Lectures Schedule

• 01: Introduction
  • Research   Research and Its Process
  • A mobile-friendly note on Research Methods in TESL and Language Acquisition
  • MITOpenCW
    
  • IDRC
• 02: Formulating and Clarifying the Research Topic
  • Ten criteria for a good research report
• 03: Critically Reviewing the Literature
  • Bloom's Taxonomy - How to improve the writing and context of a report
• 04: Formulating the Research Design
  • Customer Satisfaction Measurement in Airline Services Using Servqual
  • QUALITY OF SERVICE Questionnaire
• 05: Selecting Samples  Collecting Primary Data through Observation  Collecting Primary Data using Questionnaires  Analysing Quantitative Data  Analysing Qualitative Data
  • Sample Size Table From The Research Advisors
  • Survey Question Bank
  • QuestionPro Simple Survey
  • SurveyMonkey
  • my3q
  • Questionnaire Design
  • Hypothesis Testing Sample t-Test
• 06: Negotiating Access and Research Ethics
  • Ethics Statement, Annex 1: Fast-Track Ethical Approval Form, Annex 2: Application for Ethical Approval of Research Project in STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY FYP
  • CU Ethics  Low Risk Research Ethics Approval

Lab/Tutorials

• 01: Information Searching Skills
• A quick guide for searching and downloading past graduate projects
• A quick guide to City U Library e-Resources
• past AM Projects titles
• 02: Reading Paper & Finding Titles
• Tam, M. L. and Lam, W. H. K. (2005) Analysis of airport access mode choice: a case study in Hong Kong, Journal of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies, 6, 708-723.
• Milimol P., Sreelatha T., and Soosan G.T. Modelling on Mode Choice Behavior of Rural Middle Class Residents – An Activity Based Approach  International Journal of Emerging Technology and Advanced Engineering, Volume 3, Issue 7, July 2013
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)

[Submit/publish "ResearchProposalReference" after you finished. 1%]

• 03: Learn how to prepare the Aim and Objectives of the Proposal
• 209KM - Asg01- Research Proposal Report Guide
• How to Write SMART Objectives from RAPIDBI

[Submit/publish "ResearchProposalAimObjectives" after you finished. 1%]

• 04: Harvard Reference Citation and Rephrasing Exercise
• Harvard Reference Guide
• Harvard_Reference_Quick_Guide
• Harvard System of Referencing Guide
• First taste of SPSS: Cross Tabulation Chi square table

[Submit/publish "ResearchProposalQuestionnaireReference" after you finished. 1%]

• 05: SPSS Data and Files
• The GNU PSPP
• MS Windows Version
• www.spss-tutorials.com

[Submit/publish "spss01.sav" after you finished. 1%]

• 06: Chart and Output
• spss datafile

[Submit/publish "spss02.spv" after you finished. 1%]

• 07: Graphs and Filter
• spss datafile
• The General Social Survey (GSS)
• Variable happy

[Submit/publish "spss03.spv" after you finished. 1%]

• 08: Questionnaire I  Questionnaire II
• spss datafile

[Submit/publish "spss04.spv" after you finished. 1%]

• 09: Correlation
• spss datafile
• Statistical Correlation
• Answer

[Submit/publish "DraftResearchProposalDueWeek10" which contains: preliminary title, aim and objectives, initial finding on background and review of relevant literature, outline of research methods, and initial list of references (6 pages maximum). 2%]

• 10: T-Test (Independent)  T-Test (Dependent/Paired)
• spss datafile1  spss datafile2 

[Submit/publish "T-TestReport" after you finished. 1%]

Assignment

Assign	Title	IMLO	Weight	Due
1	Data Analysis Assignment SPSS source data.sav Marking Scheme	2	30%	Week 13
2	Research Proposal Assignment Assessment Form Marking Scheme	1,3	60%	Week 13

391KM Project, 2015-16

• FYP Schedule Outline 2014-15

• Sample Project Proposal

  Sample1
  Sample2
  

  
  

  Sample Project Report

  Sample1
  Sample2

About This Course

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• Intended Module Learning Outcomes
• Indicative Content
• Method of Assessment
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