1. MG3117 Issues and Controversies in Accounting
Understanding research
MG3117 Issues and Controversies in Accounting
3. Searching and reviewing the literature
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15 questions in 15 minutes
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2. Fill the gaps
1. In research, the existing body of is known as the literature. 2. A literature search involves collecting secondary Before you can search the literature, you need to identify a number of so that you can search for items that are relevant to your study. 4. The bibliographic list of all the sources of information cited in a document is known as the list of The systematic way in which you search and review the literature is described in your chapter.
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3. True or false
6. A literature search is not needed if a literature review has already been published on your research topic. 7. A literature review only covers previous research and other sources of relevant published material on the research topic. 8. A literature review is a way of learning about the research topic. 9. A literature review is a systematic survey of relevant publications. 10. A literature review identifies the research questions the researcher will address.
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4. Multiple choice 11. The literature is a source of: perfect data
primary data
historical data
unpublished data
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5. Multiple choice
12. The purpose of a critical literature review is to be:
analytical
complimentary
derogatory
Descriptive 
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6. Multiple choice
13.The result of criticising constructively or setting out a reasoned argument in steps is known as:
a debate
a devolution
an evaluation
an evolution
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7. Multiple choice
14. Using analogy to identify a research topic or methodology involves:
using physical variables to represent numbers
determining the constituent parts of variables
reasoning based on parallel cases
conducting an exploratory study
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8. Multiple choice
15. The rationale for using a referencing system is that:
references can be pasted from digital sources
software can be used to organize references
previous studies are identified
the source of existing knowledge is identified
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9. Fill the gaps
1. In research, the existing body of knowledge is known as the literature. 2. A literature search involves collecting secondary data. 3. Before you can search the literature, you need to identify a number of key words so that you can search for items that are relevant to your study. 4. The bibliographic list of all the sources of information cited in a document is known as the list of references. 5. The systematic way in which you search and review the literature is described in your methodology chapter.
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10. True or false
6. A literature search is not needed if a literature review has already been published on your research topic. False 7. A literature review only covers previous research and other sources of relevant published material on the research topic. True 8. A literature review is a way of learning about the research topic. True 9. A literature review is a systematic survey of relevant publications. True 10. A literature review identifies the research questions the researcher will address. True
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11. Multiple choice 11. The literature is a source of: perfect data
primary data
historical data
unpublished data
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12. Multiple choice
12. The purpose of a critical literature review is to be:
analytical
complimentary
derogatory
Descriptive 
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13. Multiple choice
13.The result of criticising constructively or setting out a reasoned argument in steps is known as:
a debate
a devolution
an evaluation
an evolution
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14. Multiple choice
14. Using analogy to identify a research topic or methodology involves:
using physical variables to represent numbers
determining the constituent parts of variables
reasoning based on parallel cases
conducting an exploratory study
© Jill Collis and Roger Hussey, 2009
Business Research

15. Multiple choice
15. The rationale for using a referencing system is that:
references can be pasted from digital sources
software can be used to organize references
previous studies are identified
the source of existing knowledge is identified
© Jill Collis and Roger Hussey, 2009
Business Research