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Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
CLASS 1
25.10.2006
Project Thesis (Fundamental
Research Tools)
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Class 1 General Introduction,
Identification of research objectives and literature review
Wednesday, 25th October
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Contents
Identification of research theme
Identification of objectives
Introduction to basic definitions
Philosophy, scientific methodology and ethics
Literature Review
Database searching and management
Impact factor, citation index
ENDNOTE tutorial
ISI tutorial
Identification of novelty of research theme
Identification of contribution of literature theme
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
What the Graduate Thesis is All About?
What is the research question?
Is it a good question? has it been answered before? is it a useful question to work on?
Is the question adequately answered?
Is the thesis an adequate contribution to knowledge?
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Definitions
Objectives
Methodology
Results
Discussion
Conclusions
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Definitions
Objectives: what?
Methodology
Results
Discussion
Conclusions
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Definitions
Objectives
Methodology: how?
Results
Discussion
Conclusions
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Definitions
Objectives
Methodology
Results: output
Discussion
Conclusions
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Definitions
Objectives
Methodology
Results
Discussion: analysis
Conclusions
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Definitions
Objectives
Methodology
Results
Discussion
Conclusions: inferences
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Objectives
Must be specific
Must be clear
Must state what action will be performed and what will be accomplished
I will do A, so I can accomplish B
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
What Is A Review of the Literature?
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
What Is A Review of the Literature?
A review of the literature is a classification and evaluation of what accredited scholars and researchers have written on a topic, organized according to a guiding concept such as your research objective, thesis, or the problem/issue you wish to address.
recognize relevant information
synthesize and evaluate it according to the guiding concept
what literature exists, AND your informed evaluation of the literature.
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Skills
information seeking: the ability to scan the literature efficiently using manual or computerized methods to identify a set of potentially useful articles and books.
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Skills
critical appraisal: the ability to apply principles of analysis to identify those studies which are unbiased and valid. Your readers want more just than a descriptive list of articles and books.
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
A literature review must...
organize information and relate it to the thesis or research question you are developing
synthesize results into a summary of what is and isn't known
identify controversy when it appears in the literature
develop questions for further research
The value of your review does not simply depend on how many
sources you find
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Questions to Ask Yourself
Do I have a specific question which my literature review helps to define?
What type of literature review am I conducting?
What is the scope of my literature review?
How good are my information seeking skills?
Is there a specific relationship between the literature I've chosen to review and the problem I've formulated?
Have I critically analyzed the literature I use?
Have I cited and discussed studies contrary to my perspective?
Will the reader find my literature review relevant, appropriate, and useful?
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Reviewing Literature
What were the authors trying to discover?
Why is this piece of research important?
What was measured?
What information do you have on the sample?
How was the data collected?
What were the results?
What do the authors conclude and to what do they attribute their findings?
Can you accept the findings as true?
How can you apply these findings to your own work?
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Tools available
Library
Citation Index
Current Contents
WWW engines
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
SCOPUS (http://www.scopus.com/scopus/home.url)
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
SCOPUS (http://www.scopus.com/scopus/home.url)
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
SCOPUS (http://www.scopus.com/scopus/home.url)
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Tools available
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Tools available
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Tools available
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Tools available
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Tools available
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Tools available
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
ISI Web of Knowledge
High impact journals
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
ISI Web of Knowledge
Bibliographic
information
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Conference proceedings
ISI Web of Knowledge
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
ISI Web of Knowledge
Patent resource
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Impact factor
ISI Web of Knowledge
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Rankings
ISI Web of Knowledge
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Email alerts!!!
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Tools available
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Current Contents
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Current Contents
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Current Contents
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Current Contents
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Current Contents
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Current Contents
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Current Contents
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Current Contents
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Current Contents
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Current Contents
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Current Contents
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Current Contents
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Current Contents
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Current Contents
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Current Contents
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Current Contents
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Current Contents
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Current Contents
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Current Contents
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Scopus
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Scopus
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Scopus
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Endnote – Bibliography Database
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Endnote – Bibliography Database
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Endnote – Bibliography Database
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Endnote – Bibliography Database
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Current Contents
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Procite
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Procite
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Scopus
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Scopus
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Scopus
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Endnote
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Endnote
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Endnote
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Endnote
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Current Contents
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Current Contents
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Procite
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Procite
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Procite
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Endnote – Bibliography Database
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Endnote – Bibliography Database
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Endnote – Bibliography Database
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Endnote – Bibliography Database
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Endnote – Bibliography Database
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Endnote Tutorial
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Endnote Tutorial
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Installing Endnote into WORD
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Installing Endnote into WORD
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
What is next?
synthesize results identify controversy develop questions
The final product will be a unique and appopriate integration of evidence you have located outside yourself and personal insights.
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Final Checklist
Selection of Sources Have you indicated the purpose of the review? Are the parameters of the review reasonable? Why did you include some of the literature and exclude others? Which years did you exclude? Have you emphasised recent developments? Have you focussed on primary sources with only selective use of secondary sources? Is the literature you have selected relevant? Is your bibliographic data complete?
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Final Checklist
Critical Evaluation of the Literature Have you organised your material according to issues? Is there a logic to the way you organised the material? Does the amount of detail included on an issue relate to its importance? Have you been sufficiently critical of design and methodological issues? Have you indicated when results were conflicting or inconclusive and discussed possible reasons? Have you indicated the relevance of each reference to your research?
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Final Checklist
Interpretation
Has your summary of the current literature contributed to the reader's understanding of the problems?
Does the design of your research reflect the methodological implications of the literature review?
The review provides a rationale for your research.
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Where to publish your work
- Quality vs. Quantity
- Journals related to your research field
- Look for visibility:
a) Good ranked journal
b) Impact factor
B= 1992 cites to articles published
in 1990-91
C= number of articles published
in 1990-91
D= B/C = 1992 impact factor
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Impact Factor
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Impact Factor
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Impact Factor
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Impact Factor
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Aggregate Impact Factor
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Aggregate Impact Factor
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Aggregate Impact Factor
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
References
http://wwwlibrary.csustan.edu/lboyer/education/grad_ed.htm
http://www.lib.unimelb.edu.au/postgrad/litreview/gettingstarted.html
http://isiknowledge.com
http://www.urv.es/biblioteca
http://www.endnote.com
http://www.sce.carleton.ca/faculty/chinneck/thesis.html
http://lorien.ncl.ac.uk/ming/Dept/Tips/writing/thesis/thesis-structure.htm
Muriel J. Bebeau, Moral Reasoning in Scientific Research Cases for Teaching and Assessment, 1995: http://poynter.indiana.edu/
Project Thesis 2006 Class 1 25.10.2006Adapted from Flor Siperstein Lecture 2004
Homework
Identification of research themes
Carry out literature review using ISI/SCOPUS and using trial version of ENDNOTE, create organised database.
Using ISI, choose 5 of the articles found and make a table listing journal, impact factor, aggregate impact factor, no. of citations of paper
Short summary of literature review
Identification of novelty of research to be carried out, contribution that will be made and where results could be published