Research Methods: 1 M.Sc. Physiotherapy/Podiatry/Pain

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Research Methods 1M.Sc. Physiotherapy/Podiatry/P
ain

• Writing for Publication

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Scientific Writing

• Reports
• Theses
• Publications
• Courseworks

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Format

• Institution regulations
• Individual Journal Instructions for Authors
• BS 4821 1990

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Language

• Objective
• Impersonal
• Third person
• It can be argued
• The results indicated
• A relationship was hypothesised
• Referenced/Supported/Reasoned

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Format

• Title
• Author(s)
• Keywords Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
• Abstract
• Lists of contents, tables and figures

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Format

• Introduction
• Literature Review
• Aims
• Hypothesis
• Methodology
• Results
• Discussion

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Abstract

• Summary
• Key findings and conclusions

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Introduction

• Context
• Background
• Outline
• Overview

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Literature Review

• History
• Previous studies
• Methods, Findings etc
• Justify/Rationale for Methodology employed

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Methodology

• Location Where did you do it
• Ethics Who said you could do it
• Equipment What you did it with
• Sample Who you did it to
• Protocol What you did to them
• Data processing What you did to the raw
  measures
• Statistical Analysis How you analysed

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Results

• Tables, figures and statistical test results
• Comment on not discuss
• Raw data and software output - Appendices

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Discussion

• Your results in context
• Previous findings, clinical, study limitations
  etc
• Recommendations for future study
• Conclusions

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Appendices

• Extra matter

References

• Uniformity