Week 1 Ch 1 Goal: Research Article

• Independent Study as Research

• Research Components

• Components of Research Articles

• Assignment: navigation pane

Week 2 Ch 2 Skill Focus

• Databases

• Searching

• Citing & Referencing

• Word Processing

• Assignment: template

Week 3 Ch 3 Preliminaries

• Research Titles

• Author's Details

• Article Information

• Keywords

• Assignment: template

Week 4 Ch 4 Literature Review

• Introduction

• Problem Statement

• Literature Review

• Purpose

• Assignment: writing up

Weeks 5-6 Ch 5 Data Collection Methods

• Types of Research

• Important Concerns

• Data Collection Methods

• Describing Methods

• Assignment: writing up

Week 7 Ch 6 Data Analysis

• Data, Information, Knowledge, Wisdom

• Quantitative Procedures

• Qualitative Procedures

• Analysis Tools

• Assignment: writing up

Week 8 Ch 7 Research Proposal

• Proposal vs. Report

• Oral Presentation

• Communication Channel

• Assignment: oral defense