Introduction to Academic Writing

Summary:

The Introduction to Academic Writing note overviews different chapters in a book or course on academic writing. It covers various topics related to research, literature review, problem definition, research design, theory building, secondary data research, questionnaires and survey design, sample designs and sampling procedure, editing and coding, research statistics and analysis, and final report structure.

Each chapter includes specific tasks or questions that need to be addressed, such as describing components of the V Diagram of Research, choosing a research topic, reviewing literature critically, defining the problem, selecting a research design, building research theory, utilizing secondary data in a digital age, designing questionnaires and surveys, selecting sample designs and sampling procedures, editing and coding qualitative research data, analyzing research statistics, and structuring a final research report.

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Introduction to Academic Writing

Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1 – Introduction to Research ………………………………………………………………………………. 4
Describe the components of the V Diagram of Research. ………………………………………………………… 5
Watch the video in the link below and describe how a research topic should be chosen. …………………… 6

CHAPTER 2: Critically Reviewing the Literature …………………………………………………………………. 8
Please highlight the correct answer in Green. …………………………………………………………………………. 8
Define the different methods of a systematic review of the literature. ……………………………………………….. 9
Literature Review & Mind Mapping. ………………………………………………………………………………….. 10

CHAPTER 3: The Problem Definition ………………………………………………………………………………… 11
Please highlight the correct answer in Green. ……………………………………………………………………….. 11
Describe the 12 issues to bear in mind when choosing a research topic, as mentioned by Blaxter, Hughes, and Tight. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 12

CHAPTER 4: Research Design …………………………………………………………………………………………… 14
Highlight the best answer in Green. …………………………………………………………………………………….. 14
Write the difference between Research Philosophies. ……………………………………………………………. 15
Watch the video in the YouTube link given below and summarize the ways we can use to select the most suitable research design. ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 16

CHAPTER 5: Theory Building ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 17
Explain the following illustration in detail. ………………………………………………………………………….. 17
Explain the process of building research theory as illustrated in the image below. ……………………. 18

CHAPTER 6: Secondary Data Research in a Digital Age …………………………………………………….. 20
Define the different types of secondary data in research as shown in the image below. ……………… 20
Describe the steps illustrated for evaluating secondary research data. ……………………………………… 21

CHAPTER 7: Questionnaires & Survey Design …………………………………………………………………… 23
Please highlight the correct answer in Green. ……………………………………………………………………….. 23
Answer the following questions. …………………………………………………………………………………………. 24

CHAPTER 8: Sample Designs & Sampling Procedure …………………………………………………………. 25
Please highlight the correct answer in Green. ……………………………………………………………………….. 25
Give one example situation where you would prefer to use the following sampling methods. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 26