Research Method and Experimental Design (FEng5191) Individual Ass.

Research Method and Experimental Design (FEng5191)

Submission date: 27/07/2014

Individual Assignment I. (15%)

Part I: Your assignment should be submitted in a Microsoft Word file in doc format.
Please type your assignment in a word file:

 Font = Times New Roman

 size =12
 Space =1.5

1. Describe the characteristics of a research in brief

2. Write the criteria of a good research
3. Discuss the following contents of proposal contents in own words
a) Abstract/Synopsis
b) Statement of the problem
c) Expected outcomes
d) Research Methods and Methodology

Part II. Correct the following APA Style reference style

In-text Referencing

a) (Sheret, Sultana and Sotir 2016)

b) (Seven news 1994)
c) (Yeo, Oh, Pyke, McDonald 1998)
d) (Turnbull in Shorten 2003)
e) (Charman 2007)
f) (Minogue 1968, Lopez 1971)
g) (Smith 2009 p 7)
h) (Dickinson 2009, a)
i) According to Sotir (2016), academic literacy is ‘critical for survival’ at university.

Reference Lists

1. . Clegg, S., ‘Managing organization futures in a changing world of

power/knowledge’, in H. Tsoukas & C. Knud (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of
organization theory, Oxford, Oxford University Press, pp. 536-567, 2003.
2. Irvine, J. 2005, Commodity boom is over: Access, ‘Sydney Morning Herald’, 27 July,
p. 19.
3. A.J. Kim, 2002, Community building on the web, Safari Tech Books, Boston, Mass.,
http://proquest.safaribooksonline.com/0201874849.

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4. Duffield, C., Macneil, H.F., Bullock, C., & Franks, H. 2000, ‘The role of the
advanced casualty management team in St John Ambulance’, Australian Health
Review, 191-199. 28(1),

Part III. Choose the best answer from the given choices for the following questions

1. What is the main goal of a project proposal?

A. Find an idea for the project

B. Hire a team for the project
C. Close down the project
D. Get approval and funding for the project

2. Which question about the project should be answered in the problem statement section?

A. What
B. Who
C. Why
D. When

3. The introductory section of a research report should aim to:

A. Identify the specific focus of the study

B. Provide a rationale for the Proposal Writing
C. Grab the reader's attention
D. All of the above

4. We review the relevant literature to know:

A. What is already known about the topic

B. What concepts and theories have been applied to the topic
C. Who are the key contributors to the topic
D. All of the above
5. If a study is "reliable", this means that:
A. It was conducted by a reputable researcher who can be trusted
B. The measures devised for concepts are stable on different occasions
C. The findings can be generalized to other social settings
D. The methods are stated clearly enough for the research to be replicated

6. What is a research design?

A. A way of conducting research that is not grounded in theory

B. The choice between using qualitative or quantitative methods
C. The style in which you present your research findings, e.g. a graph
D. A framework for every stage of the collection and analysis of data

7. Why do you need to review the existing literature?

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A. To make sure you have a long list of references

B. Because without it, you could never reach the required word-count
C. To find out what is already known about your area of interest
D. To help in your general studying

8. You can manage your time and resources best, by:

A. Working out a timetable

B. Finding out what resources are readily available to you
C. Calculating a budget for likely expenditure
D. All of the above

9. In an experimental design, the dependent variable is:

A. The one that is not manipulated and in which any changes are observed
B. The one that is manipulated in order to observe any effects on the other
C. A measure of the extent to which personal values affect research
D. An ambiguous concept whose meaning depends on how it is defined

10. Which one among the following statement is true in the context of the testing of
hypotheses?

A. It is only the alternative hypotheses that can be tested.

B. It is only the null hypotheses that can be tested.
C. Both the alternative and the null hypotheses can be tested.
D. Both the alternative and the null hypotheses cannot be tested.

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