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1. TITLE OF PROJECT
Introduction to Research Methods
TRIMESTER B 23/24
NAMES OF GROUP MEMBERS STUDENT NOs.
GROUP NO
PROGRAMME

2. PURPOSE OF THE PRESENTATION
HANDY HINTS
TELL THE PRESENTERS HOW YOU HAVE ORGANISED THIS 15
MINUTE PRESENTATION AND WHAT YOU WILL COVER

3. INTRODUCE THE TEAM AND HOW YOU WORKED TOGETHER-
GROUP REFLECTION
TELL US WHO YOU ARE AND A SENTENCE ABOUT YOUR
PROFESSSIONAL BACKGROUNDS
INCLUDE 3 OR 4 REFLECTIONS ON YOUR EXPERIENCE OF
WORKING AS A GROUP INCLUDING CHALLENGES
ENCOUNTERED
TELL US HOW YOU ORGANISED THE WORK AMONG
MEMBERS AND EACH CONTRIBUTION

4. SUMMARY OF RESEARCH IDEA, TOPIC OR ISSUE
HANDY HINTS
• YOUR RESEARCH IDEA SHOULD BE WRITTEN AS STATEMENT
THAT SUMMARISES THE CONTEMPORARY ISSUE IN YOUR FIELD
• THE STATEMENT INCLUDES A CLEAR DESCRIPTION OF WHAT IT
IS
• IT MAY INCLUDE AN ATTEMPT TO QUANTIFY THE ISSUE AS WELL
AS HIGHLIGHTING WHO WOULD BENEFIT FROM THE ISSUE
BEING ADDRESSED
• THERE ARE MANY EXAMPLES OF HOW TO WRITE GOOD
STATEMENTS ON THE INTERNET. I LIKE THIS ONE
‘A persuasive statement of problem is usually written in three parts:
Part A (The ideal): Describes a desired goal or ideal situation; explains
how things should be.
Part B (The reality): Describes a condition that prevents the goal, state, or
value in Part A from being achieved or realized at this time; explains how
the current situation falls short of the goal or ideal.
Part C (The consequences): Identifies the way you propose to improve
the current situation and move it closer to the goal or ideal.’
SOURCE; EDITAGE.COM

5. BACKGROUND SUMMARY OF ISSUE USING LITERATURE
HANDY HINTS
• THIS IS WHERE YOU DEMONSTRATE YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE AREA
• YOU WILL HAVE CARRIED OUT A BRIEF SEARCH OF THE LITERATURE TO FIND OUT WHAT IS ALREADY KNOWN ABOUT THE TOPIC
AND HOW THIS LEADS TO THE NEED FOR YOUR RESEARCH PROPOSAL
• FOCUS ON PEER REVIEWED LITERATURE AND CRITICALLY ANALYSE IT
• INTRODUCE RELEVANT THEORY FROM YOUR PROGRAMME TO FRAME YOUR IDEA –THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK

6. BACKGROUND TO ISSUE USING LITERATURE – THE GAPS
HANDY HINTS
• YOU MAY NEED 2 SLIDES ON BACKGROUND
• WHEN THINKING ABOUT GAPS, THINK ABOUT
• WHO IS YOUR RESEARCH AIMED AT: WHAT DECISIONS WILL IT HELP THEM MAKE
• WHO DO YOU NEED TO ASK TO FIND THE ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS
• THIS BACKGROUND SHOULD LEAD DIRECTLY INTO YOUR NEXT SLIDE ON AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

7. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT – WHAT DO I WANT TO KNOW
HANDY HINTS
• YOUR OBJECTIVES SHOULD BE A SUBSET OF YOUR OVERALL AIM
• YOU SHOULD HAVE BETWEEN 3 AND 5 OBJECTIVES
• REMEMBER TO LOOK BACK AT ANNE AND NATASCHA’S SESSION IN WEEK 2

8. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY – HOW WILL I FIND OUT
HANDY HINTS
• THIS IS WHERE YOU SUMMARISE YOUR RESEARCH METHOD OF CHOICE
• CRITIQUE THE OPTIONS
• SUMMARISE WHY YOU CAME TO THAT DECISION AND HOW IT MATCHES YOUR AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
• REVIEW THE FOLLOWING SESSIONS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
• RESEARCH PHILOSOPHIES WEEK 1
• QUANTITATIVE METHODOLOGIES WEEK 5 AND 9
• QUALITATIVE METHODOLOGIES WEEK 6 AND 11

9. METHODS – SAMPLING AND RECRUITMENT
HANDY HINTS
• FURTHER DETAILS OF HOW TO IDENTIFY THE TARGET OF YOUR RESEARCH (BOTH IN TERMS OF WHO NEEDS TO BE
INVOLVED IN HELPING YOU ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS AND WHO WILL BE INTERESTED IN THE RESULTS) WILL BE
COVERED IN WEEKS 5,6
• YOU WILL ALSO NEED TO SPECIFY THE PROCESS INVOLVED IN GETTING RELEVANT PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE
(RECRUITMENT) – ALSO WEEKS ,5,6

10. METHODS – DATA COLLECTION
HANDY HINTS
• EACH RESEARCH METHODOLOGY HAS A RANGE OF TOOLS AVAILABLE TO HELP YOU COLLECT DATA IN A SYSTEMATIC WAY
• YOU SHOULD DESCRIBE YOUR PREFERRED WAY OF COLLECTING DATA AND JUSTIFY IT.
• WEEKS ,5,6

11. ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
HANDY HINTS
• WEEK 3 COVERS ETHICS
• IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOUR PROPOSAL STATES HOW ETHICAL ISSUES WILL BE ADDRESSED IN YOUR RESEARCH
• YOU SHOULD
• STATE WHAT YOU UNDERSTAND ABOUT ETHICS AND ITS IMPORTANCE
• HIGHLIGHT ALL RELEVANT ETHICAL ISSUES TO BE CONSIDERED IN YOUR RESEARCH
• STATE HOW THEY WILL BE ADDRESSED BEFORE AND DURING THE PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF YOUR PROPOSAL

12. REFERENCES
HANDY HINTS
• FOLLOW THE GCU GUIDELINES FOR CITATIONS
• AVOID USING LINKS TO WEBSITES UNLESS IT’S A PUBLICATION ONLY PUBLISHED ON LINE
• USE PEER REVIEWED LITERATURE UNLESS IT DOESN’T EXIST
• RULE OF THUMB – INCLUDE BETWEEN 15-25 REFERENCES

13. GENERAL HANDY HINTS
• USE 1 OR 2 SENTENCES ON EACH SLIDE TO DEMONSTRATE WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT THE AREA COVERED BY THE SLIDE BACKED UP WITH
A REFERENCE
• TEST YOUR PRESENTATION AGAINST THE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND THE MARKETING CRITERIA SET OUT IN THE HANDBOOK
• PROOF READ YOUR PRESENTATION
• FOLLOW GUIDANCE ON WHAT MAKES A GOOD PRESENTATION (THERE IS AN EXAMPLE IN THE MODULE AREA OF GCU LEARN)
• Don’t overcrowd the slides but you need to provide sufficient detail so the audience can see you taken a critical analytical approach to your
presentation. You may choose to produce a supplementary handout of additional notes

14. THANK YOU