Your Research Project

Tips On Preparing And Conducting Your

Independent Research Projects

Select Your Group

• Look For People That:

-Share Your Ideas

-You Work Well With

-You Feel Will Contribute To A

Successful Project

BRAINSTORM

Merge Ideas Amongst Your Group And Come To A Consensus On Your Topic Of Study

Literature Search

Search Past Literature (Using Psyc Info) To Find

Experiments Conducted

On Your Topic

(hint: the more recent the articles, the

better)

Develop New Ideas

In Comparison To Past Literature, Consider

New Directions

Your Research

Topic Can Take

Experimental Proposal

Before Conducting Your Experiment, You Must Prepare Your

Experimental Proposal. You Cannot Begin Your Experiment

Until It Is Approved By Your Professor.

Your Proposal Consists Of :

Title Page

Abstract

Introduction

Method

References

Collect Data

Once Your Experimental

Proposal

Is Approved

You Are Ready To Begin

Collecting Data

Data Analysis

Your Next Step Is To Analyze The Data That You

Obtained From Your Experiment. Different Options Of

Data Analysis Include:

- Reporting

Averages

- SPSS

- Manual

Calculations

Research Write-up

You Now Have All Of The Sections Include:

Information That You Title Page

Need To Write Your Abstract

Research Paper. Introduction

All Papers Must Method

Be Written Results

In APA Format. Discussion

References

Research Presentation

You Are Now Ready

To Impress Your Professor With

All Of The Knowledge That You

Acquired From Conducting Your

Independent Project. This Will Be

Very Easy For You!

Good Luck!