LibGuides: CMP-9701DS v3: Lesson 7 Resources

Lesson 7 Required Resources

Templates

Dissertation Proposal and Dissertation Manuscript and Template and Guide
Use the SOTE-Data Science Prospectus Template as your guide to success. Throughout this course. It not only provides the formatting and layout, but it is also full of hints and tips to help you improve your work. Most importantly, it also helps you build your work to create a much better Prospectus at the end of the course. Another document is the blank document, “Prospectus,” to add your content for your Prospectus. Use it from Lesson 1 to Lesson 8.
Prospectus Template
This is the document with the formatting needed for your assignments in this course. Use it for every lesson assignment, building your Prospectus in Lessons 1 through 8. Another document, the SOTE-Data Science Prospectus Template, is your guide to success. Throughout this course, it provides the formatting and layout; it is also full of hints and tips to help you improve your work. Most importantly, it also helps you build your work to create a much better Prospectus at the end of the course.

Article

The Clear Path to An Impactful Paper: 2
the clear path to an impactful paper: 2. (n.d.). Elsevier. https://scientific-publishing.webshop.elsevier.com/manuscript-preparation/the-clear-path-to-an-impactful-paper/#Part_1_%E2%80%93_How_to_Structure_Paragraphs

How to write a compelling and impactful paper is crucial to structuring your paragraphs effectively. This guide outlines the steps to achieve clarity and coherence in your manuscript.

Lesson 7 Optional Resources

Articles

Academic Integrity and Plagiarism: An Introduction
Academic integrity and plagiarism: An introduction. (n.d.). National University. https://resources.nu.edu/academicintegrity

What is Academic Integrity, and what to avoid when you are paraphrasing your peer-reviewed documents, and you are citing other’s work?
APA & MLA Styles
APA & MLA styles. (n.d.). National University. https://resources.nu.edu/APAStyle/basics7thEdition

This tutorial covers the basics of seventh edition APA Style. This tutorial was adapted from the tutorial featured in Academic Writer®, APA’s tool for teaching and learning effective writing.
APA Style: Common Reference Examples Guide
APA style: Common reference example guide. (2024). American Psychological Association. https://apastyle.apa.org/instructional-aids/reference-examples.pdf

A guide of examples for Common concepts and formatting in APA 7th.
Casual-Comparative Design
Brewer, E.W., & Kubn, J. (2010). Casual-comparative design. In Encyclopedia of Research Design, 0 125-131. SAGE Publications, Inc. https://go.openathens.net/redirector/nu.edu?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmethods.sagepub.com%2FReference%2Fencyc-of-research-design%2Fn42.xml
Chapter 1
Chapter 1. (n.d.). National University. https://resources.nu.edu/c.php?g=1006886&p=9679765

Guidance on Chapter 1 synthesis from the Dissertation Center. A complete guide on how to write your Chapter 1.
Correlation
Sheskin, D.J. (2010). Correlation. In Encyclopedia of Research Design, 0, 265-267. SAGE Publications, Inc. https://go.openathens.net/redirector/nu.edu?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmethods.sagepub.com%2Freference%2Fencyc-of-research-design%2Fn82.xml%3Fterm%3Dcorrelations
Research Methodology and Design: Research Methodology
Research methodology and design. (n.d.). National University. https://resources.nu.edu/friendly.php?s=methods

The support areas of NU have good material, although you might want to consider Creswell and other sources from your research courses.
The SAGE Handbook of Digital Technology Research
Price, S., Jewitt, C., & Brown, B. (2013). The SAGE handbook of digital technology research. SAGE Research Methods.

While this book responds to many areas, it also includes constructive research details. Constructive research details will require you to search within the book (see the search box).
Sage Research Methods: What Every Researcher Needs
Sage research methods: What every research needs. (n.d.). SAGE. https://methods.sagepub.com/

Use this resource to find answers to research methods and designs, including advanced topics and foundations. It also includes all the entries in the Research Methods Encyclopedia, a three-volume work released in 2010 with Niel Salkind as editor; all these separate entries are respected.
APA Style: Student Paper Setup Guide
APA style: Student paper setup guide. (2020). American Psychological Association. https://apastyle.apa.org/instructional-aids/student-paper-setup-guide.pdf

Videos

Doing Qualitative Research
Creswell, J. (Academic). (2015). Doing qualitative research [Video]. SAGE Research Methods.

A brief video introducing the execution of qualitative research.
Quantitative Research: Methods in the Social Sciences
Hummel-Rossi, B., Mcllwain, C., & Mattis, J. (Academics). (2006). Quantitative research: Methods in the social sciences [Video]. Sage Research Methods. https://go.openathens.net/redirector/nu.edu?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmethods.sagepub.com%2Fvideo%2Fquantitative-research-methods-in-the-social-sciences

This video works through a social sciences view of quantitative research.