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Learning Objectives
1) Define and distinguish types of scientific research
PHƯƠNG PHÁP NGHIÊN CỨU
VÀ KỸ NĂNG VIẾT HỌC THUẬT 2) Understand the overall business research process
(RESEARCH METHOD AND ACADEMIC WRITING SKILL)
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DEFINE AND DISTINGUISH TYPES OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH Deal with the study of the physical world and its phenomena through
empirical methods.
NATURAL SCIENCES Natural sciences are concerned with the processes and phenomena that
would occur in the absence of humans, and include the disciplines such
as biology, chemistry, physics, astronomy, and geology.
Study the processes and phenomena arising from the activity of humans,
SOCIAL SCIENCES for example: sociology, economics, and anthropology.
Make use of the scientific method to study these processes.
Deal with the study of culture arising out of human activities and
HUMANITIES achievements, for example: literature, art, languages, and theatre.
Generally, a critical or analytical approach is employed to study human
culture.
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A quantitative study can be conducted starting from The investigator starts to observe in the
the effects to trace the cause, it is non-experimental present and wait for the results in the future.
research.
Experimental research Retrospective (Hồi cứu) A prospective study is slow, and normally, you
The independent variables cannot be manipulated, have to wait for years to accumulate sufficient
A quantitative study can be conducted and therefore, cannot be experimentally studied.
starting from the cause to the effects, it is The researcher gathers data at a data to draw any strong conclusions.
These designs are used to describe, differentiate, or
called experimental research. examine associations between or among variables, particular time in the present and traces
groups, or situations. the differences into the past.
the independent variable can be directly
manipulated by the investigator, keeping Non-experimental designs can be classified based
other variables constant as far as possible. on the timing of data collection as cross-sectional or
longitudinal.
RESEARCH PROCESS
LEARNING OBJECTIVE 2
UNDERSTAND THE OVERALL BUSINESS RESEARCH PROCESS
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RESEARCH METHODOLOGY AND RESEARCH METHODS THÀNH PHẦN CỦA LÝ THUYẾT KHOA HỌC
Research Methods Giới hạn: Giả thuyết về giá trị, thời gian và không gian
• The methods and procedures a researcher employs to
accomplish a research task. Research methods provide
Giả thuyết
Khái niệm lý thuyết Khái niệm
nghiên cứu nghiên cứu
Giả thuyết
kiểm định
Biến quan sát Biến quan sát
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✔ Does the idea fit the specifications and meet the ✔ Do you have, or can you develop within the project time
Rational thinking Explanation
standards set by the examining institution? frame, the necessary research skills to undertake the research?
Examining your own strengths and It is important that you select an idea in which you are likely to do well and, if possible, already have some
✔ Is the research achievable within the available time? interests academic knowledge.
✔ Does the idea contain issues that have a clear link
Examining academic staff research Your university’s website will have profile pages of academic staff, which may be helpful in exploring and
to theory? ✔ Is the research achievable within the financial resources that
interests generating research ideas that could be of interest for your own project.
are likely to be available?
✔ Are you able to state an overarching research Looking at past project titles A common way of doing this is to scan a list of past project titles for anything that captures your
question(s), research aim and research objectives or ✔ Are you reasonably certain of being able to gain access to imagination. Titles that look interesting or that grab your attention should be noted, as should any thoughts
data you are likely to require for this research? you have about the title in relation to your own research idea. In this process the fact that the title is poorly
investigative questions clearly? worded or the project report received a low mark is immaterial.
✔ Will the proposed research be likely to provide • FULFILMENT Discussion Ideas can also be obtained by talking to people who work in, or have direct experience of, the topic area in
which you are interested to develop a research idea.
fresh insights into this topic? ✔ Does the research idea really interest and motivate you?
Searching existing literature There are various types of literature that are of particular use for generating research ideas. These include:
✔ Will the research help towards the achievement of your future • articles in peer-reviewed academic journals;
✔ Are the findings likely to be symmetrical: that is, • articles in trade and professional journals;
aspirations or career goals?
of similar value whatever the outcome • reports;
• books and e-books.
Scanning the media Keeping up to date with items in the news can be a very rich source of ideas.
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RESEARCH QUESTIONS AND RESEARCH AIMS CRITERION AND PURPOSE OF RESEARCH OBJECTIVE
• An overarching research question will • A research aim is a brief statement of the Criterion Purpose
allow you to say what the issue or purpose of the research project. It is often Transparency (What The meaning is clear and unambiguous.
problem is that you wish to study and written as a sentence stating what you does it mean?)
what your research project will seek to intend to achieve through your research. Specificity (What I am The purpose is clear and easily understood, as are the actions required to fulfil
going to do?) it.
find out, explain and answer. • Research objectives allow you to Relevance (Why I am The link to the aim and overarching research question and wider research
• One of the key criteria of your research operationalise your question, that is to going to do this?) project is clear.
success will be whether you have state the steps you will take to answer it. Interconnectivity (How Taken together as a set, the research objectives and/or investigative questions
developed a set of clear conclusions from will it help to complete outline the steps in the research process from its start to its conclusion, without
• Each research objective therefore the research project?) leaving any gaps. In this way, they form a coherent whole.
the data you have collected. provides a clear specific statement of an Answerability (Will this The intended outcome is achievable. Where this relates to data, the nature of
aspect of the research that you need to be possible?) (Where the data required will be clear or at least implied.
shall I obtain data?)
undertake to meet your research aim.
Measurability (When The intended outcome will be evident when it has been achieved.
will it be done?)
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When There are Many Variables, are the Types of variables referred to?
The relationship between manager involvement and sustainable achievement in the
entrepreneurship
Does the Title Identify the Types of Aggregate Units in the Sample?
Administrative management styles and job satisfaction among registered nurses
employed by public hospitals
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Has the Author Avoided Describing Results in the Title?
DOES THE ABSTRACT MENTION
Strong managerial supervision lessens propensity to create budgetary slack in IS THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY HIGHLIGHTS OF THE RESEARCH
participative budget process REFERRED TO OR AT LEAST METHODOLOGY?
CLEARLY IMPLIED?
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If There are a Main Title and a Subtitle, do both Provide
Important Information About the Research? ARE THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE RESULTS
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HAS THE RESEARCHER OMITTED DESCRIBED?
The consistency between qualitative and quantitative information in annual reports: A THE TITLES OF MEASURES
comparison between Vietnam and Thailand (EXCEPT WHEN THESE ARE THE
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FOCUS OF THE RESEARCH)? HAS THE RESEARCHER AVOIDED MAKING
If the Title Implies Causality, does the Method of Research Justify it? VAGUE REFERENCES TO IMPLICATIONS
The effects of Computer-Assisted Instruction in accounting soft-wares on accountants’ tasks
AND FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS?
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IF THE STUDY IS STRONGLY TIED
TO A THEORY, IS THE THEORY
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Is the Title Free of Jargon and Acronyms that Might be Unknown MENTIONED IN THE ABSTRACT? Does the abstract include
purpose/objectives, methods, and
to the Audience for the Research Report?
results of the study?
Determinants affecting the intention to adopt SaaS cloud-based accounting in Vietnamese SMEs
PLAGIARISM
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CITATION REFERENCES
• A citation is the part of the reference which is just after the main body of your work whenever • References is the detailed information of citation, only about a particular sentence,
you quote from paraphrase, journal, book, report or refer to work produced by another author. paragraph or quote.
• It is alphanumeric and it includes the author's surname and year of publication. • It does not give complete information about full work or paper or project.
• It looks like (Patil, 2005). • References should be in APA (American Psychological Association) style and listed in
alphabetical order.
For example:
• In the previous example reference is looks like:
Business finance deals with efficient and effective utilization of finance of business for
Jain, d. V. (2017). Principles of financial management. Nagpur: Seth publication.
achieving business objective i.E. Wealth maximization. (Jain, 2017)
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In-text Citations:
Signal Words Book No. 1
Introduce quotations with signal phrases, e.g.
• Author's name: Lauro S. Aspiras
According to X. (2008), “….” (p. 3).
• Title of book: English for Academic and Professional Purposes
X. (2008) argued that “……” (p. 3). • Publisher: St. Andrew Publishing House
Use such signal verbs as: • Date of publication: 2016
acknowledged, contended, maintained,
responded, reported, argued, concluded, • Location of the publishing company: Plaridel, Bulacan
etc.
Style
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website.
Database: Generally not necessary to identify, unless the database is Retrieved from
URL address http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/behavi
archival (e.g., JSTOR, ERIC) oralism
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Joyce, J., Dedalus, S., Bloom, L., & Bloom, M. (2009). Chiastic structure and
Journal:
its affect on Mobius strips, Escher prints, and enuretic behaviors of gimpy
gertys. HyperJoyce Studies. Hypermedia Joyce Studies, 10. Retrieved from
http://hjs.ff.cuni.cz/main/essays.php?essay=joyce
Laurance, A. R. A. B. (2008). Can carbon-
Yee, P., & Yee, K. (2008). Climatological impacts on and fractal patterns of
286-87. doi:10.2010.1492/cc.3shps Volume #(Issue#),
urinal stains. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved from page numbers
http://www.epa.gov
No period
Digital Object Identifier
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Newspaper: Salty, J. (2009). Bed-time stories for bedwetters: Putting a cork in it [10th ed.]. doi:
determinant in free-flow enuretic behaviors.” Wall Street Journal, pp. A1, A5. Retrieved from http://www.netlibrary.com
Electronic-only book:
Technical reports:
Other sources can also be used and cited Browning, R. & Barrett, E. (2006). Romantic auras and enuretic halos
(Report No. 1869). Devonshire, England.
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