Research Project Quiz

Which of the following are parts of the research cycle? Research Design

• Research design

• Literature review

• Data analysis

• All of them

What is the first step in the research process after choosing your topic?

• Finding an appropriate source.

• Reading your non-fiction book.

• Making notes of the facts that you find.

Which is NOT a feature of a research proposal?

• A short literature review

• A discussion of the findings

• A section discussing proposed data collection method

• A section on how the data is to be analysed

  
  

   

Which is NOT a feature of a research proposal?

• A short literature review

• A discussion of the findings

• A section discussing proposed data collection method

• A section on how the data will be analysed

A research proposal ____________.

• discusses how much your findings were valid and reliable

• is always presented as a written document

• acts as a guide to your research and indicates clearly what you intend to do

• is not that important; your ideas will definetely change and it isn't assessed anyway

What is a literature review?

• A section to outline all the reading you have done in your studies.

• A section to link your reading to your research findings.

• A section to discuss literature which helps to frame your study.

• A section to provide autobiographic detail.

A literature review is ____________.

• helps in the formulation of your research aim and research question

• is the last thing to be written in your research report

• is not part of a research proposal

Which is the MOST reliable source of information for your literature review?

• A TV documentary

• A newspaper article

• A relevant chapter from a textbook

• A peer reviewed research article

Where is a literature review typically found in written-up research?

• Before the methodology chapter

• After the findings chapter

• Integrated into the data analysis

• In the appendices

What would you expect to find in a methodology chapter? Research Design

• Detail of the methodological approach taken

• Detail of the methods employed

• Detail of ethical considerations linked to the research project

• All of the above