Principles of Scientific Research

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What is scientific research?

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Section One:

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• Making observations. • Performing experiments.

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R s e c h

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Scientific research pathway

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Section Two:

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Ask a Question?

Conduct Hypothesis

Experiement Hypothesis

Background Research

Communicate

The Scientific Method

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Types of scientific research

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Section Three:

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Types of Undergraduate

Research Questionnaire

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What is your Color

?

Organized Priority to

details PERFECTIONIST

Friendly

Team Player

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My Personality

Color is:

Meta analysis Data analysis

Intervention

Questionnaire

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Choose your project

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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

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Section Five:

Planning your project.

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

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G antt Chart for Time Management

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

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Section Six:

Throughout your journey

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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.

Set up milestones to meet supervisor. Anas Bahnassi PhD 2013 10/2/2013 20

Ex

Section Seven:

Experimental design

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Ex

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

Variables changed

Re

sult

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ob

serv

atio

ns

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Ex S t t Y u

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Identify your:

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Ex

Identify your:

What would have happened if you had done nothing

Experimental

Treatment

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Ex

Identify your:

What would have happened if you had done nothing

Positive

Negative

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Ex

Identify your:

What would have happened if you had done nothing

Time

Zero

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Ex

Identify your:

What would have happened if you had done nothing

Random

Observer

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Ex

Identify your:

What would have happened if you had done nothing

Follow-up

Exclusions

Before After

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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

?

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Can you outline this paper in 3-4

lines

?

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Did the researcher use the most appropriate

method

?

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How were the methods validated

?

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What controls did they run

?

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How many times did they repeat the experiment

?

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Were the results convincing

?

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Are error bars show

?

How wide are they

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Were the results convincing

?

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Does it refer to recent literature

articles

?

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Were they convincing

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Are there controls shown

?

What conclusion was drawn

?

Do you agree with

it

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What journal is it published in

?

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What ideas can you expand upon

in you work

?

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