Critical Approaches to Research in Aesthetic Practice

Which one of the following is not a learning outcome for your assignment

• Propose an appropriate aim and objectives

• Carry out secondary research, producing a theoretical framework

• Carry out a small-scale research project

• Compare and contrast the effects of current or emerging non-surgical and non-invasive treatments

What is primary research?

• Where the researcher conducts data collection themselves through surveys, questionnaires, focus groups and interviews

• Where the researcher analyses research that is already available and done by another person

True or False:

Secondary Research is not a cost effective approach when comparing to primary research

• True

• False

True or False:

Bias occurs when a writer displays a partiality for or prejudice against someone, something, or some idea

• True

• False

What is the purpose of the aim?

• It tells the reader how you have conducted the research

• It provides justification for the research topic

• Tells the reader what the research project is about

True or False:

The objectives tend to be broader than aim

• True

• False

What is the Theoretical Framework?

• Organises the literature notes into themes

• Outlines theory to be discussed and shows the connection to the topic

• Discusses factors that would not be relevant to the study

Where does the Literature Matrix go?

• In the methodology

• In the data analysis section

• In the appendices

True or False - Quantitative Data is about description, words and language

• True

• False

How can you present quantitative data?

• Tables

• Graphs

• Pie Charts

• All of the above