This document outlines the research process and provides guidance on its key steps and phases. It begins by defining research as a step-by-step process of identifying, assessing, and analyzing a research question in order to find answers. The document then describes the main phases of research as conceptual, design and planning, empirical, analytic, and dissemination. It also discusses factors that can influence the research process as well as headings typically included in a research paper. The goal is to empower participants with knowledge of the overall research process.
prepared by :
1. Mahmoud Ahmed Abd Elgawad
2. Alaa El Din Moustafa Hamed
Under Supervision :
Assist.prof,Dr / Safaa Salah
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To empower participantswith knowledge, skills
and positive attitude toward research process.
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by theend of this lecture, every one of the participants should
be able to :
Define the process
Identify the concept of research process.
Enumerate factors affecting research process.
Explain phases of research process.
Identify steps of research process.
Identify research paper headings
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Introduction toresearch process.
Definition of process.
Definition of research process.
Factors affecting research process.
Phases of research process.
Research paper headings.
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Introduction to researchprocess
One of the first tasks in reading and evaluating a research study
to identify the steps should be taken by the researcher to answer
.the research questions
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P Problem
RReview of literature
O Outcome identification
C Conduct study &collect data
E Evaluate & Organize data
S Summarize result
S Solve problem
It isa step by step process involves identifying ,locating
,assessing & analyzing the research question then
developing and expressing your ideas in order to find
answers and choosing the tasks and ways in which they
are carried out.
What Knowledgeneed to be
known.
What research methods are
needed to validate ,refine, and
generate this knowledge?
What meaning can extracted
from this study to built a sound
knowledge based?
The aimof Conceptual phase of research is to
prepare general plan of real research
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1. Formulating theproblem.
Generally broad topic area
Specific one sentence statement of
the problem
The problem of the study is best
stated as a question which demand
answer
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2. Determine purposeof the study.
Eg :- infection control (broad topic)
Effect of using hand washing techniques for
nurses working in premature center and
incidence of infection.
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3. Searching andreview of literature.
Sources of research problem are :-
Experience
Previous researches
Social issues
Nurses literature
Theories.
Development of the theoretical framework.
Formulating the hypothesis
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4. Development ofthe theoretical construction of the
future research
Theoretical frameworks are a valuable part of scientific
research. it will help in selection of the study variables
and in defining them.
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5. Creation ofhypothesis which should be verified /
phalsified in future research
A research expectation about the results of a research study
is expressed in a hypothesis .
o eg, The more positive the body image of women who have
experienced a mastectomy, the higher is their self-esteem
level
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Selecting researchdesign
Identify population to be studied
Designing sample plan
Identify methods of data
collection
There areseveral reasons for conducting a pilot study.
The researcher can determine the feasibility of the study.
Test the instrument that will be used.
Gain experience with methodology and instrument, and
identify potential problems in data collection.
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Collect data
Preparation analysis of
data
Analysis of data
Interpretation of result
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Analysis ofquantative data and/or analysis of
qualitative data.
Analysis of the data by statistical methods.
Interpretation of the results.
what……………..problem.
Who……………...research team.
Why………………aim of research
When……………..time .
Where……………..setting
How ……………....design,sample,tools
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Introduction
Background
The study
‾ Aims(research questions/hypothesis)
‾ Design/methodology
‾ Sample/participants
‾ Data collection
‾ Validity and reliability
‾ Ethical consideration
‾ Data analysis
Results / findings
Discussion
Conclusions
#11 Key Concepts: This slide allows the facilitator to explain the purposes for using MLA documentation. MLA format provides writers with a system for cross-referencing their sources—from their parenthetical references to their works cited page. This cross-referencing system allows readers to locate the publication information of source material. This is of great value for researchers who may want to locate your sources for their own research projects. The proper use of MLA style also shows the credibility of writers; such writers show accountability to their source material. Most importantly, the use of MLA style can protect writers from accusations of plagiarism—the purposeful or accidental use of source material by other writers without giving appropriate credit. The next slide provides additional information on plagiarism.
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#13 Key Concepts: Plagiarism is a serious offense in the university system, and may result in punishments ranging from failure of the assignment, failure of the course, or expulsion from school.
There is a handout on OWL about plagiarism and can be found at http://owl.english.purdue.edu/workshops/hypertext/ResearchW/plag.html
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#15 Key Concepts: There are many rules for following MLA format, and the facilitator should stress that it is nearly impossible to memorize them all. Students’ best course of action is to utilize the official MLA handbook or the MLA section in an updated composition textbook as guides for properly using the documentation format. Since the Modern Language Association, a professional group of English and Foreign Language professors and instructors, periodically updates the guide, students should be certain that they are using the most current information possible. The most recent edition of the MLA guide was published in 1999. The MLA web site at www.mla.org also provides some limited information on recent changes to the guide.
There are other resources for finding current information on MLA format. The Purdue University Writing Lab has a printable handout on MLA style at its web site: owl.english.purdue.edu. The web site also provides other links for MLA style information on the web. For quick questions on MLA format, students can also call the Writing Lab Grammar Hotline at 494-3723.
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#20 Key Concepts: This slide offers students a sample of what a Works Cited page looks like.* For this particular paper, four sources were used. The first and second sources are reprints of earlier published novels, hence the use of the two dates. The second source has three dashed lines in place of the author, Charles Dickens. This is to indicate that the same author wrote both concurrently listed works. The third source is a book published in 1958. Note the abbreviations for “University” and “Press.” The fourth source is an article from a continually paginated journal.
The facilitator may choose to explain the form of this page. Note that “Works Cited” is centered at the top. All sources are double spaced and alphabetized according to author. All lines after the first line of an entry should be indented five spaces. The facilitator may also choose to reference students to the final pages on the Writing Lab MLA handout, which also offers a sample Works Cited.
* From “’I am Born:’ The Birth of Identity in David Copperfield and Bleak House” by Jennifer L. Kunka, Purdue University (unpublished manuscript).
#21 Rationale: This slide shows the basic information needed for entries on the works cited page.
#23 Examples: This slide provides examples of a few commonly used citation formats. The web page example will prove to be the most confusing for students (particularly because MLA just released information on citing web pages). The web page example lists the author’s name (if available), the title of the article in quotation marks, the title of the web site underlined or italicized, the date of publication, the publisher, the date information was accessed by the user, and the web address in brackets. Students may not find all of this information when they look at a web page, particularly the author’s name, the date, and the publisher. The facilitator should remind students that they should list in order the information that they do have.
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#25 Examples: This slide offers examples of citations for a newspaper article and for a source (in this case, a newspaper article) with no author. The facilitator might ask students how to alphabetize a source with no author within a Works Cited page. They should alphabetize according to their next best piece of information--here, the first word of the article, “Cigarette.”
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