{"id":1763,"date":"2022-09-27T18:29:33","date_gmt":"2022-09-27T09:29:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/home.hirosaki-u.ac.jp\/salc\/ja\/?post_type=mec-events&p=1763"},"modified":"2022-09-28T10:46:59","modified_gmt":"2022-09-28T01:46:59","slug":"skillsforuniversity","status":"publish","type":"mec-events","link":"https:\/\/home.hirosaki-u.ac.jp\/salc\/events\/skillsforuniversity\/","title":{"rendered":"Skills for University – Reik"},"content":{"rendered":"

To help students get a better feeling for research, this seminar will include two main elements.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>A) A guide. Using example articles from various topics of existing research, I plan to cover:<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>Finding a research topic – how to narrow a chosen field down, how to refine a topic, what is a good thesis statement. For example, is the student’s topic too broad, too subjective, or is the goal firmly defined?<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>Explaining different methods for material gathering – books vs. articles vs. the internet. There is a lot of information to be found on the internet, how to decide what to trust, what to use?<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>Interviews – qualitative or quantitative? How to decide what questions to ask, is A or B better for the situation?<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>Writing strategies – comparative analysis, explaining statistics, or a chart. Discussing when to finish gathering materials and start writing. What kind of environment is helpful?<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>I plan to focus on the needs of the participating students, therefore,<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>B) A free flow aspect in which we will take into consideration and try to solve questions and needs of the participating students.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

To help students get a better feeling for research, this seminar will include two main elements.\u00a0A) A guide. Using example articles from various topics of existing research, I plan to cover:\u00a0Finding a research topic – how to narrow a chosen field down, how to refine a topic, what is a good thesis statement. For example, is the student’s topic too broad, too subjective, or is the goal firmly defined?\u00a0Explaining different methods for material gathering – books vs. articles vs. the internet. There is a lot of information to be found on the internet, how to decide what to trust, what to use?\u00a0Interviews – qualitative or quantitative? How to decide what … <\/p>\n

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