Resumo de The Research Paper

Chapter 1

The information age has allowed modern day students to think as researchers. In chapter
one of the text, allow students to think as researchers do by giving students resources to gather
information. It gives students tools to seek out information that not only will help them in their
research but, will help them discover the topic chose by using: library, Internet and real world
sources. It also helps with unintentional plagiarism. Research in the informational age has
provided us with various research material around us with the combinations of online databases,
web sites, print journals, and books. This chapter also guides students in using the Internet as an
important source for research.

There are various types of research discussed in this chapter. The Library Research Paper
is dictated by standards of particular discipline or academic majors. Students are introduced to
the most common styles of MLA and APA format styles of writing. In the Experimental
research, science, social science and education, researchers rely on controlled experiments. The
Experimental research has defined variables, influencing factors and specific methodologies that
can be used by other researchers. For persons using this reporting styles it should be clear of
value judgments. The Experimental Research report follows this pattern: abstract, statements of
a problem, review of literature, Develop of Hypotheses, Methods, Results and Findings,
Conclusion and References. Using this format, will enable to readers to comprehend the report
better.
In Fields Studies or Observation Research, people or something else is observed in their
natural habitats. The primary observation is direct and given in context and situation. This
research provides a way to determine how people truly behave. It may give researchers? quick information that may be quantifiable. There are three types of field studies or observational
research: The case study, participant observation and non participants observation. The major
focus of the case study is to teach others. In the participant study, researchers participate or join
in on the activities of those whom they study. A good example of a Participant observation
would be a teen sex forum where teens would be able to openly and honestly answer questions
given by a researcher. The researcher would give feed back to the teens in a non ridiculing way.
In nonparticipant observation, the researcher does not join in. The researcher may use various
approaches when collecting information such as: surveys, questionnaires, interviews, and
observation.
The Multimedia Reacher Paper includes visual literacy appendices that incorporated into
the research paper. It connects sound clips, original author voices specific sounds, visual
illustration, or when copy writes laws allowed, letters, diaries, and manuscripts.
After reading this chapter I have a better understanding of the kinds of research that is
typical for my field of study, the MLA and APA writing styles, the varieties of research reports,
field studies and observational research, and how multimedia research is expected by most
readers

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