WRITING

RESEARCH
FOR
PUBLICATION
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
 Inform the students of institutional processes
 Provide information on research protocols in
conducting and writing research
 Discuss the institutional format on publication
CHALLENGING ROLES OF RESEARCHERS

Littletime devoted for reading

research journals
Limited knowledge on statistics

Basic or poor writing skills

 Defining the
Problem Research Method
and Design
Collecting Related
Studies & Literature
Data Gathering
Formulation of the
Working Title and Tabulation of Data
objectives

Interpretation and
Analysis of Data
Writing of the
Introduction
Conclusion and
Recommendation
Phase I
 choose a research topic

 develop the research questions

 choose a relevant references

SOURCES OF RESEARCH TOPICS

PRIMARY SOURCES
SECONDARY SOURCES
SOURCES OF TOPICS
UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AGENDA
1. Organizational Effectiveness / Performance Excellence/
Policy and Plan Formulation
 Organizational Learning and Innovation
 Human Capital Development [1]
 Effectiveness of Learning Institute Program (LIP); Learning
Management System; Learning and Development/Rewards &
Recognition Program; Management Development Plan
2. Internationalization and Innovation in Education
 Technology Enabled Education
 Linkages and Industry-Based Studies
 Faculty and Student Mobilization
 Curriculum Enhancement and Reforms
3. Cultural Studies
 Batangas Literature, Arts, Culture and Heritage/ JPL
Studies
 Culture-sensitive Governance and Development [1]
COLLEGE RESEARCH AGENDA/DISCIPLINE-BASED

Maritime
 Effectiveness of the Vessel Traffic
Management System in the Port of
Batangas
 Adherence to Maritime Laws
 Prevention of Maritime Pollution
 Issues on Safety Management onboard
 Employment mismatch
 Issues on Environment Management
OTHER SOURCES
Characteristics of a good
research question
(F-I-N-E-R)
CHARACTERISTICS OF A GOOD
RESEARCH QUESTION (F-I-N-E-R)

Feasible
Adequate number of subjects
Adequate technical expertise
Affordable in time and money

Manageable in scope
INTERESTING
To the investigator (passion is
an important driving force)
To others
NOVEL
Confirms or refutes previous
findings
Extends previous findings
Provides new findings
ETHICAL
Respect persons
Beneficence/Non-maleficence

Justice
RELEVANT
To scientific knowledge
To public policy

To future research directions

RESEARCH TOPICS:
 Effects of General Education to Cadetship
Selection of Maritime Students
 Disaster Preparedness of Maritime Students
 Effectiveness of Vessel Traffic Management
System as Implemented in Batangas Bay Port
 Implementation of Memorandum Circular No.01-
09 with Regards to Safety of the Free Vessels
during Heavy Weather in Batangas Port
RESEARCH TOPICS
 Effectiveness of Social Media and Online Methods in
the Application for Cadetship of Maritime Students
 Correlation between Year Level Assessment Result
and Grades of Marine Engineering Students in their
Major Subjects
 Preparedness of Maritime Students for Cadetship
 Implementation of Discipline Imposed To LIMA
Students: Basis for Enhanced Maritime Discipline
Program
After selecting the topic:
Read related studies and literature
SOURCES OF REFERENCES
 Academic One File
 Science Direct/Scopus
 Google Scholar (https://scholar.google.com.ph/)
 Directory of Open Access Journal (www.doaj.org)
 Academia.edu
 Library of Congress (https://www.loc.gov/)
 PubMed (US Library of Medicine, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/)
 herdin.ph (Health Research and Development Information Network)
 Philippine E-Journals (https://ejournals.ph/)
JOURNAL DATABASES
Database Description Website:

DOAJ is an online directory that

Directory of Open indexes and provides access to high
https://doaj.org/
Access Journals quality, open access, peer-reviewed
journals.
PEJ is an expanding collecting of
Philippine E- academic journals that are made
http://ejournals.ph/
Journals accessible globally through a single
web-based platform
OMICS Group follows an Open
Access publication model that http://
OMICS International enables the dissemination of www.omicsonline.org/
research articles to the global about.php
community free of cost.
PLOS is a nonprofit publisher and
advocacy organization founded to
Public Library of
accelerate progress in science and https://www.plos.org/
Science
medicine by leading a transformation
in research communication
JOURNAL DATABASES
Database Description Website:

Articles cover a broad spectrum http://

InfoTrac of disciplines and topics- ideal for infotrac.galegroup.com/
every type of researcher. default
OAJSE service covers free, full
Open Access text, quality controlled journals.
Journals Search We aim to cover journals in all http://www.oajse.com/
Engine subjects that are published in
English language.
It is a platform for academics to
share research papers. The https://
Academia.edu
company's mission is to www.academia.edu/
accelerate the world's research.
JOURNAL DATABASES
Database Description Website:

ERIC is an online library of

Education education research and
Resources information, sponsored by the
http://eric.ed.gov/
Information Institute of Education Sciences
Center (IES) of the U.S. Department of
Education
It is a free reference
https://
Mendeley manager and academic social
www.mendeley.com/
network. 

It is a free information retrieval

PubPsych system for psychological http://www.pubpsych.eu/
resources.
REVIEW OF LITERATURE
Linus Carl Pauling was an American chemist, biochemist, peace activist, author, and
educator. 
SOURCES OF LITERATURE

Published Refereed Journals

Books
News Report and Documentaries
Government or Institutional
Policies
NOT GOOD SOURCES OF LITERATURE

 Unpublished materials
 Web blogs
 Other unreliable internet sources
Vs.
Google Scholar
• Collecting Related Studies and Literature from
published books and journals
• Citing papers using appropriate citation style
HOW TO ORGANIZE THE REVIEWS
Source Objectives Method Significant Findings
Adedokun, O. A., & What are 25 Five categories of preconceptions emerged
Burgess, W. D. students’ participants; from the data: (1) preconceptions of
(2011). Uncovering preconception qualitative scientists and research environments, (2)
s of UREs? data from preconceptions of the ease (or difficulty)
students'
How students’ of research endeavors,
preconceptions of do students’ reflective (3) preconceptions of duties in research
undergraduate expectations journal apprenticeship/involvement in the
research entries.
and research projects, (4) preconceptions
experiences. Journal preconception about team versus independent work, and
of STEM Education: s (5) preconceptions of mentoring and
Innovations and compare with supervision.
their actual
Research, 12(5/6),
experiences in
12. their
undergraduate
research
internships?