VirtualMV/Research Workshop/Activities/Session 1

Session 1: Learning Activities
Research Question for 2015 workshop: What is the commonly accepted approach to Project Management?

Research Question for 2014 workshop: What are the advantages of using Facebook to enhance tertiary learning?


 * 1.1 Discussion: What does the research question mean? What does the lecturer want to know?


 * 1.2 Quick Question: Is the paper relevant to the question? (In this case the answer should be yes)


 * 1.3 What will your answer look like? (What does a Research Report look like?)
 * Quick Look: Research report template


 * 1.4 In the article(s) highlight sentences you could use to answer the question.


 * 1.5 Using what you've highlighted, write about 2 sentences which answer the research question.
 * Include ONE direct quote and ONE paraphrased idea.(The follow examples give you an idea of thes - note they do not answer the research question)
 * quote: "Facebook ... was justified, provided [it] was not a manditory requirement (Nesbit & Martin, 2012)"
 * paraphrase : e.g. Nesbit and Martin (2012) recommend that Facebook not be manditory.
 * Note that you can change the meaning of what the author intended - called "out of context".


 * Activity: with the person next to you, check you've both "synthesized" rather than copied - rewrite if you need to.


 * Activity: with the person next to you again, rewrite what you've done to show critical thinking.


 * 1.6 How to Cite & Reference
 * Quick Look: How does the article do this? (Look at in-text citing and the Reference section).
 * Link: Twist Library APA Referencing Guide
 * If you are using Nesbit and Martin (2012) you will notice the referencing style is NOT APA (Koskela and Howell is APA).
 * Look at Nesbit and Martin (2011) " eLearning: A Solution in a Crisis: Don’t Forget the Pedagogy " which has been done in APA.


 * 1.7 Add the in-text citation and the reference to the end of what you've written.

Tip: Many authors confuse the use of and and &. All you need to do is think "is it part of a sentence" if so use "and", otherwise "&" (So & is always used when citing inside and in references ).

Post-session activity

 * 1.8 (LO 1a, 1b) Continue writing the body of the report (about half a page) - synthesizing and critically evaluating information from article(s), citing in text and building the reference section.