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RESA
Online portal - information and links to all workshops. Use your UniSA
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access RESA Online workshops.
Key questions guide to RESA Online
As a higher degree by research student you will almost certainly tussle with many of the questions listed below. All are addressed in one or more RESA Online workshops.
- Research proposal
- Literature review
- Ethics approval
- Methods and methodology
- Thesis template
- Seminars and conferences
- Publishing
- Thesis examination
Want to add or ask a question? Email the Project Officer to the Dean of Graduate Studies
Research proposal
How do I write a successful research proposal and are any model proposals available?
To write a proposal in any research field, go to Writing the research proposal
- To view model proposals follow one of these sequences in the
left menu:
- Structure and content of a proposal > Headings > Compare sample research proposals
- Structure and content of a proposal > What makes an exemplary proposal (link to either qualitative or quantitative research sample proposals)
Literature review
What is the best way to write a literature review?
RESA Online contains several guides to writing a literature review. You should look through all of these before choosing one that best suits your research:
- Literature review in the social sciences and humanities Literature review in the sciences, engineering and technology
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The research process in business
- in the left menu, follow the sequence:
- Research foundations > Critical literature review
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Writing the research proposal - in the left menu follow the sequence:
- Structure and content of a proposal > The literature review
Ethics approval
How do I know whether I need ethics approval for my research?
Go to Research ethics and compliance > Do you need ethics approval (left menu). If you do need ethics approval, go through the whole workshop.
Methods and methodology
What is the difference between 'method' and 'methodology'?
This difference is explained in Methodology in the social sciences and humanities
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In the left menu visit the following pages for development
of this difference:
- Welcome
- Four fundamental questions
- Four elements of research (then follow links to method and methodology)
- More on terminology
What is meant by research approach?
Go to The research process in business and follow this sequence:
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Research foundations > Research approaches > Research paradigms and approaches (and follow the links)
What is the place of theory in a research project?
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A precise explication, also relevant to the sciences,
engineering and technology, is given in
The research process in business > Research foundations > Theoretical or conceptual framework > Theory -
For the place of theory in the social sciences, go to Methodology in the social sciences and humanities > Four elements of research > Theoretical perspective (all pages in this section)
Where can I find an introduction to quantitative research?
- The clearest introduction is in The research process in business > Data analysis > Data analysis techniques > Quantitative data
- Note the distinction between deductive research and quantitative research in The research process in business > Research foundations > Research approaches > Deductive and inductive > Quantitative and qualitative
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Also relevant is Writing the research proposal > Structure and content of a proposal > Methodology and method > Qualitative and quantitative links
Thesis template
Where is the UniSA thesis template and how do I use it?
- For the template, go to Word for thesis writing > Word templates > UniSA sample template
- For instructions, go to Word for thesis writing > Working with your template
Seminars and conferences
How do I present my findings at a seminar or conference?
Go to Networking in the research community > Face to face > Conferences
- Presenting a paper
- Presenting a poster
How do I make the most of a conference?
Go to Networking in the research community > Face to face > Conferences > Socialising
Publishing
How do I turn a portfolio of published articles into a thesis?
- Go to Publishing your research > What to publish > Two for one - publish as you go (applicable to turning a portfolio of articles into a thesis)
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See also relevant PDF files and PowerPoint presentations on
the same site at:
Two for one - publish as you go > Further information > 'Publishing from the thesis: two for one'
Thesis examination
What are the traps to be avoided in thesis examination?
Go to Completing your PhD and open the following sections (left menu):
- Worries and concerns
- Examiners - a crucial choice
- Examination