggestions: don't wait - write, identify your key idea, tell a story, nail your contributions, put related work at the end, put your readers first, listen to your readers. Abstract of the talk Professor Simon Peyton Jones, Microsoft Research, gives a guest lecture on writing. Seven simple suggestions: don't wait - write, identify your key idea, tell a story, nail your contributions, put related work at the end, put your readers first, listen to your readers. Prof. Peyton Jones' lecture contained a lot of question and answer sessions with the audience. These have been removed from this video, cutting the original 50 minute lecture down to 30 minutes.
A SuperQuick guideline to reading and analyzing academic research, especially designed for those who will be reading outside their field of expertise.
https://academic-research-and-writing.org Academic research and writing Chapter 4 Research process Unit 2 Research question and research hypothesis Abstract: Chapter 4 introduces you to the research process and its cornerstones. Every research project starts with an open-ended indirect research question, which is implicitly or explicitly accompanied by a research hypothesis. Often a research problem is substantiated by an ad-hoc hypothesis, which advances to a working hypothesis and ultimately will be developed into a scientific hypothesis. The logic and quality of hypotheses can differ and determine the success of the research process. Depending on their inner logic, scientific hypotheses can be formulated as cause-effect hypotheses, distribution hypotheses, correlation hypotheses and ...
A little video showing how Google Scholar, MS OneNote, and Zotero work well together for collecting academic research and managing bibliographies. Made primarily for fellow EMBA students everywhere.
This tutorial explains how to use Wikipedia as an exploratory tool and where it can appropriately fit in the research process. Created by Michael Baird, Cooperative Library Instruction Project (CLIP) Complete source files and other tutorials are available at the project website: http://www.clipinfolit.org This tutorial and all other CLIP materials fall under a Creative Commons license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/), feel free to share and remix as long as you attribute CLIP, do not use for commercial purposes, and offer your version under the same license.
Learn how you can find sources and start college-level research by using Wikipedia. (Hartness Library CCV/Vermont Tech)
This is a screenshot video with audio tutorial on how to make an academic research poster using power point. The tutorial is produced by the Mathematics and Science Teaching (MAST) Institute at the University of Northern Colorado. The templates can be found at http://www.unco.edu/mast/PosterPrinting/poster_printing.html
Panel Researching Academic Disciplines
Lecture: "Negotiation Skills for Academic Research Professionals" given 8.17.16 at PCAMS by Stephen Yoder, JD.
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Academic Writing: Composing a Research Paper