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RESEARCH PROJECT GUIDELINES

RESEARCH PROJECT GUIDELINES. Wednesday , March 13th, 2012. THE SEVEN STEPS OF THE RESEARCH PROCESS.

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RESEARCH PROJECT GUIDELINES

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  1. RESEARCH PROJECT GUIDELINES Wednesday, March 13th, 2012

  2. THE SEVEN STEPS OF THE RESEARCH PROCESS Thefollowingsevenstepsoutline a simple and effectivestrategyforfindinginformationfor a researchpaper and documentingthesourcesyoufind. Dependingonyourtopic and yourfamiliaritywiththelibrary, youmayneedtorearrangeorrecyclethesesteps. Adaptthisoutlinetoyourneeds. We are readytohelpyou at everystep in yourresearch.

  3. THE SEVEN STEPS OF THE RESEARCH PROCESS Theresearchprojectwrittenproposalshouldinclude: • Justificationorrationale • General objective • Specificobjectives • Methodology: Timeline, resources and development • Conclusions Due date: Thursday, March 21, 2013

  4. STEP 1: IDENTIFY AND DEVELOP YOUR TOPIC THE SEVEN STEPS OF THE RESEARCH PROCESS • SUMMARY:Stateyourtopic as a question. Forexample, ifyou are interested in findingoutabouthowtoconstruct a highwaymegastructuretoconnect Colombia withPanama, youmight pose thequestion: • "Whateffectdoestheconstruction of aninterconnectedhighwaybetweentwocountriesbringtotheeconomic, social and cultural development of bothnations?

  5. TheGulf of Darien TheGulf of Darién isthesouthernmostregion of theCaribbean Sea, located north and east of the border between Panama and Colombia. Within the gulf is the Gulf of Urabá, a small lip of sea extending southward, between Caribana Point and Cape Tiburón, Colombia, on the southern shores of which is the port city of Turbo, Colombia. The Atrato River delta extends into the Gulf of Darién.

  6. HUMAN NATURE Yourmegastructureshould: • Providesolutionto a problem • Benefityour country people • Be feasible and possibletodevelop

  7. DAMP FOR PREVENTING FLOODS AND IRRIGATION SYSTEM • Itaipu Dam - Megastructures

  8. Twocitiesconnection bridge • BROOKLIN BRIDGE

  9. Twocountriesconnectiontunnel Brenner Base Tunnel: Austria and Italy

  10. STEP 2: FIND BACKGROUND INFORMATION Informationcan be gatheredfromvariety of sources. You can use Books, Magazines, Encyclopedias, and the Internet. You can conductinterviews and surveys as well.

  11. STEP 3: MAKE AN OUTLINE OF THE RESEARCH Putyourallrelevantthoughts in a logicalorderi.eorganizeyourresearchpaper in anappropriatemannerstartingfromthestating of thetopic, includingthesis(Justification) aims, objctives, methodology, conclusion and takeactionat theend.

  12. STEP 4: REVISE YOUR PAPER Checkforgrammarmistakes, spellingproblems. Makesurethatyour ideas explainedclearly.

  13. STEP 5: PREPARE REFERENCES Listallthesourcesfromwhichyoucollectedinformationforthepaper.

  14. STEP 6: CREATE A TITLE PAGE & TABLE OF CONTENTS Thetitlepage shouldincludesomestandardinformationlikeyourname, topic of theresearch, yourmentor’sname, class, institution and year. Thetableof contentsshouldincludetopics, sub topics and the page numbers.

  15. STEP 7: EVALUATE YOUR WORK Makesurethatyouhavecompletedallpartswithoverallneatness and putthemintocorrectorderwithoutmissinganything. Anyborrowed material isproperlyacknowledged. Finallysubmityourpaperon time.

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