451449 Professional Development and Research Methods PART B

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451-449 Professional Development and Research
Methods - PART B

• Lecture 1 Selecting a Research Project

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How do I select a research project?

• Select a project that engages your attention
• Select a project which will allow you to develop
  skills you already have an interest in
• Select a project which offers the opportunity to
  develop skills which will further enhance your
  job marketability
• Do I have access to the tools, equipment
• and data necessary to conduct the
• investigation

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How do I select a research project?

• Does the project meet with the scope of the
  course requirements
• Can I obtain sufficient support, guidance and
  cooperation for the conduct of the study.
• Challenge yourself - how good am
• I really!!!!!

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Common errors in selecting a project

• Puts off selection until the last minute
• Uncritically accepts the first idea that is
  thought of or suggested
• Selects a project that is too vast or too vague
  to investigate meaningfully
• Apathy
• No clue whatsoever!!!!!

Tip Keep a well documented journal for your
project
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For next week...

• You have the next week's class free to use to
  select your research project