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1.Research can be defined as the search for knowledge, or as any systematic investigation, with an
open mind, to establish novel facts, solve new or existing problems, prove new ideas, or develop new theories, usually using a scientific method.
2.The major steps in conducting research are:
1)Identification of research problem
2)Literature review
3)Specifying the purpose of research
4)Selecting an appropriate research method
5)Data collection
6)Analyzing and interpreting the data
7)Reporting and evaluating research
3.Typical Dissertation Structure
4.How to choose your research topic?
-Based on your previous study
-Your personal interest
-Communications with your fellow students, friends, lecturers, conference attendants, etc.
-Previous research (database, etc.)
-Should be interesting
-Your research area, field, aspect, topic
-Should be feasible
-Should be important
-Should be innovative
-Hot topic
-Advance research
-Practical application
-Based on literature review
5.Title Requirements
●ABC Principles for Titles (accuracy, brevity, clarity)
●Being brief and concise
●Being specific
●Avoiding question titles
●Being unified(grammatically symmetrical)
●Being standard
●Words‟ number limitation (15words max)
●Most important key words
●Abbreviations (?) unless generally known, eg. AIDS, DNA, LASER, CT, BCG, SARS, etc.
6.Introduction and its aims
Introduction gives the background to the research. It sets out the aims of the study and describes why there is a need for this research.
The aims of introduction are
1)To give the reader some background informationabout the context of the research and
outline howthe research fits into a more general area of study.
2)To show that the problem addressed by your study merits investigation.
3)To give the reader information about the aims and objectives of your research.
7.Writing flow of Introduction
1)Statement of topic
2)Brief historical overview
3)Main reading sources
4)Statement of the objectives of the paper
5)Statement of main hypothesis
6)Brief outline of main sections (following sections could be mentioned here, but very briefly) 8.Structure of the introduction
1)Establish the context
2)Identify the “gap”
3)State the aims
4)Provide an outline of the dissertation structure
9.What are research Aims & Objectives?
Research aims and objectives are synonymous in dictionaries
In research terms, the word "objective" is sometimes used to mean more detailed aims
The aim is what you want to achieve, and the objective describes how you are going to achieve that aim
It is not uncommon to have more than one objective to satisfy your research aim
