this page includes the course notes taken during the courses of Asst.Prof.Dilek İnal

course date : 16.05.2008

How can we write introduction?

You should order the information from general to specific.
You can add interviews.

1.Research topic
2.Research question
3.Assumption
4.Introduction



•It should be in 12 punto.
•Interlinear space can be 2.
•Introduction part should be at least one paper.
•Do not add your outline to introduction.
•Do not use “I”.
•You can use proverbs.
•You can start with an anecdote.

course date: 02.05.2008

Planning is very important

Using outline for planning is essential.

Example:
-Academic success
For female students
For male students
Affective factors that are dis/advantage for girls
Affective factors that are dis/advantage for boys
…….

course date: 04.04.2008


Note card making:
Why do it?
It is useful to take notes on index cards because it gives you the flexibility to change the order of your notes and group them together easily. You can buy a few packages of 3x5 or 5x7 index cards at most drugstores or stationery stores.



How do I do it?

1. Write the subtopic heading of the note at the top of each note card. (see Tip Sheet 11: Creating Subtopic Headings)

2. Write only one main point on a note card

3. Only write information directly related to your Statement of Purpose. (see Tip Sheet 9: Writing a Statement of Purpose)

4. Write only essential words, abbreviate when possible.

5. Be accurate: double check direct quotes and statistics.

6. Identify direct quotes with quotation marks and the person's name.

7. Bracket your own words [ ] when you add them into a quote.

8. Use ellipsis points (...) where you leave out non-essential words from a quote.

9. Distinguish between 'fact' and 'opinion'.

10. Include the source's number on the card (see Tip Sheet 4: Making Source Cards)

11. Write the page number of the source after the note.

12. Use the word 'over' to indicate information on the back of the card.

course date : 28.03.2008

How can we get information?

Some addresses:
İnternet
google scholer



library catalogs
free downloadable e-books


Interviews

Questionnaire

course date : 21.03.2008

Assumption: A statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; "on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer ... “


Hypothesis: A statement that suggests an explanation for an observation or an answer to a scientific problem and can be tested experimentally; a proposed explanation of a phenomenon.

Thesis: A thesis (from Greek position) is an intellectual proposition. A thesis statement is the statement that begins a formal essay or argument, or that describes the central argument of an academic paper or proposition.

Relevantness is important.

Example:
Global warming __ its affects on climates __ affects on animals __ migration

Essential knowledge and evidence is important.

Example:
When we research LAD, we should write about Noam Chomsky.

course date : 14.03.2008

What `s the meaning of research?
What` s the meaning of research paper?

Research:
It is used to describe a number of similar and often overlapping activities involving a search for information. For example, each of the following activities involves such a search; but the differences are significant and worth examining.

Research Paper:
It is a presentation of facts which are (1) based upon reading or consulting several specified sources, (2) presented according to a standard method of procedure, (3) limited to a relatively narrow phase of a subject, and (4) original in selection, evaluation, expression, and conclusion.

Types of research paper:

Primary Research Paper
Secondary Research Paper

Example:
Orhan Pamuk
Reading his books is the primary research paper. On the other hand reading boks written about him is secondary research paper.


Research Topic
Research Question


Example:
Research Topic: Biogrophies
Research Question: Does reading biographies improve people’s lives?