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HOW TO WRITE
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A RESEARCH PLAN
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WEEK 2
MA’AM HONLETH M. ROMBLON
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RESEARCH IV
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“If you fail to plan,

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you are planning to

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fail” - Benjamin Franklin

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THE RESEARCH PLAN

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➢ Serves as the guide and
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the adult-sponsor and (if any)
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● Conceptualizes for
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his/her research topic
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● Prepares and writes
the research plan
THE
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STUDENT adult sponsor and
RESEARCHER
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qualified scientist
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● Conducts the
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●Writes all data
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obtained in the data
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logbook
●Conducts data
THE
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STUDENT/ ●Writes the whole
RESEARCHER
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research paper
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●Writes the abstract
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●Personally presents
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●Personally
THE answers
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questions during
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STUDENT/ science fairs
RESEARCHER
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during science fairs
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●In the Philippine context, the Coach
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●Should have a solid background in
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●Reminds (ONLY) students of the
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things s/he needs to prepare and SPONSOR
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perform
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3 ●Should be available for student
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posters of the students
●Makes sure the student is
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emotionally and mentally THE ADULT
ready for oral presentation &
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defense
SPONSOR
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●Should have a doctoral
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degree or master’s
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THE experience in the field
of study of the student
QUALIFIED
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SCIENTIST
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sponsor if s/he meets
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the above qualifications
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●Needed for research
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that include high risks
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WHAT’S NEXT?
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6 Risks and Students must sit
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discuss their
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research plan.
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Only then when the student and
all the adults agree can the
research plan be approved, and
the research process proceeds.
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What are the parts

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of a Research Plan?
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(RPLAN)
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3 According to the Intel ISEF International
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the research plan is as follows:
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TENTATIVE TITLE OF THE PROPOSED RESEARCH
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10 NAME OF STUDENT/S (for team research ,
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team leader should be identified)
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14 PROPOSED START AND END DATE
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3 ❑ Include a brief synopsis
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supports your research
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problem
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❑ explain why this
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research is important
RATIONALE
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❑ and if applicable,
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3 - this is one or two
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(interrogative OR
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B. Question or declarative)
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that state the
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Being problem
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simply transform the
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research topic
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3 ○ Coconut Water in
4 Prolonging Vase-life of
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B. Question or ● Interrogative:
○ Can coconut water be
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Being life of roses?
Declarative:
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- this is one or two
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statements that state
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-most of the time, C. Goals/
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hypothesis is used; Expected
Outcomes /
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expected outcomes are Hypothesis
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also good choices.
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Goal:
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2. To compare these data from Expected
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the coconut water treatments
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to those data from plain
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water.
Hypothesis
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Expected Outcomes:
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- Roses under
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treatments will have
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longer vase-life as C. Goals/
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Expected
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with only plain Hypothesis
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4 If roses under coconut
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the number of days, with
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minimum visible changes
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in characteristics, as
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Expected
compared to plain water,
Outcomes /
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then coconut water is
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effective in prolonging
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D. Description in
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detail of methods
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or procedures
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these are the
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D.1 be taken in the
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in paragraph form
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The research plan should
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answer the following
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questions:
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1. What will be the steps
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PROCEDURES
involved in preparing the
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coconut water treatments
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(amount, concentrations per
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treatments with roses)
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4.How often will the
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set-ups be observed
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and recorded?
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5. What are the specific
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visible characteristics
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that are to be observed and
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recorded? How will
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observation and recording
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for each specific visible
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performed?
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3 - this discusses the risks
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D. 2 Risk
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paragraph form
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and Safety
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- copies of
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international/local
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standards or procedures
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can be attached
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preparing the coconut water

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treatments, roses and other
materials needed for the

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research (eg. special
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chemicals, microorganisms,
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etc)?
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D. 2 Risk
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control these risks?

and Safety
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3. How will these risks be
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effectively handled during the
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whole duration?
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how data
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gathered from
Data
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the whole
Analysis
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research are to
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1. What accepted standards
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Data
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2. What statistical tool
Analysis
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will be used to analyze the
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data?
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- Include at least 5
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journals or credible
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internet sites)
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
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A PICTURE IS WORTH
A THOUSAND WORDS
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Planning
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