حسن اسماعيل حسن مذكور

"O my Lord! advance me in knowledge."
  A translation of a phrase from the Noble Quran, Chapter Ta'ha, phrase 114.

The document "research methods course guidelines" below explains:

1. How to select a topic? The selection steps are listed and detailed.

2. How to collect a list of references for your selected topic?

3. How to appraise the publication information of a reference? A helpful set of questions to appraise each element is provided. Each question can be given a mark to accumulate a score for the initial appraisal of the reference. This will give you an idea of of the suitability of the item.

4. How to analyze the content of the reference?  A helpful set of questions to perform useful analysis of the objectivity, reasoning, coverage, writing styles, audiences, etc. are s provided. Each question can be given a mark to accumulate a score for the content analysis of the reference. The obtained score together with that obtained from 3 above determines the suitability of the item for your topic.

5. How to make two lists: accepted and rejected lists?

6. How to annotate a reference? Three paragraphs are listed with the necessary information of each.

7. How to differentiate between an abstract and an annotated bibliography?

8. How to write a comprehensive, informative literature review? A structure and an approach are given. A list of points that need to be scrutinized are also discussed.

The course phases and what to submit are also detailed. Links are to further your understanding.

csc595 course material