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Research discussions

Explore the reasons behind the low publication rate of research discussions and identify the support required to transition from a good topic to a successful publication. Assistance with instruments, research procedures, analysis, and writing up are crucial. Also, understand the importance of the h-index in measuring research impact and long-term goals for research, such as setting up research groupings and obtaining international recognition.

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Research discussions

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  1. Research discussions November 19th 2009

  2. Research discussions • Each year about 30 topics are discussed • At most 30% of these result in publications • Why?

  3. Research discussions • What support is needed to move from a good topic to a successful publication? • Help with instruments • Help with research procedures • Help with analysis • Help with writing up

  4. The h-index • The h-index reflects both the number of publications and the number of citations per publication • A scholar with an index of h has published h papers each of which has been cited by others at least h times • E.g. 1: X has published one paper which has been cited 23 times (h-index = 1) • E.g. 2: Y has published 23 papers, only one of which has been cited, and this just once (h-index = 1) • E.g. 3: Z has published 5 papers, one cited 5 times, one twice, one once, and two never (h-index = 2)

  5. A long-term goal for research • Setting up research groupings • Areas where SoLA is strong • Areas where several SoLA staff are interested • Areas where funding is available • Long-term effects • International recognition • Extensive linked outside funding • Extensive links with outside organisations • Employment of a full-time RA for research grouping • Possible funded PhD scholarship in area

  6. A possible topic for a research group • Thai learner corpus • Collect students’ written work • Tag source data • Create a corpus • Areas of analysis e.g. nature of Thai English, Thai learners’ problems, progression from 102 to 104, comparison with NECTEC secondary school corpus

  7. Case Study 1 • The development of a researcher • Sonthida and Jonathan

  8. Case Study 2 • Topic initiation in Second Life • Pattamawan and Ratchanee

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