WHY RPW?
OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE
SOURCES OF RESEARCH QUESTIONS Primary research (printed, electronic) Secondary: Books Position papers Literature Reviews Reference books / Bibliographies
RESEARCH DESIGNS BASIC APPLIED EXPLORATORYCONFIRMATORY QUALITATIVEQUANTITATIVE
MAIN PARTS IN A RESEARCH ARTICLE TITLE ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION METHODOLOGY RESULTS DISCUSSION / CONCLUSION REFERENCES
THE INTRODUCTION RESEARCH PROBLEM RESEARCH QUESTIONS / HYPOTHESES LITERATURE REVIEW OPERATIONAL DEFINITIONS
METHODOLOGY SAMPLE: SIZE CHARACTERISTICS Rationale for selection DATA COLLECTION PROCEDURES TRIANGULATION OF METHODS
RESULTS PERCENTAGES STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE P<.01 P<.05 PRACTICAL SIGNIFICANCE
DISCUSSION / CONCLUSION INTERPRETATION OF RESULTS LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH
REFERENCES AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION (APA)