This document provides an introduction to research. It discusses what research is, the reasons for conducting research such as advancing knowledge and developing skills. It also outlines different types of research articles and methodologies, how to conduct a literature search and review, the research writing process, components of a research manuscript, referencing styles, issues around plagiarism, publishing research, and career opportunities in research. Students are assigned to create a ResearchGate account and consider topics for responding to COVID-19 in a conflict zone.

1. INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH
Moyinoluwa Oladoye, DVM

4. What is Research?
 Research= Re + search
 It can be seen as a system of
reassessing/reevaluating what has previously
been done in the scientific space.

5. Why Research?
 To advance knowledge
 Broadly understood under 2 thematic areas:
IMPACT and SKILL.

6. Assignment 1
 Open a ResearchGate account!

7. Types of Research Articles
 Original Article
 Review
 Short Communication
 Systematic Review
 Letter to Editor
 Commentary

8. Methodology-based
Classification
 Qualitative Research
 Quantitative Research
 Mixed Research
 Longitudinal Research
 Cross-sectional Research

9. Cross-sectional vs
Longitudinal

10. Literature Search and Review
 Create a research question
 List of Databases (e.g. Google Scholar,
PubMed, Scopus,Web of Science)
 List of keywords (Using Boolean Operators)
 Search, Search, Search!!!
 Use of grey literature
 Snowballing

11. EXERCISE:
 TOPIC: Responding to COVID-19 in a Conflict
Zone
 Keywords: ???

12. Research Writing Process
 Choice of topic (Problem Statement)
 Research Proposal (For dissertation)
 Ethical considerations
 Literature Review
 Methodology for the study
 Make a first draft and edit later
 Grammatical and plagiarism checks

13. Components of a Research
Manuscript
 Title
 Abstract
 Keywords
 Introduction
 Methodology
 Results
 Discussion
 Recommendations and Conclusion
 Acknowledgements
 References

14. Referencing Styles
 Vancouver Style
 Harvard Style

15. Plagiarism
 ‘If you steal from one author, it is
plagiarism; if you steal from many, it is
research.’-Wilson Mizner
 Cite correctly
 Pass your work through plagiarism checkers
 Examples of plagiarism checkers:
Smallseotools,Turnitin, etc.

16. Publishing
 Avoid predatory journals!!!

17. Career Opportunities in
Research
 Graduate Research Assistantship
 Research Institutes
 Government Agencies
 Consulting Firms
 Biotech
 Pharmaceutical Firms

18. Additional Materials
 https://www.authoraid.info/en/news/details/1
487/
 https://plagiarism.iu.edu/index.html

19. Thank you!
Questions???