Principles of Scientific Research

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What is scientific research?

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• Making observations. • Performing experiments.



R s e c h

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Scientific research pathway


Section Two:

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Ask a Question?

Conduct Hypothesis

Experiement Hypothesis

Background Research

Communicate

The Scientific Method


Types of scientific research


Section Three:

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Types of Undergraduate

Research Questionnaire


What is your Color

?

Organized Priority to

details PERFECTIONIST

Friendly

Team Player


My Personality

Color is:

Meta analysis Data analysis

Intervention

Questionnaire


Choose your project


Section Four:

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Discuss with others

Idea

Find out what you need 1. Problem

2. Title

3. Key Result 1. Time

2. Equipment

3. Knowledge

4. Done before?

Lectures


Section Five:

Planning your project.


Use email to communicate. Build clear objectives. Use online storage. Write a blog to plan and self-reflect. Use simple software.


G antt Chart for Time Management


Meet with your supervisor. Use scientific English. Supply details. Raise all problems to you supervisor. Do not waste his/her or your time.



Section Six:

Throughout your journey


Discuss title, needs, ethics.

Organize time. Plan methodically. Assure mutual

understanding.

Plan for your thesis.

Writing skills. Feedback

expression.

Break projects into tasks.

Use time efficiently.

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Ex

Section Seven:

Experimental design


Ex

Draw one or two graphs that you would like to see in your final outcome

Variables changed

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Ex

Identify your:


Ex

Identify your:

What would have happened if you had done nothing

Experimental

Treatment


Ex

Identify your:


Positive

Negative


Ex

Identify your:


Time

Zero


Ex

Identify your:


Random

Observer


Ex

Identify your:


Follow-up

Exclusions

Before After



Have the nucleus of the research idea.

Choose a research type and choose a methodology.

Take ownership and nurture it. Plan for every step

Take Home Notes


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Why did you choose this paper

?


Can you outline this paper in 3-4

lines

?


Did the researcher use the most appropriate

method

?


How were the methods validated

?


What controls did they run

?


How many times did they repeat the experiment

?


Were the results convincing

?


Are error bars show

?

How wide are they


Were the results convincing

?


Does it refer to recent literature

articles

?


Were they convincing


Are there controls shown

?

What conclusion was drawn

?

Do you agree with

it


What journal is it published in

?


What ideas can you expand upon

in you work

?


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