Research Methods (undergraduate) | مهارات البحث العملي (بكالوريوس)

Course Goals and Objectives

You will participate in a variety of activities that will enable you to:

• Understand the importance of conducting research at the micro and macro levels
• Differentiate between the different varieties of research articles and study designs
• Use KSU’s Central Library and the Saudi Digital Library (SDL) to conduct library research and collect information from reliable resources Produce an academic research papers following APA guidelines
• Select sources, take notes and cite sources to support ideas Identify how writers convey their purpose for a particular audience (e.g., ethos, pathos, logos, academic writing)
• Identify and evaluate methods of argument, persuasion and evidence used by others and implement them in your own writing
• Identify and evaluate how language shapes a writer's credibility and persuasive appeals (e.g., ethos, pathos, logos, academic writing)
• Enhancing one's ability to organize and develop ideas in a coherent and unified way
• Revise and reshape one's writing to improve ideas, organization, language use, vocabulary and mechanics
• Identify and correct structural and grammatical errors within your written texts via the revision and editing process.
• Become better reader and writer in preparation for the rest of your college career