Koen van der Gaast, Machiel Keestra, Laura Koenders

Chapters on Interdisciplinary Research and Research Skills

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book is a special edition, compiled for to the MSc Course Research Methodologies as taught at the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering at Delft University of Technology. It is a compilation of useful chapters from several sources on how to structure, set up, carry out and write up your (thesis) research to aid you in writing your research plan.

Produktdetails

• Perspectives on Inter- and Transdisciplinarity
• Verlag: Amsterdam University Press
• Seitenzahl: 206
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. August 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 422g
• ISBN-13: 9789463728256
• ISBN-10: 9463728252
• Artikelnr.: 60039597

Autorenporträt

Koen van der Gaast spent three years working as a lecturer for the Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies' Bachelor's programme in Future Planet Studies, where he lectured on academic skills, among other things. He is now a PhD candidate at Wageningen University & Research and Aeres University of Applied Sciences, Almere. Machiel Keestra is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies (University of Amsterdam) and former president of the Association for Interdisciplinary Studies. Laura Koenders, PhD, works at the Bachelorprogramme Psychobiology at the University of Amsterdam. Here she teaches Academical Skills, and different courses around the topics neuropsychology, neuroanatomy and research skills. Prof. S.B.J. Menken is Professor at the University of Amsterdam, Faculty of Science, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics and Scientific Director of the Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies. Ger Post spent five years working at the Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies, including as a lecturer in academic skills for the Bachelor's programme in Natural and Social Sciences. He now works as an educational specialist at the School of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Melbourne.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 From 'An Introduction to Interdisciplinary Research' 1 Introduction
2 What is science? A brief philosophy of science 2.1 What is science? 2.2
Moving through the Science Cycle 4 Interdisciplinarity The
interdisciplinary research process 7.1 The IIS model of interdisciplinary
research 7.2 Planning your research project 8 The problem Step 1 Identify
problem or topic Step 2 Formulate preliminary research question 9
Theoretical framework and research question Step 3 Develop theoretical
framework Step 4 Finalize research question Step 5 Formulate sub-questions
10 How to collect and analyze your data Step 6 Develop research methods and
design Step 7 Data collection and analysis 11 Discussion and conclusion(s)
Step 8 Interpret results, discuss research & draw conclusion(s) Part 2 From
'Academic Skills for Interdisciplinary Studies' 1 Preparatory reading and
searching 2 Gathering and organizing key information 3 Studying thoroughly
and critically 4 From your topic to your question 5 Formulating a good
question 6 A testable concept 7 Making a research instrument 8 Research
practice 9 The structure of your article 10 Finishing your article:
academic writing, titles, and abstracts 11 Citing sources and the
bibliography 12 Preventing fraud and plagiarism. Appendices, Appendix A
Sample literature review, Appendix B Sample research article, Colophon