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Academic research and writing

A concise introduction

  • E-learning
    • Chapter 1 – Foundations
      • Chapter 1 – Primer
      • Chapter 1 – Unit 0 Agenda
      • Chapter 1 – Unit 1 Context and relevance
      • Chapter 1 – Unit 2 Sample cases
      • Chapter 1 – Unit 3 Terminology
      • Chapter 1 – Unit 4 Philosophical considerations
      • Chapter 1 – Unit 5 Course structure
      • Chapter 1 – Unit 6 Summary
    • Chapter 2 – Academic principles
      • Chapter 2 – Primer
      • Chapter 2 – Unit 0 Agenda
      • Chapter 2 – Unit 1 Context and relevance
      • Chapter 2 – Unit 2 Accuracy
      • Chapter 2 – Unit 3 Completeness
      • Chapter 2 – Unit 4 Clarity
      • Chapter 2 – Unit 5 Comparability
      • Chapter 2 – Unit 6 Materiality
      • Chapter 2 – Unit 7 Summary
    • Chapter 3 – Research logic
      • Chapter 3 – Primer
      • Chapter 3 – Unit 0 Agenda
      • Chapter 3 – Unit 1 Context and relevance
      • Chapter 3 – Unit 2 Reasoning
      • Chapter 3 – Unit 3 Syllogism
      • Chapter 3 – Unit 4 Falsification
      • Chapter 3 – Unit 5 Summary
    • Chapter 4 – Research process
      • Chapter 4 – Primer
      • Chapter 4 – Unit 0 Agenda
      • Chapter 4 – Unit 1 Context and relevance
      • Chapter 4 – Unit 2 Research question and research hypothesis
      • Chapter 4 – Unit 3 Research approaches and methods
      • Chapter 4 – Unit 4 Scientific styles and structural designs
      • Chapter 4 – Unit 5 Summary
    • Chapter 5 – Identification of a topic
      • Chapter 5 – Primer
      • Chapter 5 – Unit 0 Agenda
      • Chapter 5 – Unit 1 Context and relevance
      • Chapter 5 – Unit 2 Candidate
      • Chapter 5 – Unit 3 Abstract and problem-based aims
      • Chapter 5 – Unit 4 Process and techniques
      • Chapter 5 – Unit 5 Verbalisation
      • Chapter 5 – Unit 6 Summary
    • Chapter 6 – Sourcing of information
      • Chapter 6 – Primer
      • Chapter 6 – Unit 0 Agenda
      • Chapter 6 – Unit 1 Context and relevance
      • Chapter 6 – Unit 2 Information sources
      • Chapter 6 – Unit 3 Types of literature
      • Chapter 6 – Unit 4 Appraisal of references
      • Chapter 6 – Unit 5 Literature search
      • Chapter 6 – Unit 6 Summary
    • Chapter 7 – Elements
      • Chapter 7 – Primer
      • Chapter 7 – Unit 0 Agenda
      • Chapter 7 – Unit 1 Context and relevance
      • Chapter 7 – Unit 2 Structural elements and their application
      • Chapter 7 – Unit 3 Description of structural elements
      • Chapter 7 – Unit 4 Summary
    • Chapter 8 – Interpretation of a topic
      • Chapter 8 – Primer
      • Chapter 8 – Unit 0 Agenda
      • Chapter 8 – Unit 1 Context and relevance
      • Chapter 8 – Unit 2 Interpretation technique
      • Chapter 8 – Unit 3 Potential aims and application
      • Chapter 8 – Unit 4 Problem based interpretation
      • Chapter 8 – Unit 5 Summary
    • Chapter 9 – Structuring technique
      • Chapter 9 – Primer
      • Chapter 9 – Unit 0 Agenda
      • Chapter 9 – Unit 1 Context and relevance
      • Chapter 9 – Unit 2 Deductive reasoning and research problem
      • Chapter 9 – Unit 3 Research problem, outline and course of investigation
      • Chapter 9 – Unit 4 Conclusion, summary, critical acclaim, outlook
      • Chapter 9 – Unit 5 Summary
    • Chapter 10 – Referencing
      • Chapter 10 – Primer
      • Chapter 10 – Unit 0 Agenda
      • Chapter 10 – Unit 1 Context and relevance
      • Chapter 10 – Unit 2 Principles of referencing
      • Chapter 10 – Unit 3 Parenthetical referencing
      • Chapter 10 – Unit 4 Footnote referencing
      • Chapter 10 – Unit 5 Summary
    • Chapter 11 – Language and style
      • Chapter 11 – Primer
      • Chapter 11 – Unit 0 Agenda
      • Chapter 11 – Unit 1 Context and relevance
      • Chapter 11 – Unit 2 Principles of academic writing
      • Chapter 11 – Unit 3 Logic of argumentation, phrasing and syntax
      • Chapter 11 – Unit 4 Rules of spelling and punctuation
      • Chapter 11 – Unit 5 Summary
    • Chapter 12 – Argumentation
      • Chapter 12 – Primer
      • Chapter 12 – Unit 0 Agenda
      • Chapter 12 – Unit 1 Context and relevance
      • Chapter 12 – Unit 2 Definitions
      • Chapter 12 – Unit 3 Paragraph structure
      • Chapter 12 – Unit 4 Flow of paragraphs
      • Chapter 12 – Unit 5 Reasoning and referencing
      • Chapter 12 – Unit 6 Summary
    • Technical labs
      • Academic posters
        • Technical lab – Preface – Agenda
        • Technical lab – Unit 1 – Context and relevance
        • Technical lab – Unit 2 – Academic Presentation
        • Technical lab – Unit 3 – Academic posters
        • Technical lab – Unit 4 – Powerpoint tutorial
        • Technical lab – Unit 5 – Summary
      • Formatting
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  • E-learning
    • Chapter 1 – Foundations
      • Chapter 1 – Primer
      • Chapter 1 – Unit 0 Agenda
      • Chapter 1 – Unit 1 Context and relevance
      • Chapter 1 – Unit 2 Sample cases
      • Chapter 1 – Unit 3 Terminology
      • Chapter 1 – Unit 4 Philosophical considerations
      • Chapter 1 – Unit 5 Course structure
      • Chapter 1 – Unit 6 Summary
    • Chapter 2 – Academic principles
      • Chapter 2 – Primer
      • Chapter 2 – Unit 0 Agenda
      • Chapter 2 – Unit 1 Context and relevance
      • Chapter 2 – Unit 2 Accuracy
      • Chapter 2 – Unit 3 Completeness
      • Chapter 2 – Unit 4 Clarity
      • Chapter 2 – Unit 5 Comparability
      • Chapter 2 – Unit 6 Materiality
      • Chapter 2 – Unit 7 Summary
    • Chapter 3 – Research logic
      • Chapter 3 – Primer
      • Chapter 3 – Unit 0 Agenda
      • Chapter 3 – Unit 1 Context and relevance
      • Chapter 3 – Unit 2 Reasoning
      • Chapter 3 – Unit 3 Syllogism
      • Chapter 3 – Unit 4 Falsification
      • Chapter 3 – Unit 5 Summary
    • Chapter 4 – Research process
      • Chapter 4 – Primer
      • Chapter 4 – Unit 0 Agenda
      • Chapter 4 – Unit 1 Context and relevance
      • Chapter 4 – Unit 2 Research question and research hypothesis
      • Chapter 4 – Unit 3 Research approaches and methods
      • Chapter 4 – Unit 4 Scientific styles and structural designs
      • Chapter 4 – Unit 5 Summary
    • Chapter 5 – Identification of a topic
      • Chapter 5 – Primer
      • Chapter 5 – Unit 0 Agenda
      • Chapter 5 – Unit 1 Context and relevance
      • Chapter 5 – Unit 2 Candidate
      • Chapter 5 – Unit 3 Abstract and problem-based aims
      • Chapter 5 – Unit 4 Process and techniques
      • Chapter 5 – Unit 5 Verbalisation
      • Chapter 5 – Unit 6 Summary
    • Chapter 6 – Sourcing of information
      • Chapter 6 – Primer
      • Chapter 6 – Unit 0 Agenda
      • Chapter 6 – Unit 1 Context and relevance
      • Chapter 6 – Unit 2 Information sources
      • Chapter 6 – Unit 3 Types of literature
      • Chapter 6 – Unit 4 Appraisal of references
      • Chapter 6 – Unit 5 Literature search
      • Chapter 6 – Unit 6 Summary
    • Chapter 7 – Elements
      • Chapter 7 – Primer
      • Chapter 7 – Unit 0 Agenda
      • Chapter 7 – Unit 1 Context and relevance
      • Chapter 7 – Unit 2 Structural elements and their application
      • Chapter 7 – Unit 3 Description of structural elements
      • Chapter 7 – Unit 4 Summary
    • Chapter 8 – Interpretation of a topic
      • Chapter 8 – Primer
      • Chapter 8 – Unit 0 Agenda
      • Chapter 8 – Unit 1 Context and relevance
      • Chapter 8 – Unit 2 Interpretation technique
      • Chapter 8 – Unit 3 Potential aims and application
      • Chapter 8 – Unit 4 Problem based interpretation
      • Chapter 8 – Unit 5 Summary
    • Chapter 9 – Structuring technique
      • Chapter 9 – Primer
      • Chapter 9 – Unit 0 Agenda
      • Chapter 9 – Unit 1 Context and relevance
      • Chapter 9 – Unit 2 Deductive reasoning and research problem
      • Chapter 9 – Unit 3 Research problem, outline and course of investigation
      • Chapter 9 – Unit 4 Conclusion, summary, critical acclaim, outlook
      • Chapter 9 – Unit 5 Summary
    • Chapter 10 – Referencing
      • Chapter 10 – Primer
      • Chapter 10 – Unit 0 Agenda
      • Chapter 10 – Unit 1 Context and relevance
      • Chapter 10 – Unit 2 Principles of referencing
      • Chapter 10 – Unit 3 Parenthetical referencing
      • Chapter 10 – Unit 4 Footnote referencing
      • Chapter 10 – Unit 5 Summary
    • Chapter 11 – Language and style
      • Chapter 11 – Primer
      • Chapter 11 – Unit 0 Agenda
      • Chapter 11 – Unit 1 Context and relevance
      • Chapter 11 – Unit 2 Principles of academic writing
      • Chapter 11 – Unit 3 Logic of argumentation, phrasing and syntax
      • Chapter 11 – Unit 4 Rules of spelling and punctuation
      • Chapter 11 – Unit 5 Summary
    • Chapter 12 – Argumentation
      • Chapter 12 – Primer
      • Chapter 12 – Unit 0 Agenda
      • Chapter 12 – Unit 1 Context and relevance
      • Chapter 12 – Unit 2 Definitions
      • Chapter 12 – Unit 3 Paragraph structure
      • Chapter 12 – Unit 4 Flow of paragraphs
      • Chapter 12 – Unit 5 Reasoning and referencing
      • Chapter 12 – Unit 6 Summary
    • Technical labs
      • Academic posters
        • Technical lab – Preface – Agenda
        • Technical lab – Unit 1 – Context and relevance
        • Technical lab – Unit 2 – Academic Presentation
        • Technical lab – Unit 3 – Academic posters
        • Technical lab – Unit 4 – Powerpoint tutorial
        • Technical lab – Unit 5 – Summary
      • Formatting
  • Textbook
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