艺术设计专业英语课件.pptVIP

English for Design Art Preliminaries 1 introduction 2 focusing on a topic 3 asking questions while planning the research 4 research assumptions 5 how to choose between research approaches 6 methods associated with research approaches 7 choosing a format for the research paper 8 summary Preliminaries 1 introduction The research paper is the most important as it embodies the many intellectual and linguistic skills that are needed in an academic environment such as in a college or a university. Preliminaries 2 focusing on a topic There are many aspects to any subject or discipline that we study at a university.One way of breaking down a subject into a number of smaller sub-topics is to look at the subject classifications provieded by a library. Preliminaries 3 asking questions while planning the research (1) Is the topic researchable,given time,resources,and availability of data? (2) Is there a personal interest in the topic in order to sustain attention? (3) Will the results from the study be of interest to others(e.g.in the state,region,nation)? (4) Is the topic likely to be publishable in a scholarly journal?(or attractive to a doctoral committee?) (5) Does the study (a) fill a void,(b)replicate,(c)extend,or (d)develop new ideas in the scholarly literature? (6) Will the project contribute to career goals? Preliminaries 4 research assumptions What topic we choose,how we design our research paper, and how we go about doing the research all depend on our assumptions about a number of factors. (1) What is the nature of reality? (2) What is the relationship of the researcher to that researched? (3) What is the role of values? (4) What is the language of research? (5) What is the process of research? Preliminaries 5 how to choose between research approaches (1)the researcher’s worldview/outlook (2)the researcher’s training or experience (3)the researcher’s psychological attributes (4)the nature of the problem being researched (5)the audience for the research Pre