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Presentation Structure
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The research question/hypothesis:
What will we learn from this study?
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Intro (1)
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What did we know before this study?
Methods (1 or 2)
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Participants
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Variables
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No critique unless essential
Type of study, e.g. longitudinal, observational.
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No critique unless essential.
Not all studies are observational.
Show us how the methods can answer the
research question.
Results and Discussion (3-4)
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Again, tell us exactly what was found: What was
the answer to the research question? Make sure
we know what the variables mean.
You can copy (or re-do) the tables or figures
from the article if you wish.
Discussion. Recap results. What is the big
picture relation to research topic. What’s the
next step?
Final Paper Proposal
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Intro. What’s your research question? You
need at least 2-3 references. This can
include textbook and your summarized
article. What remains to be found out?
Methods. How are you going to do this?
Who will participate? What will you do?
What will you measure?
Presentations
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Research question
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4 - 8 sentences
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(1-2 from each article)
That answer the question
What you will read next to answer the
question
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How it will all fit together?
Main point (x3)
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Research question
Main answer
Group by results or by study
Give us just enough methods (number of
participants type of design, measures) so we
can understand
Focus on main point of each article and how it
relates to answering your question
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