Module 9.4.

Writing Protocols

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Course: Research 1: Introduction to Research (AY 2022-2023) Date: Wednesday, 3 May 2023, 10:08 AM
Book: Module 9.4. Writing Protocols
 Description

After completing this learning guide, you are expected to:

1. identify the components of a good protocol, and

2. determine the guidelines for writing a protocol.
 Table of contents

Introduction

9.4.1. What is a Protocol?

9.4.2. Identifying Activities that Need to Have Written Protocols

9.4.3. Components of a Written Protocol

9.4.4. Protocol vs. Methodology Write-Up

 Introduction

Have you ever tried cooking a dessert and getting it right but cannot cook it again because you forgot the exact combination of ingredients you
made it with? That is how important a recipe is. 

How is a recipe related to this learning guide? Well, protocols are much like recipes, they contain the instructions and list of materials you need
to conduct a particular experiment or activity in your project.
 9.4.1. What is a Protocol?

It should leave no room for ambiguity when each step is executed;

It should be specific in terms of materials to be used (quality & quantity);
It should specify safety considerations as necessary to protect the user from possible harm;

Protocols are needed

to help identify materials that will be needed while working, and have them ready before a procedure is even started;
to ensure that the researcher knows what to do when working on the project;
to minimize errors in the execution of the project activities;
to ensure that correct safety precautions are practiced while working on the project, and minimize potential harm to health, property
and the environment; and
to make the researcher aware of potential hazards, and to be aware of what to do in case of emergency.
 9.4.2. Identifying Activities that Need to Have Written Protocols

NOT ALL ACTIVITIES IN YOUR DETAILED METHODOLOGY FLOWCHART will need to have corresponding protocols written, but it is important
that you are able to identify which of these activities need to have protocols written.  After writing the protocols, you need to have them approved
before using them to execute your project.
 
9.4.3. Components of a Written Protocol
 9.4.4. Protocol vs. Methodology Write-Up

Protocols serve as detailed descriptions of how your project will be conducted, but they such details do not appear in the final write-up of the
Methodology.