Data

Do you want numbers with that?

Data

Validity Finding Referencing

Data

Validity Finding Referencing

Validity of what?

http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/kb/introval.php

Validity?

‘the best available approximation to the truth

of a given proposition, inference, or conclusion’

Research validity

http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/kb/introval.php

Validity?

Of data sources…..

PRIMARY data sourcesdata we generate (and process)

SECONDARY data sourcesdata others generate and we process

Validity?

Of sources…..

books articles journals websites

Validity of a web site?

http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/kb/introval.php

Website Validity Checklist?

The site is professional Website has an author Information must be credible and error free Site is published and copyrighted Links to other sites verify the same

information References Information is unbiased Website must be current

From http://acoachma.tripod.com/

Learn about website validity?

Google it!

http://websitevalidity.pbworks.com/Validity-of-a-Website

SACEhttp://www.sace.sa.edu.au/the-sace/students-families/

research-advice

Summary research advice?

SACE Board on conducting research

critical learning skill promoted in SACE

essential part of the learning process

From http://www.sace.sa.edu.au/the-sace/students-families/research-advice

SACE documents

are provided to support students / teachers undertaking independent research for SACE subjects.

includes advice on conducting ethical research, and writing and referencing conventions.

SACE http://www.sace.sa.edu.au/the-sace/students-families/research-advice

Wikiversity

WikiversityWikiversity is a Wikimedia Foundation project devoted to  learning resources,  learning projects, and  research for use in all levels, types, and styles of education from

pre-school to university, including professional training and informal learning.

We invite teachers, students, and researchers to join us in creating open educational resources and collaborative learning communities.

To learn more, try a guided tour or start editing now.

Data

Validity

Finding Referencing

Using the web for research

One way of getting data

http://www.slideshare.net/abc3d/introduction-to-social-media-for-qualitative-research

Using the web to gather data

http://www.slideshare.net/abc3d/introduction-to-social-media-for-qualitative-research

Using the web to gather data

http://www.surveymonkey.com/

Using the web to gather data

http://www.surveymonkey.com/

Libraries

In case you hadn’t seen this:

Back to the main point LIBRARIES ARE IMPORTANT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ArIj236UHs

How much research goes into an ad like this one?

Adelaide Uni e-library

What is Summon? With Summon, you can quickly

search, discover and access reliable and credible library content – print and electronic books, single articles to entire e-journals, newspapers, theses and more.

Summon is a good starting point to find material for your research.

Search Summon from Library website or from your smartphone.

What's covered in Summon?Thousands of citations and fulltext of scholarly materials,

including:

6,800+ publishers' journals and books

94,000+ journal and newspaper titles

500,000,000+ items indexed so far, from journal articles to e-books, audio music files to theses

1,000,000+ University of Adelaide Library catalogue records

for known items, it's best to use the classic catalogue or Summon Advanced search

What’s a journal?

Collection of articles

Peer-referenced

Now also online (e-journals)

Summon? ‘cromagnon’

This is HOT

Summon?

This is HOT

EBSCO host ‘teenage self image’

This is HOT

Data

Validity Finding

Referencing

Referencing – why? When you write a report or essay and include someone else’s ideas

you should immediately acknowledge this original source.

This is called referencing (or citing) and the description of the source you provide is called a reference (or a citation).

We are going to focus on the Harvardor author-date system, one of the more commonly used systems in Australia.

There are some variations in the application of the author-date system, depending on the authority consulted. The information provided here is based on Style manual for authors, editors and printers 2002, 6th edn, John Wiley & Sons, Australia.

Adapted from eLearning site of Tasmania TAFE http://elearning.tafe.tas.edu.au/library/referencing/index.htm

Referencing – why? provides evidence you have researched topic

thoroughly and found sources that support your argument or the information you are providing. Your document appears more authoritative.

an acknowledgement of another person’s intellectual work, which rightfully belongs to that person

using another’s work without acknowledgement is called plagiarism. Plagiarism is the taking, using, and passing off as your own the ideas or words of another.

Adapted from eLearning site of Tasmania TAFE

http://elearning.tafe.tas.edu.au/library/referencing/index.htm

Referencing – when?

You should reference if you:

quote (use their exact words)

copy (use their figures, tables or structure)

paraphrase (use their idea in your own words)

summarise (give a brief account of their ideas)

Adapted from eLearning site of Tasmania TAFE http://elearning.tafe.tas.edu.au/library/referencing/index.htm

Referencing – how?

You identify your source of information by making reference to it:

in the text of your report or essay (called in-text referencing)

in a list at the end of your report or essay (called a reference list or citation list)

Adapted from eLearning site of Tasmania TAFE http://elearning.tafe.tas.edu.au/library/referencing/index.htm

Referencing tools / options

Booklet based on SACE (go www.sace.sa.edu.au)

Uni sites (Adelaide, Wollongong, Purdue (The OWL)…….

Bibliographic software (EndNote etc) Online bibliographic helpers

Son of Citation Machine CiteULike

MS Word ‘insert reference’

EBSCO host ‘teenage self image’

This is HOT

Finally

Expect difficulties Play! Make mistakes Keep trying Keep it consistent

Finally