1 THE MA/MSc THESIS Facilitator Pandeli Glavanis (PhD) In collaboration with OFFICE OF GRADUATE STUDIES AND RESEARCH

MA/MSc Thesis Workshop Facilitator: Pandeli Glavanis 2 WORKSHOP STRUCTURE What is an MA/MSc Thesis (PAGES 7-8) Professional Skills (PAGES 15-17) Research Questions (PAGES 9-12) What is Research (HANDOUT) Case Studies (PAGES 13-14) Ethics of Doing Research (PAGES 35-39)

MA/MSc Thesis Workshop Facilitator: Pandeli Glavanis 3 PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS NEW KNOWLEDGE TRANSMIT KNOWLEDGE

MA/MSc Thesis Workshop Facilitator: Pandeli Glavanis 4 Choose the Right Luggage ORGANIZATION PLANNING

MA/MSc Thesis Workshop Facilitator: Pandeli Glavanis 5 Focus on 3 Things! Focus on 3 Things!

MA/MSc Thesis Workshop Facilitator: Pandeli Glavanis 6 BACKGROUND THEORY FOCAL THEORY DATA THEORY CONTRIBUTION

MA/MSc Thesis Workshop Facilitator: Pandeli Glavanis 7 CHAOS THESIS RESEARCHQUESTIONRESEARCHQUESTION IN CONTROL SOURCES REACTIVEREACTIVE

MA/MSc Thesis Workshop Facilitator: Pandeli Glavanis 8 APPLY RESEARCH QUESTION TO DATA RESEARCH QUESTION DATA

MA/MSc Thesis Workshop Facilitator: Pandeli Glavanis 9 SELECT APPROPRIATE DATA RESEARCH QUESTION DATA

MA/MSc Thesis Workshop Facilitator: Pandeli Glavanis 10 APPROPRIATE DATA + RESEARCH QUESTION =THESIS RESEARCH QUESTION DATA

MA/MSc Thesis Workshop Facilitator: Pandeli Glavanis 11  WE ALL DO RESEARCH (from moment of birth)  WITH SKILLS WE DO BETTER RESEARCH  WITH SPECIALIZED SKILLS WE ALSO DO ANALYSIS

MA/MSc Thesis Workshop Facilitator: Pandeli Glavanis Research Question Data and Sources 2. Data and Sources Research Methods 3. Research Methods Thesis Structure (SCRIPT) 4. Thesis Structure (SCRIPT) PROCESS Planning & Organization PROCESS PRODUCT Good MA/MSc Thesis PRODUCT

MA/MSc Thesis Workshop Facilitator: Pandeli Glavanis 13 BREAK

14 How to chose the topic and supervisor? JOHNALLISONGRAHAMMOHAMMEDMARGARET 10 MINUTES TO DISCUSS

MA/MSc Thesis Workshop Facilitator: Pandeli Glavanis 15 ETHICAL SCHOLARSHIP EXPERIMENTAL ETHICS ACADEMIC ETHICS COPYRIGHTSPLAGIARISM SOCIAL ETHICS RESEARCH ETHICS

MA/MSc Thesis Workshop Facilitator: Pandeli Glavanis 16 ETHICAL ISSUES PLAGIARISM CITING SOURCES COPYRIGHTS ETHICS OF SCHOLARSHIP HEALTH WARNING

MA/MSc Thesis Workshop Facilitator: Pandeli Glavanis 17 EXPERIMENTAL ETHICS Potential harmful effects on others Potential harmful effects on others Integrity of experiment Integrity of experiment Use best scientific judgement Use best scientific judgement Technique used is deemed safe Technique used is deemed safe Informed consent from all human subjects Informed consent from all human subjects

MA/MSc Thesis Workshop Facilitator: Pandeli Glavanis 18 SOCIAL ETHICS Respect other cultures Respect other cultures Question socio-cultural bias Question socio-cultural bias Avoid intrusion in other people ’ s lives Avoid intrusion in other people ’ s lives Protect dignity and privacy of social subjects Protect dignity and privacy of social subjects

MA/MSc Thesis Workshop Facilitator: Pandeli Glavanis 19 GENDER ETHICS Respect cultural diversity

MA/MSc Thesis Workshop Facilitator: Pandeli Glavanis 20 CASE STUDIES 10 minutes group discussion / 5 minutes presentations 1. Friendship vs Author Rights 2. Ethical use of TAs & RAs 3. Making the Grade 4. Too much help

MA/MSc Thesis Workshop Facilitator: Pandeli Glavanis 21 THANK YOU