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Who should attend the course

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Kill two birds with one shot

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Important points with regard to the course

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Research paper vs. thesis/dissertation

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Two key components of any research

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Old day lab report

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Types of academic papers

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Introduction to step one: Find your topic or research question(s)

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Topic or research question(s)

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Narrow down your topic and raise some relevant questions

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Start your research project with a narrower topic

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Criteria for topic selection

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Keep in mind when using these approaches

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How to find topic or research question(s)

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Consult other people (professors, sponsors, peers, etc.)

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Research priorities (organizations, institutes, themes of conferences, etc.)

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Replication

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Limitation of the earlier studies

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De-limitations of previous studies

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Need & Curiosity

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Controversy

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Information gaps

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Real-life problems

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Creative researcher

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Triangulation

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Focus on topic selection

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Which approach is the best

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What is the best topic

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Conclusion to selecting topics/research questions & Good luck

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Select your target journal(s)/conference(s)

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The dual objectives of selecting target journal/conference before writing the paper

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Why to select journal/conference before writing it?

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What will you learn in this course?

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How to find journals or conferences

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Googling

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Consult experts like professors

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Reference list of books, conference proceedings, articles, etc.

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Final remarks on approaches to finding your target journals or conferences

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Which questions I will answer in this course

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Why such a long list of criteria

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Two groups of criteria

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List of criteria

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The 1st criterion: Abstracting & indexing

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The 2nd criterion: Quantitative indexes

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Problems of quantitative indexes

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The 3rd criterion: Age

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The 4th criterion: To have lower frequency

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The 5th criterion: To be peer-reviewed

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The 6th criterion: Review policy

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The 7th criterion: To have specialized readership

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The 8th criterion: To have larger circulation

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The 9th criterion: The number of received papers

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The 10th criterion: The number of accepted papers

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The 11th criterion: To have lower acceptance rate

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The 12th criterion: To have famous editor-in-chief & editorial board

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The 13th criterion: Affiliation with a prestigious organization

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The 14th criterion: To be open-access

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The 15th criterion: Visibility in multiple computerized databases

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The 16th criterion: To be often quoted over time

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The 17th criterion: To be often-quoted recently

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The 18th criterion: To have a higher ranking

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The 19th criterion: To have specialized (narrower) scope

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The 20th criterion: Internationality

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The 21st criterion: Theoretical or technical

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The 22nd criterion: Time from submission to decision

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The 23rd criterion: Time from the decision to publication

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The 24th criterion: Correction and retraction history

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The 25th criterion: Authors

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The 26th criterion: Reference style

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The 27th criterion: Paper length limit

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The 28th criterion: Language of publication

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The 29th criterion: Module of publication

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The 30th criterion: Submission fee

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The 31st criterion: Publication fee

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The 32nd criterion: Subscription fee

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The 33rd criterion: Titles of other papers published by that specific journal/conference

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The 34th criterion: Embargo period

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The 35th criterion: Aim and scope of the journal/conference

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The 36th criterion: The number of hot papers

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The 37th criterion: Match with your title

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The 38th criterion: No call-for-paper policy

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The 39th criterion: Type of paper it publishes

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The 40th criterion: To have an official website

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Conclusion to journal/conference selection

1

FOURTH STEP

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Differences between proposal, thesis/dissertation, and paper

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Generic Features

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Textual Elements Most Commonly Used within Different Sections of Research

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100 verbs that make your research writing amazing

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Describing the scope of a current project or prior research

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Outlining a topic’s background

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Describing the analytical elements of a paper

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Discussing results

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Discussing methods

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Explaining the impact of new research

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Possible citation verbs to use in literature review

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Academic word list

14

The importance of structure

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Topping, IMRaD, and Tailing

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IMRaD answers which questions

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Wineglass or hourglass model for IMRaD structure

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Separate or mixed sections

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IMRaD (Introduction)

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IMRaD (Methods)

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IMRaD (Results)

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IMRaD (Discussion)

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Steps to organizing manuscript

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Length of the manuscript

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Major sections

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Minor sections

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Title: introduction

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Purposes of title

3

Importance of title

4

Characteristics of good title

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How to write a title: Moves and steps

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Title: Do's

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Title: Don'ts

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Unnecessary phrases

9

Rewrite title

10

Title: Checklist

1

Abstract

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Abstract: Introduction

3

Abstract: Definition

4

Abstract: Purpose

5

Abstract: Importance

6

Abstract: Moves & Steps

7

Types: Structured vs. unstructured

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Steps to Writing an Effective Abstract

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Abstract: Components

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Abstract: Do's

11

Abstract: Don'ts

12

Abstract: Features

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Abstract: Common mistakes

14

Abstract: Conclusion

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Sample abstract 1

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Sample abstract 2

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Sample abstract 3

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Introduction: Introduction

2

What to claim

3

What an introduction usually contains

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How to write: Moves and steps

5

CARS model 1

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CARS model 2

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CARS model 3

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CARS model 4

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Statement of the problem

10

Significance of the study

11

Definition of key terms

12

Research hypotheses & questions

13

Statement of purpose

14

Paper, thesis and dissertation structure

15

Introduction: Do's

16

Introduction: Don'ts

17

Introduction: Checklist

1

LR: Introduction

2

Features of LR

3

Importance of LR

4

LR: Moves & Steps

5

Organization of LR

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Useful phrases in LR

7

Most common mistakes in LR

8

LR: Do's

9

LR: Checklist

1

Methodology

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Methodology: Introduction

3

Methodology: Moves & Steps

4

What to include in Methodology

5

Describing the characteristics of the sample

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Indicating reasons for sample characteristics

7

Describing the procedure: Infinitive of purpose

8

Describing the procedure: Typical verbs in the passive form

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Describing the procedure: Sequence words and phrases

10

Describing the procedure: Adverbs of manner

11

Describing the procedure: using instrument

12

Describing the procedure: Giving detailed information

13

Explain new methodology in detail; otherwise name the method and cite the previously published work

14

Giving reasons of adopting or rejecting a particular method

15

Methodology: Do's

16

Methodology: Don'ts

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Results

2

Introduction to Results/Findings

3

Results/Findings: Moves & Steps

4

Reference to aim or method

5

Highlighting significant data in a table or chart

6

Statements of positive result

7

Statements of negative result

8

Highlighting significant, interesting, or surprising results

9

Reporting results from questionnaires and interviews

10

Observations about qualitative data

11

Summary and transition

12

Results/Findings: Do's

13

Results/Findings: Don'ts

14

Results/Findings: Concluding remarks

1

Discussion

2

Discussion: Introduction

3

Discussion: Moves & Steps

4

Discussion: What to include

5

Reference to literature or to research aim/question

6

Statements of result

7

Reference to previous research: Support

8

Reference to previous research: Contradict

9

Explanations for results

10

Devices that distance the author from a proposition

11

Advising cautious interpretation

12

Being cautious when explaining results

13

Suggesting general hypotheses

14

Noting implications

15

Commenting on findings

16

Unexpected outcome

17

Suggestions for future work

18

Discussion: Common mistakes

19

Discussion: Features

20

Discussion: Do's

21

Discussion: Don'ts

1

Conclusion section

2

Conclusion: Introduction

3

Conclusion: What to include

4

Conclusion: Moves & Steps

5

Restatement of aims

6

Summarizing research findings

7

Significance of the findings or research contribution

8

Significance of the findings with a qualification

9

Recommendations for further research work

10

Implications or recommendations for practice or policy

11

Identifying a study’s weakness

12

Devices for avoiding over-generalization

13

Being cautious when discussing implications or recommendations

14

Advising cautious interpretation of findings

15

Limitations & delimitations

16

Suggestions for further research

17

Implications & applications

1

Good Luck