Explore essential techniques and platforms for conducting research effectively. Learn about article search and selection, formats of research articles, search methods, database comparisons, and more. Gain insights into valuable resources like Google Scholar and DOAJ to enhance your academic research skills.
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INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH Course Instructor-1: Morshed Alam Institute of Education and Research, Jagannath University Founder, Research Help Bangladesh
Formats of Research Article Title The title succinctly conveys the main focus and purpose of the research, providing a clear and concise preview of the study's content. Materials and Method The methodology section outlines the research design, data collection techniques, and analytical methods used to address the research question. Abstract The abstract is a concise summary of the entire research paper, highlighting the key objectives, methods, results, and conclusions. Results and Discussion It is where the researcher interprets the results, relates them to the research question, and discusses their implications within the context of existing literature. Introduction The introduction sets the stage for the research by presenting the background, context, and the research question or hypothesis Conclusion The conclusion summarizes the key findings of the research and their significance, restating the main points made in the paper Literature Review The literature review critically examines existing research on the topic, identifying gaps, trends, and theoretical frameworks References It allows readers to locate and verify the sources, ensuring academic integrity and providing a foundation for further exploration of the topic.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Search Methods: Search Platforms: Google Google Scholar SCILIT/DOAJ ScienceDirect PubMed IEEE Xplore Annual Reviews CORE Publisher Website (MDPI,FRONTIER,TAILOR FRANCIS, Emerald Insight , SpringerLink ETC) 10. Typeset/Elicit 1.Short keywords 2.Searching with Boolean operators 3.Exact Phrase Searching (Quotation Marks) 4.Truncation (an asterisk) and wildcards (usually a question mark or exclamation point) 5.Controlled Vocabulary 6.Reference book
Searching Database Comparison Google Google Scholar Google Scholar is a specialized academic search engine that focuses on scholarly content, making it a valuable resource for academic research VS Google is a widely-used general-purpose search engine for retrieving information from the internet, providing results from various sources like websites, news, and images. DOAJ Google Scholar VS DOAJ is an online directory dedicated to open-access journals, making scholarly research more accessible to the public. It indexes and promotes high-quality, peer-reviewed open-access journals across a wide range of academic disciplines Google Scholar is a specialized academic search engine that focuses on scholarly content, making it a valuable resource for academic research
1.Searching 1.Searching with Boolean with Boolean operator operator
Quotation Marks Quotation Marks Quotation marks are used around phrases. By using quotations marks, you are telling the computer to only bring back pages with the terms you typed in the exact order you typed them. Example: health care reform instead of health AND care AND reform
Truncation Truncation Truncation means to chop off. When you truncate you chop off the end of the word, so the computer can search for multiple endings. Educat* will find: Education Educate Educated Educating For example, your research question includes the keyword education. You can truncate education, so that the computer will find all of the word ending variations.
