Assignment Requirements

Instructions for the 2500 word assignment worth 20% due june the 10th
The title is “How the concepts taught in a research methods course can help students conduct research on a narrow topic and publish their findings”

Two examples of problems and solutions need to be discussed, these are given below
Basically you will have to give two discussions about two different topics
,after discussing the topics give a brief description about “How the concepts taught in a research methods course can help students conduct research on a narrow topic and publish their findings”

1) The first problem that needs to be discussed is “How a university can reduce plagiarism”
you will need to skim through the articles
Chao, C., Wilhelm, W. J., & Neureuther, B. D. (2009). A STUDY OF ELECTRONIC DETECTION AND PEDAGOGICAL APPROACHES FOR REDUCING PLAGIARISM. Delta Pi Epsilon Journal, 51(1), 31-42
This is available on EBSCO
Davis, M., & Carroll, J. (2009). Formative feedback within plagiarism education: Is there a role for text-matching software?. International Journal for Educational Integrity, 5(2).
(This is available on google scholar it is free )

Both of these article explain to how reduce plagiarism by discussing turnitin reports
you will need to
*paraphrase the main findings of the articles
*discuss the research methods used
*discuss how each articles reviews the information found in OTHER sources , Comment about how a part of the article’s introduction is similar to a literature review , ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpErYDb6PsY 14:00 Since most the articles are short they only deal with one topic so there is no need for practical headings)
*discuss what ethics the RESEARCHERS needed to consider
*Compare and contrast the articles authority , validity and conclusions
(This should include discussion about how the authors enable the reader to verify the information in the article)
2) The second problem that needs to be discussed is “SUITABLE topic of your choice”
You can pick any topic you want as long as it is very narrow and you can find 5 journal articles (NOT newspaper articles or websites) that are about your specific topic.
Your topic must be narrow
So your topic should not just be “immigration” or “Australia” it should be something specific such as
“Will Australia’s current immigration policy help business overcome the skills shortage”

The “SUITALBE topic of your choice” can also be “How a university can reduce plagiarism” but make it about a specific way of reducing plagiarism such as using turnitin or having zero tolerance policy

For “SUITABLE topic of your choice” you need to find at least 5 references that were published in 2008 or later on a very specific aspect of the topic and paraphrase and carefully read at least two of the articles and discuss the research methods used,
for the 2 two articles you read carefully you will need to
*paraphrase the main findings of at least two of the articles
*discuss the research methods used
*discuss how the authors of the articles review the information found in OTHER sources Comment about how part of the introduction is similar to a literature review , ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpErYDb6PsY 14:00 Since most the articles are short they only deal with one topic so there is no need for practical headings)
*discuss what ethics the RESEARCHERS needed to consider
*Compare and contrast the articles authority, validity and conclusion
*Find a “gap” in the articles and propose new research that would fill this gap, you do not have to do the research yourself

email Matt if you want to do a different question such a literature review, Different questions will only be approved if they will demonstrate an understanding of research methods. For example you do a literature review that includes discussion of what research methods are being used, Qualitative or Quantitative

The rest of this handout discusses the two articles on how to reduce plagiarism by discussing turnitin reports
*Page 4 is a sample turnitin report
*Page 5 is the introduction to Chao, C., Wilhelm, W. J., & Neureuther, B. D. (2009). A STUDY OF ELECTRONIC DETECTION AND PEDAGOGICAL APPROACHES FOR REDUCING PLAGIARISM. Delta Pi Epsilon Journal, 51(1), 31-42
*Page 6 is part of Chao(2009) , It gives a summary of some appropriate data and analyses this information using QUALITATIVE methods
*Page 7 and 8 is the introduction Davis, M., & Carroll, J. (2009). Formative feedback within plagiarism education: Is there a role for text-matching software?. International Journal for Educational Integrity, 5(2).
that gives a summary of some appropriate data and analyses this information using Quantitative methods
*page 9 to 12 is a possible format , Hints tips and an example

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