Notes from lectures IAR
9 feb 2023:
What sources of information:
- Google scholar
- Library
- Academic textbooks
- Scientific articles
- Wikipedia
- Official (government) site
Structure of academic articles:
- IMRADC (introduction-methodologies-results-and-discussion-conclusion), sometimes the
results and discussion are merged in one part.
- Introduction:
1. sets the scene and background for the paper
2. Reviews the existing literature and position the paper
3. States the problem and plan to solve the problem
4. Explains why the research Is important and necessary
5. States the research questions
6. Forecast statement that explains…
- Methodologies:
1. Explains how data will be collected and analyzed to answer the research questions.
2. Needs to be very clear, detailed and replicable.
3. Do not interpret or present results here.
- Results:
1. Present key findings and main data
2. Usually does not contain explanations or discussion
3. Some paper combine results and discussion
4. Contains tables and figures of data gather using the methodology from the previous
section.
5. Forms the basis for the discussion section.
- Discussion:
1. This is the main section of a paper.
2. Discusses and interprets the key findings from the results section
3. Makes sense of the findings in relation to the wider context from the introduction
4. Discusses limitations of the paper
5. Suggest recommendations.
- Conclusion:
1. The conclusion rounds up the papers
2. Summarizes the main findings of the paper
3. It explicitly answers the research question
4. Does not introduce any new data or argumentation
5. Suggest future research avenue base on conclusions
9 feb 2023:
What sources of information:
- Google scholar
- Library
- Academic textbooks
- Scientific articles
- Wikipedia
- Official (government) site
Structure of academic articles:
- IMRADC (introduction-methodologies-results-and-discussion-conclusion), sometimes the
results and discussion are merged in one part.
- Introduction:
1. sets the scene and background for the paper
2. Reviews the existing literature and position the paper
3. States the problem and plan to solve the problem
4. Explains why the research Is important and necessary
5. States the research questions
6. Forecast statement that explains…
- Methodologies:
1. Explains how data will be collected and analyzed to answer the research questions.
2. Needs to be very clear, detailed and replicable.
3. Do not interpret or present results here.
- Results:
1. Present key findings and main data
2. Usually does not contain explanations or discussion
3. Some paper combine results and discussion
4. Contains tables and figures of data gather using the methodology from the previous
section.
5. Forms the basis for the discussion section.
- Discussion:
1. This is the main section of a paper.
2. Discusses and interprets the key findings from the results section
3. Makes sense of the findings in relation to the wider context from the introduction
4. Discusses limitations of the paper
5. Suggest recommendations.
- Conclusion:
1. The conclusion rounds up the papers
2. Summarizes the main findings of the paper
3. It explicitly answers the research question
4. Does not introduce any new data or argumentation
5. Suggest future research avenue base on conclusions
