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Research Project - a beginner’s guide

This beginner's guide outlines essential steps for successful research and project management in a school-based setting. It covers decision-making, topic selection, source evaluation, and question refinement to enhance academic rigor and learning outcomes. The guide emphasizes the importance of planning, development, and synthesis in project work, supported by progress reports, deadlines, and peer critiques. Students are encouraged to explore their interests, career pathways, and hobbies to build a strong research objective. Annotations and consistency in formatting and language are highlighted for effective research outcomes. This guide assists in navigating the complexities of research and project work to achieve successful results.

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Research Project - a beginner’s guide

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  1. Research Project - a beginner’s guide Simon Sharley & Tara baron

  2. Research Project • Project Management • Overview • Order • Progress Reports • Deadlines • School Based (You are in control) • Research Management • Planning • Development • Synthesis • Evaluation/Review • SACE - (Rubric/Performance Standards)

  3. Week 4 is here.. • What decisions have you made in relation to Project Management? • What decisions have you made in relation to Research Management?

  4. Research Management:Deciding on a Topic Recording Key Individual Moments

  5. their Project, not Yours.. Teachers… Students should consider their; Interest Areas.. Career pathways.. Enjoyed Subjects.. Hobbies outside of school.. Current Media.. Social Trends..

  6. Pre-knowledge in a Topic can be advantageous In understanding concepts, terminology, interest areas, passions…. but more knowing what is not known.

  7. Topic Consideration – Build the evidence Drilling Down Why? Why? Why? ‘beginning to unearth their research objective’ • Who will benefit? • Who is the topic important for? • Why is there a need for this?

  8. Checking IN A Must Do.. Regular.. Planned.. Unplanned.. Questions can/need to change/refine/alter direction later but strong topic consideration prevents large false starts.

  9. Refinement of Question Try, try, try again

  10. Effective Questions: • - Allow for in depth research • - Allow for academic, personal and/or intellectual rigor • - Extend the student • - lends themselves to a position on the topic

  11. Annotations Getting the most out of the source

  12. Justify your choice • Why was this source chosen?? • Is it credible? - Is it relevant? - Is there new information? - Is it coming from an appropriate search engine?

  13. Deconstruct • Read, view, listen – again and again and once more… • 3 Key Ideas • Origins of source • - who is responsible for publication? • - funding of publications, author stance (background etc) • - bias, credibility, reliability, validity, comparisons to other texts, where to next?

  14. Make meaning Consider: Why is this useful to my learning and answering of question? What does this mean for the direction of the research? What challenges does this create for my research moving forward?

  15. Consistency • Format • Language • Peer critique • Self editing – it will SAVE your sanity

  16. Where to next… • Outcome – 12:15 with Chris here in the Library • Evaluation – 11:25 with Jasmine in the main Pavilion

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