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Significance of research - Research Methodology - Manu Melwin Joymanumelwin
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Program Project, or P01, grants support multifaceted, long-term research programs with a major objective or theme. Program Project Grants involve the organized efforts of relatively large groups, often from multiple disciplines, wishing to collaborate by bringing together their know-how and resources. P01s are designed to meet the needs of projects whose end goal could not be achieved by investigators working independently. Additionally, the interactions and/or core facilities made possible by the P01 strengthen the individual projects of each of the members.
Getting the seal of approval from reviewers for a P01 project requires a strong leader and masterful organization, among other key elements. To succeed, you must convince reviewers of the synergy and added value resulting from this type of collaboration. Integration of all the moving parts into the whole takes time, careful planning and unparalleled management skills.
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1. Basic structure of P01 applications
2. Management that sells the proposal
3. How to get people in the program to work together so that the plan can be integrated
4. How to justify the need for certain cores
5. How to find the right niche for a P01
Appeals to AuthorityIt would be nearly impossible to discover al.docxarmitageclaire49
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4. Can the authority be trusted to be honest in this context? (There will be a discussion of ulterior motives andinterested parties later on in this guidance.)
5. Has the authority been interpreted correctly? (Sometimes, especially when it comes to sources like the bible or the constitution, this is the most important question.)
An appeal to authority that violates some of the above can commit the fallacy of appeal to inadequate authority.
Here are two strong ones: “My physics textbook teaches that e = mc2, so it probably is correct.” “The civil war started in 1861; my history professor said so.”
Here are two weak ones: “That toothpaste is the best; the commercial said that 9 out of 10 dentists surveyed recommended it.” “The president is evil; I read all about it on some guy’s blog.” Here are some more examples of appeals to authority. How strong would you classify each of them as (and why)?
Though many appeals to authority are strong, often appeals to authority are problematic due to the use of non-neutral sources. Often people are non-neutral due to some kind of interest in the outcome of the discussion. Interested parties are people whose views are probably not neutral because they have a stake in the matter. In logic, we strive to seek to reflect more objective points of view; people who push only one side of controversial issues are people that have an agenda rather than an objective point of view.
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· Identify two or more strategies for addressing difficult participants within the interview process.
· Assess the effectiveness of your identified strategies based on scholarly research. Be sure to provide scholarly examples to support your assessment.
Allicia
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Getting the seal of approval from reviewers for a P01 project requires a strong leader and masterful organization, among other key elements. To succeed, you must convince reviewers of the synergy and added value resulting from this type of collaboration. Integration of all the moving parts into the whole takes time, careful planning and unparalleled management skills.
During this partnership-driven Webinar, your expert presenter will go over the basic structure of P01s, the importance of reading and following the directions, the strong focus on management, and the justification for cores for the P01. Selection and integration of the projects will be covered as will how to emphasize the synergy of the work to be done.
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Despite the fact that many make fun of appeals to authority (by asking if you would jump off a bridge if the authority told you so), they actually can supply very good arguments. They are also necessary in real life, as it would be nearly impossible to learn almost anything without them. Even in the hard sciences, one could not learn without trusting the claims from the textbook, the instructors, or of researchers in the field. The trick is being able to tell which appeals to authority are worth trusting. Here are some good questions to ask:
1. Is this the kind of question that can be settled by an appeal to authority (e.g. an objective matter that is testable)?
2. Is the person cited a genuine authority on the topic?
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An appeal to authority that violates some of the above can commit the fallacy of appeal to inadequate authority.
Here are two strong ones: “My physics textbook teaches that e = mc2, so it probably is correct.” “The civil war started in 1861; my history professor said so.”
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This will be used as part of your Personal Professional Portfolio once graded.
Objective:
Prepare a presentation or a paper using research, basic comparative analysis, data organization and application of economic information. You will make an informed assessment of an economic climate outside of the United States to accomplish an entertainment industry objective.
2. Writing a Successful
Research Funding Bid
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Andrea Tinson Stephanie Wilson
Research Development Mgr Centre for HCI Design
School of Social Sciences School of Informatics
3. Focusing on the Research Proposal
The case for support
(the technical part)
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All the other important things
(impact, pathway to impact,
costings, ethics etc)
4. Where to Start?
You are unlikely to be awarded a substantial grant
without evidence of a track record
So, start modestly
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Look at pump-priming, seed corn and first grant
schemes
Collaborate with more experienced colleagues
5. The Funding Process
Bright idea!
Write and submit proposal
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Peer review
Your response
Panel and decision
6. The Message You Need to Convey
This research is original and important
You can deliver it
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It fits with the funder’s remit
7. Case for Support
Applicant’s previous track record
Proposed research and its context
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− Background
− Research hypotheses and objectives
− Research methodology
− National importance
− Academic impact
8. Case for Support: General Guidance
Respond to the call (if there is one)
Give yourself plenty of time and seek lots of feedback
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Check the review criteria
Get the balance right: make sure you explain what you
will do
Stake your claim for what is important and novel
Be fussy, very fussy, about everything…
9. Case For Support contd
Previous track record
− your track record in the area (citing evidence)
− more general research and research management
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experience
− organisational strengths
Background
− demonstrate your (up-to-date) knowledge of the subject
− identify gaps and the problem
− explain the importance
10. Case For Support contd
Objectives and research questions
− not too speculative, not too applied
− specific and generic
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− can you state in one sentence what you want to do??
Research methodology
− appropriate and justified
− specific and detailed (“will do”)
− organised as a set of activities
− will deliver the objectives, answer the research questions
11. State What You Are Going To Do
And state it early on
Our very first sentence in a recent (successful!) proposal:
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This project will investigate an innovative adaptation of gesture
recognition technology to create a resource for training
aphasic people to communicate through gesture.
12. From the ESRC:
“Write in plain English. Your proposal is likely to be seen by
many people, including some who will not be familiar with your
particular specialisation.”
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“By the same token, do take the trouble to check spelling,
grammar and punctuation. These are all part of the quality of
presentation and presentation matters! "
http://www.esrc.ac.uk/funding-and-
guidance/guidance/applicants/application2.aspx
13. Review criteria
EPSRC: ESRC:
Quality Originality, potential contribution
to knowledge
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Importance Research design and methods
Impact Value for money
Applicant Outputs, dissemination, impact
Resources and
management
Proposals graded 1 - 6
14. Potential Downfalls
Not a research proposal
Not clear what the idea or problem is
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Not clear that it is an important problem
Insufficient detail about what will actually be done
Lack of awareness of prior work
Requested resources are insufficient or excessive
Proposal is incomprehensible or badly written
15. Be Aware…
Some funding bodies have sanctions against unsuccessful
applicants
EPSRC: “12-month cooling-off period for repeatedly
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unsuccessful applicants”
ESRC: “demand management”
16. Other aspects to consider……
Costings (salary and other costs)
Justification of resources
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Impact statements
General statement
Ethical statement
17. Costings
Look at what you want to do
Cost for what you require – do not be afraid to ask
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If you have said that you would run seminars then cost for
them
Question to ask yourself “Have I costed for everything I
need to run this project?”
18. Justification of resources (JOR)
Staff – why researcher needed for work, why proposed time
is necessary
PI and Co-Is – is time costed necessary
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Travel and subsistence – give full breakdown, why and who
you are you visiting, how will they contribute
Other directly incurred costs – give full description and state
why you require them
Impact – full breakdown required
19. Impact statements
Three statements to consider
Impact summary
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Pathways to excellence
Academic impact
20. Impact summary
Two questions to answer:
Who will benefit from this research?
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− List who will benefit, who would be interested, short term
as well as long term
− How will they benefit?
• Relevance of your research to them
21. Pathways to excellence
Detail the activities which will help develop potential
economic and societal impacts.
Address following question: What will be done to ensure that
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potential beneficiaries have the opportunity to engage with
this research?
Following need to be considered:
Communications and Engagement - describe
engagement with the identified beneficiaries
22. Pathways to excellence contd.
Collaboration and Co-production - explain how
collaborations and partnerships within the proposed project
or research will be managed
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Exploitation and Application - identify the mechanisms in
place for potential exploitation, both commercially and non-
commercially
Capacity and Involvement - who is likely to be undertaking
the impact activities
Impact Activity Deliverables and Milestones
Resource for the activity
23. Academic beneficiaries
How will the research benefit others in the field or carrying
out similar related research
Will the research benefit any other academics in other fields
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Describe the relevance of the research
− Potential academic impact
− How will your research be made available
− Collaboration
24. General statement
Has to be written for a general audience
If you use technical terms explain them
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Make it interesting
Don’t waffle
25. Ethical issues
Please indicate whether there are any ethical implications
arising from the proposed research activities.
If there are ethical implications, you should give brief details
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of what they are and how you intend to address them.
You are also asked to indicate whether your HEI has a
policy on good conduct in research, in line with the
requirements of the Research Councils.
26. Useful web addresses
https://je-s.rcuk.ac.uk/jesHandBook/jesHelp.aspx?m=s&s=570&q=ethi
http://royalsociety.org/Funding-scientists/
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http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/Pages/default.aspx
http://www.esrc.ac.uk/Pages/default.aspx
27. Useful web addresses contd.
http://www.ahrc.ac.uk/Pages/default.aspx
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http://mrc.ac.uk
http://www.leverhulme.ac.uk/
http://www.britac.ac.uk/
https://intranet.city.ac.uk/staff/research_support/research_support/rese
Editor's Notes
Something to think about, if you are planning a career in academia. Getting research funding is not easy. But it’s not impossible. EPSRC: success rate 2010-11 by number was 36% across all institutions; City was 41%. This was 17 applications; 7 successful but only £1.2 million However, writing a good proposal can be challenging, especially a first proposal.
There are many different funding bodies and many different schemes: Within the UK : Research Councils, charities, commercial organisations 2 modes: calls and responsive. Focusing primarily on writing research proposals for UK research councils and other UK funding bodies such as charities and NHS. The places that you would most likely submit a first proposal. This is not specific to any one funding body – read the guidance carefully. Nor are we addressing the specifics of the process at City. Impact - anticipated academic, economic and societal benefits Pathway to impact – activities that will be undertake to help deliver the impact
It is unfortunately the case that funding often follows funding. Find a friend
The technical part of the proposal This is the current expectation for the EPSRC Explain what is exciting and original. National Importance is the extent, over the long term, for example 10-50 years, to which the research proposed; contributes to, or helps maintain the health of other research disciplines contributes to addressing key UK societal challenges, contributes to current or future UK economic success and/or enables future development of key emerging industry(s) meets national strategic needs by establishing or maintaining a unique world leading research activity (including areas of niche capability) fits with and complements other UK research already funded in the area or related areas, including the relationship to the EPSRC portfolio and our stated strategy set out in “Our Portfolio”
Understand and write to the call. Ask your colleagues for a sanity check; but ask someone with a strong track record for feedback on how you have written the proposal. Get an appropriate balance between background, project details, references. Write carefully, format well. Make it readable. Take care over all sections. We sometimes are not sufficiently ambitious in the frequency with which we submit proposals for funding and in the scale of our proposals.
Make your proposal stand out. State a problem. Knowing why you are doing what you are doing. Explain the importance and novelty.
Don ’t have too many aims or objectives, the reader won’t have time to stitch loads of objectives together with methodology, outcomes etc. They are not the same as the method Make sure that the research methods and stages of work will yield these aims and objectives, explain the connection You don’t have to do this on your own – find a friend
EPSRC: applicants (listed as the principal investigator on a application) who have: Three or more applications within a two-year period ranked in the bottom half of a funding prioritisation list or rejected before panel (including administrative rejects), and An overall personal success rate of less than 25% over the same two years. ESRC: individuals and HEIs expected to demonstrate that they are looking at ways to improve self-regulation through: Continuation or introduction of formal quality assurance systems Submission of higher quality applications and more selective submission of applications
Don ’t cost for a RA for three years just because your proposal is for three years. Cost for what you actually want. You will need to mention the costings in your proposal e.g seminars, travel, conferences, consumable, equipment On j-es form need to give breakdown of costs e.g under travel you will need to mention how many people, how many journeys, how long etc.
2 pages A4 – Justify all costs and why you need them PI – How much time do you intend to dedicate to the project? Will you be doing all the research yourself? What work packages are the PI and Co-Is involved with and why? Have you factored in enough time to work with project partners, visiting researchers and other collaborators? Are you only managing the staff on the project? Travel – is conference international or national Impact - For example: including staff time, travel and subsistence, consultancy fees, publication costs, and public communication training. Costs will be deleted if they are asked for on j-es but not justified on JOR vice versa – if they are not properly justified, if the cost/description on j-es does not match JOR
Needs to be written in a non academic way Possible beneficiaries – policy makers, govt, public sector, industry Consider – has the research potential to impact on nations wealth , health and culture What will the impacts be and their importance Is it a realistic timescale
Maximum 2 pages A4 Question should continue from the two questions you addressed in your summary. They are not asking you to predict impact How have beneficiaries been engaged to date, and how will they be engaged moving forward? How will the work build on existing links or will create new links? Outline activities to work with intermediary organisations or networks. Don ’t waffle be realistic Not saying that all the types of activities are relevant
Collaboration - established or newly formed; nature, value and significance of any contributions to the proposed project; and details of any formal collaboration agreements or future plans for collaboration agreements. Exploitation - What structure and mechanisms can you put in place to exploit and protect the outputs from the research, during and at the end of the grant lifecycle? Capacity - The PI or Co/I and named researchers; What previous and relevant experience do they have in achieving successful knowledge exchange and impacts? How will they acquire any additional skills required? Not all will be relevant to all applications
Summarise how your research will contribute to knowledge both within the UK and world wide
Might be reading it on a train/bus on way into work you want to catch their attention so that they read the proposal. Sell the idea here All research councils ask for this.
ESRC expects that full consideration is given to any ethical matters in the research it funds and that, where appropriate, the research meets key ethical principles and is approved by ethical authorities You have to consider and complete and ethics application if you are conducting interviews, if the participants are vulnerable adults or children under 18 years of age, minority groups, have a physical or mental disability. All projects that involve human participants should get ethical clearance.