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Writing a good
Roger Watson
Background
• Relevant literature
• Statement– What is known about the problem– What is not known about the problem (gaps)– What gap you hope to fill with the project
Aims
• ‘To’ do something
• Example:– To find out how many people live in the world
Objectives
• The steps along the way
• Examples:– To develop an instrument to measure the number
of people in the world– To pilot test the instrument– To apply the instrument to the population of the
world
Research question
• How many people live in the world?
• What is the relationship between…?
• Is there a relationship between…?
• How do people perceive…?
• What determines when/how often…?
• Is X better than Y at…?
Methods - design• Specify a design:– Survey
• Cross-sectional• Longitudinal
– Experiment• Randomised controlled trial
– Single-blind– Double-blind
• Quasi-experiment– Qualitative
• Ethnography• Grounded theory
Methods – data collection• Specify methods:– Survey
• Questionnaires• Telephone• Internet
– Experiment• Specify primary outcome measure• How the outcome will be measured
– Qualitative• Interviews• Focus groups• Stuctured/unstructured
Analysis• Specify a procedure:– Survey
• Descriptive• Inferential
– Experiment• Compare means
– T-test of ANOVA– Qualitative
• Recording/transcription• Coding• Constant comparison etc
Task distribution
• Who will do what?
• What will be done when?
Timetable