Research II Module 3

Why is it helpful to keep a research diary or log book while you are conducting your project?

• It can be added to your dissertation to ensure that you reach the required word limit.

• To keep a record of what you did and what happened throughout the research process.

• To give you something to do in the early stages of your research when nothing is happening.

• Because funding councils generally demand to see written evidence that you were working every day during the period of the research.

What practical steps can you take before you actually start your research?

• Apply for clearance of your project through an ethics committee.

• Find out exactly what your institution's requirements are for a dissertation.

• Make sure you are familiar with the hardware and software you plan to use.

• All of these

What will you do if you have committed erasures in the logbook?

• Initial and date your mark out

• Neatly mark it out using a ruler and ink pen.

• Write a description in the margin so you and others know why you are "deleting this information."

• All of these

What is the other name of logbook?

• book

• diary

• journal

• manuscript

Is it wrong to have the logbook pages missing or torn?

• True

• False

• Neither True or False

What records informal issues and significant events not caught by other registers?

• Daily log

• Documents

• Official Transcript

• All the above

Which among the choices is the proper order of writing scientific notes in a logbook?

• The Problem, Hypothesis, Variables, Materials, Illustrations, Data

• Variables, Data, Hypothesis, The Problem, Materials, Illustrations

• Variables, Hypothesis, Materials, Data, The Problem, Illustrations

• The Problem, Materials, Data, Hypothesis, Illustrations, Variable

How do you do a logbook for a science project?

• Write the date at the top of the page

• End your first entry with remarks

• Write your ideas in complete sentence

• All of the above

Which of the following is correct in managing a logbook?

• NEVER tear a page out of your logbook!

• Always place loose papers in the logbook.

• NEVER redo something to make it neater. Neatness isn’t important.

• ALWAYS date each entry every time you make research notes

What is the purpose of a logbook?

• keeps a record of important events

• must be filled in at least daily

• essential to traditional navigation

• All of the above