LSS1123 Research Project Step 1 & 2 Review

Which is the deepest trench in the world?

Why is this not a research question?

• It requires fact-checking not research

• There is no answer to this question

• The answer would be too broad

Fast-Food restaurants in the UAE.

Which questions, related to the topic, requires conducting research to find an answer?

• What is your favourite fast food?

• Which is the most popular fast-food chain in the UAE?

• What are the main fast-food brands in the UAE?

• How have the fast-food chains changed since 2011

  
  

  in Dubai?

Submitting a research report that someone else wrote.

Is this plagiarism?

• True

• False

Ellison (2013, p. 38) found that "by using Facebook....., that they receive for their posts".

What type of citation is this?

• Reference list at the end

• Direct quote

• In-text citation

What referencing style you must use in HCT?

• AMA

• MLA

• APA

• MPA

Why should you use the APA citation method?

• To prevent other researchers from using the same information.

• To get access to free information.

• To give proper credit to the authors.

• To make their own paper longer.

What is usually the second step of a research project?

• Forming a research question

• Solving a problem

• Forming a hypothesis

• Looking for relevant sources

A sentence/phrase copied and cited from a book or journal article is called:

• paraphrase

• direct quote

• reference citation

• An indirect citation

Ridley (2020) states that faculty "want to engage and make sure the student voices are heard… It’s all about authenticity."

What type of reference is this?

• Reference list

• In-text citation

• Direct quote

Wikipedia is considered not suitable as a reliable source of information because it......

• is accurate.

• is not up-to-date.

• can be edited by anyone.

• is peer-reviewed.