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PHASE 1: Getting Started (15.01 - 29.01)

  • PHASE 1: Getting Started (15.01 - 29.01)

    PHASE 1: Getting Started (15.01 - 29.01)






    • 15.01.2021 Session 1


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      Recording of Session 1
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      Activity 1a: Toulmin-Zappen model practice (Jurassic Park)

      Practice the Toulmin-Zappen model with a partner. Watch the Jurassic Park clip below and work out the rhetorical pattern of the arguments. Post your ideas in the Padlet.


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      Activity 1b: Toulmin-Zappen Model (for YOUR THESIS TOPIC)

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      1. After you have completed the Toulmin-Zappen model, try the Purpose Statement Generator and post your result in the forum.

      2. Reflect on the output. How close is this to how you saw the purpose?

      3. Comment on at least one other Purpose Statement.


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      After you try the Purpose Statement generator, post your Purpose Statement here.

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      22.01

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      Kitchenham, B. and Charters, S. (2007) Guidelines for performing Systematic Literature Reviews in Software Engineering. Evidence-Based Software Engineering Technical Report, EBSE-2007-01. Keele and Durham, UK: Keele University and University of Durham.

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      Further Discussion & Criticism of Systematic Literature Reviews


      Biolchini, J., Mian, P., Natali, A. & Travassos, G. (2005) Systematic Review in Software Engineering. Technical Report ES 679/05. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: COPPE / UFRJ, Systems Engineering and Computer Science Department.

      Greenhalgh, T., & Peacock, R. (2005). Effectiveness and efficiency of search methods in systematic reviews of complex evidence: audit of primary sources. BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 331(7524), 1064–1065. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.38636.593461.68

      Kitchenham, B. & Brereton, P. (2013). A systematic review of systematic review process research in software engineering. Information and Software Technology, 55 (12), 2049-2075. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infsof.2013.07.010.

      Wohlin, C. (2014) Guidelines for Snowballing in Systematic Literature Studies and a Replication in Software Engineering. Proceedings of EASE '14, the 18th International Conference on Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering (EASE). http://www.wohlin.eu/ease14.pdf
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      29.01.2021


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      Surveys and Interviews (Optional viewing)

      You only need to watch this if you are planning to use questionnaires or interviews in your research.

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      icon for activity Click here to go to the Key Writing Assignments-->Draft Research Plan to give feedback to a partner. URL

      You should have posted your Draft Research Plan by 16:00 on 22.01.2021. Click on the link to give feedback to a partner.

      In Session 3, choose another student's entry and give feedback. Start by first replying to their entry with your name so others will know it is taken. (Make sure everyone gets feedback.)
        
          Copy and paste the following questions into your reply for your partner:
        • Does the table of contents include each section of the thesis? Would you add or change anything?
        • How clear was the introduction? Would you add or change anything?
        • Does the introduction follow the Toulmin-Zappen model?
        • Check the sources. Which style guide is being used? Is it consistent?
        • How realistic is the timeline based on the scope of the research?

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      Further information on credible sources

      Predatory journals

      Beall's List of Potential Predatory Journals and Publishers:  https://beallslist.net/

      Thought Leadership Marketing
      Barry, J. and Gironda J. (2019). Operationalizing thought leadership for online B2B marketing. Industrial Marketing Management, 81, 138-159. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/James_Barry5/publication/322011357_Operationalizing_thought_leadership_for_online_B2B_marketing/links/5ec5a33a458515626cbbe38e/Operationalizing-thought-leadership-for-online-B2B-marketing.pdf

      Magno, F. and Cassia, F. (2019). Establishing thought leadership through social media in B2B settings: effects on customer relationship performance", Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing, Vol. 35 No. 3, pp. 437-446. https://doi.org/10.1108/JBIM-12-2018-0410

      Company white papers

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_paper

      Issues with Open Access
      Open access in Wikipedia:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_access

      ArXiv:  Merali, Z. (2016). ArXiv rejections lead to spat over screening process. Nature, News. doi:10.1038/nature.2016.19267

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