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Now that you got the green light to go ahead with the project, the next step is to dig into past research, and all sorts of published material, to learn as much as possible on your topic, and the best way to measure your variables. All papers have a literatur...

Write a strict set of questions for a survey you will conduct with many people who may or may not know this topic. Answer categories must be mutually exclusive. Use boxes. Time: 7 min. Questions What is your gender?            

Why Should I Care? Listing and summarizing previous research results allows you to set a foundation for your own research. You will know what needs to be verified, and what mistakes can be avoided. It is important to repeat the work of scientific studies to ...

Why Should I Care? The sources you chose will determine the quality of your work. Bias in your sources will bias your work. Definitions Bias: A tendency to show one side of the story over any other aspects. Academic Literature: Journals publishing articles...

Why Should I Care? It’s so easy now to buy a paper online. Teachers and all sorts of readers know this. They don’t trust you. To convince the reader of your integrity, the least you can do is attribute the ideas in your paper to their rightful author. What’s ...

Why Should I Care? How research is conducted can affect the results of a scientific project. It is important to understand the scientific method, since so much knowledge is derived from science. You have heard the saying, “The Devil is in the details.” Defi...

Why Should I Care? Without science, your beliefs are based on your elders experience, on traditional knowledge, on superstition, on faith and religious dogma, and personal assumptions. You might be right about many things. But you also might be wrong about a ...

15 – Frequency Tables Summarize your findings from each survey into this summary data table. Respondent Knowledge Age Gender       1 2 ...

14 – Defining Variables and Operationalization Variable type Variable Name Phenomenon Characteristic, Behaviour, Opinion, Knowledge Level Possible Questions Answer type Mutually Exclusive, Multiple, Open-ended Possible Observat...

Write a loose set of questions for an interview you will conduct with someone who knows this topic relatively well. Time: 20 min. Mandatory variables                                                       Landmark relevance       Historical Revisionism C...

Before you write the literature review, organize your material. As you read, include ideas and citations in the matrix below. You should actually make your own matrix in a MS Word document. Enter your citations one at a time, as you go through each source. ...

Here is a check list of things to revise before submitting an assignment. Step 1: Go over the whole paper checking for the first element Step 2: Repeat for the next element.

This template will not make for an interesting read, but all the nuts and bolts are there. APA style. Title Includes Topic, Method, Question, Sample Subtitle Identifies the Assignment (if multiple parts) Author Name College Cou...

Why Should I Care? The Province of Quebec’s official language is French. The language most spoken in Quebec is French. Many official names, and documents are in French and may not be translated to English. Much of your documentation may be in French, so it is...

Why Should I Care? Here are a few short notes on what I expect in your papers. Paragraph Formats: One argument per paragraph 2-4 paragraphs per page (rule of thumb) Indent first line Margins Justified / Times New Roman / Garamond / 12 pt. Double-spaced ...

Why Should I Care? Some journals (and academics in that same field) use the APA style, which is useful to know. The Basics APA stands for American Psychology Association. This group of psychologists share a common style for the publishing of papers, which a...

Why Should I Care? Some journals (and academics in that same field) use the MLA style, which is useful to know. The Basics MLA stands for Modern Literature Association. This group of “English Lit” professors share a common style for the publishing of papers...

Why Should I Care? If the style is not specified, you can fall back on some general rules. The Basics You want a clean, crisp presentation, with simple enough language that almost anyone can understand. The style includes a cover page, citations are presen...

Why Should I Care? Academics are not – necessarily – snobs. But they insist on a neutral tone in academic papers, something you are ready to master. What is a Science Paper? A science paper is a type of document: an article that is published in a scholarly ...

Research is about attitude. If you wish to find, you will find. If you give up, you will end up empty-handed. Ownership Company Legal Name, Type of Organization, Shareholders, or Administratorshttp://www.registreentreprises.gouv.qc.ca/fr/consulter/rechercher...