Category: Research methods

Assignment 1: Interdisciplinary Research Skills

Suppose you are working your first dream job as an interdisciplinary academic researcher in your area of interest (Commercial Airline Pilot). Describe what that fields that interdisciplinary research position would incorporate. Using the resources and readings from this week, describe what research skills might be crucial to success in your position and offer some examples of how you would incorporate those skills. Finally, describe your own strengths and weaknesses as they relate to those research skills. What steps might you take to build upon or improve those weaknesses?

Your paper should be 2-3 pages double spaced, Times New Roman 1″ margins and include a properly APA (7th ed. for student papers) formatted cover page, body, and references.

General requirements:

• Submissions should be typed, double-spaced, 1″ margins, times new roman 12 pt font, and saved as .doc, .docx, .pdf.
• Use APA 7th format for citations and references
• View the grading rubric so you understand how you will be assessed on this Assignment.
• Disclaimer- Originality of attachments will be verified by Turnitin. Both you and your instructor will receive the results.

Wednesday, March 25, at 9:00 a.m. CST

This submission should include

1. Must include All minor corrections/suggestions from first submission.

Please note new sections that have already been reviewed should be in blue font.

2. New Content should be at 45-50 pages.

3. Formatted correctly and proofed.

4. MicroSoft Office Document Only

Grade Ready Document (Not a rough draft)

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Prepare Textbook: Carey, S. S. (2012). A beginner’s guide to scientific method (4th ed.). Wadsworth, Cengage Learning. Chapter 4: Experimentation Prompt Answer the following Show That You Know questions for this unit: What is the relationship between the predicted outcome and the hypothesis being tested in an experiment? An experimental outcome can be compromised in two ways. What are they, and how do they differ? What is the difference between an experimental group and a control group? Discuss in detail how each of them is used. What problems do conceptually vague claims and vague predictions pose when we are designing experiments? Explain in detail. What are single- and double-blind experiments, and how do they address the problems posed by experimenter bias and experimental subject bias? Important! The textbook readings are the primary sources for these questions, but you must also use internet research. In addition to the course textbooks, you must use at least one credible reference source found on the internet for each question response. Do not use quotations. Paraphrase and cite appropriately. Do not use sources such as Wikipedia, YouTube, or blogs, as they are not credible enough for college-level scholarly work. Procedure In APA format, write 250 words per question. Label each question. You may repeat the question and follow it with your response. The words of the question do not count toward the required 250. Include an APA-formatted title page and reference page See the Instructor Guidelines page for general writing requirements. Consider the grading rubric when planning your assignment.

read what I need to pass the assignment, provide evidence of the work being from my own person please

Locate evidence from appropriate primary and secondary sources to support AND refute your hypothesis or question. You should begin with selected terms from your concept mapping class exercise to focus your search and divide the labor amongst team members. ODU Library searches of journal databases (CINAHL, PUBMED, PSYCHINFO, Cochrane), feedback from peer review, and hand searches of primary and secondary sources are good sources of information. You may also contact the ODU Librarian for assistance with finding good articles. Choose a minimum of the 20 most promising articles. At least 16 must be from primary sources, one a meta-analysis or systematic review, one a source of statistical information (WHO, CDC, Worldbank, CIA, etc.) and one text or source supporting your methodology in answering your research question. This is just a start. You are expected to use as many resources as necessary to fully support, with citations, your paper. Compose a literature review table using the sources. Fill in the blanks of the literature review table, answering each question for all sources. You can find the table template in the resources section of the course site.

What are the steps in conducting a program evaluation (this might be in academia or in a clinical agency setting)? List the steps in order and explain each one.

IST 397: Annotated Bibliography This is an assignment that guides you through the early stages of the helps you hone your interdisciplinary (and disciplinary) research skills. This assignment also lays the groundwork for the prospectus (research proposal) and your interdisciplinary research project in IST 497. For the complex research question you’ve composed, locate two scholarly sources that relate to the problem and summarize them in 3-5 paragraphs each. Provide relevant information about the articles: publication date, researcher details (name, institutional affiliation, research background/focus), etc. As a summary of the article, you should be sure to include a brief overview of research methodology, argument/claim/hypothesis, and findings/conclusion. Next, compose a 5-10 sentence critical analysis of the research, including a discussion of the value of the research for your own work. Does this research provide relevant evidence or information for your own work? How and why might it be useful for your project? The basic exercise described above will be applied to both of the sources you analyze for this assignment. A concluding paragraph (or two) in this assignment should consider how the two pieces of evidence you’ve analyzed might work together as part of a larger interdisciplinary project. Things to consider in your conclusion: How might your two different sources relate to one another and provide insight into your particular complex problem? How would integration of the insights from each of these sources serve to solve or better understand the complex problem you’ve defined? For further examples of how a good summary of research looks, please feel free to look over this resource on annotated bibliographies, paying particular attention to summary annotations and evaluative annotations (since you are doing critical evaluation in this assignment). Links to an external site. This assignment should incorporate a thorough analysis of each annotated source and should include in-text citations as well as a Works Cited or References page. See the Purdue OWLLinks to an external site. writing lab, which is a wonderful to help with correct citation style and formatting. If you are unfamiliar with scholarly citations and works cited formatting, I also suggest consulting NKU’s Writing CenterLinks to an external site. for help. They are an invaluable asset in this process and can provide a lot of assistance with citations and research.

please use an intro and conclusion. answer all questions according to marks scheme. no ai and plagiarism. have reference and in text reference. please provide reports of plagiarism and ai.

Prepare Textbook: Carey, S. S. (2012). A beginner’s guide to scientific method (4th ed.). Wadsworth, Cengage Learning. Chapter 3: Explanation Prompt Answer the following Show That You Know questions for this unit: Describe scientific explanations in detail. How do they relate to scientific hypotheses and scientific theories? How does the observation that two sets of variables are correlated differ from the inference that they are related as cause and effect? Fully describe the following types of explanation (a full description requires at least four sentences): a) Cause and effect b) Causal mechanism c) Underlying processes d) Laws e) Function Describe Occam’s Razor in detail and discuss how it applies to competing explanations. Important! The textbook readings are the primary sources for these questions, but you must also use internet research. In addition to the course textbooks, you must use at least one credible reference source found on the internet for each question response. Do not use quotations. Paraphrase and cite appropriately. Do not use sources such as Wikipedia, YouTube, or blogs, as they are not credible enough for college-level scholarly work. Procedure In APA format, write 250 words per question. Label each question. You may repeat the question and follow it with your response. The words of the question do not count toward the required 250. Include an APA-formatted title page and reference page See the Instructor Guidelines page for general writing requirements. Consider the grading rubric when planning your assignment.

Research Topic Recommendations Overview Here you will provide some definitive recommendations for the problem or issue you have covered in your essay. Instructions To complete the assignment: Look back at what you have written about your chosen problem/issue as ideas, thoughts, findings may have changed what you originally wrote. Rewrite the introduction for your final essay. Be sure to review the rubric before starting. Recommendations: Evidence supporting recommendations What is surprising or complicated about the recommendations? What additional research is needed to confirm the recommendations? Criteria: APA format 2-page minimum Rubic GRADING RUBRIC FOR SIGNATURE ASSIGNMENT (FINAL COURSE PAPER) LA 415: Senior Research Seminar, Scoring Rubric: Criteria 6: Writing Style, grammar, spelling, vocabulary C-SLO#1 P-SLO#2 More than 2-3 corrections are required on each page 1-2 editorial corrections are needed per page Minimal errors Excellent writing skills with the absence of errors X 1 = 4 possible Criteria 7: Follows format, length, C-SLO#1 P-SLO# 2 Varies significantly from format Generally, follows format Follows format with minimal errors Follows format exactly X 1 = 4 possible Criteria 8: Incorporates feedback from Outline assignment C-SLO#1 P-SLO# 3 Feedback is not integrated Minor modifications are integrated Generally responsive to outline feedback Fully incorporates feedback and further develops material X 1 = 4 possible Criteria 9: Overall Readability, persuasiveness, usefulness C-SLO#1,2,3,5 P-SLO# 1 Difficult to determine assertions and applications Generally readable with useful suggestions Readable with targeted areas of persuasive content Extremely engaging, easy to read, with persuasive applications X 1 = 4 possible Criteria 10: Effective Oral Communication C-SLO#3,4 P-SLO# 1 Does not follow format. Does not engage audience. Generally follows format with a moderate number of errors. Not very engaging. Follows format with minimal errors. Somewhat engaging. Follows format exactly. Extremely engaging with strong persuasive content. X 1=4 Total 40 points possible Evaluation of both written and oral work will be based upon: o Students meeting the overall goal for each assignment o Thoroughness of assignment completion o Clarity of expression o Following expected guidelines for the assignment (i.e., word count, timeliness, topic of assignment) o Grammar usage and mechanics o Following APA guidelines (applies to final Taskstream submission) o Originality of work (i.e., avoiding plagiarism issues/proper citation of references) o Student work will be graded on an absolute scale. Grading curves will not be used to evaluate work. o A separate handout will be provided describing the grading criteria for the oral presentation, the outline, and the research paper. Students will be subject to peer evaluation on the oral presentations, with the final grade assignment being the responsibility of the instructor.