Tuesday, 15 December 2015

Feedback 2 on Writing a Paper - Introduction

 To start off with a research paper, I was guided with some FAQ:

Introduction:
  1. Should be an overview of the paper or report, instead of the event. Normally it starts with " This paper aims to... " 
  2. How you analyze data should be under Methods or Methodology.
  3. If an event were studied and published in the past, put it in LR. Else write it in a dedicated section. 
  4. What's the origin of the Topic? who did what research and what are the findings? Do you agree or disagree with the findings? Why?
  5. Add in Methodology. How did you collect data? Why use questionnaire and follow up interview? Sampling method. (insert demographic profile of respondents here). Data analysis methods.

Monday, 14 December 2015

Feeback 1 on Writing a Paper - Common mistakes

 In order to mention "Evaluation", or "learning", I was advised to follow Kirkpatrick's 4 levels of evaluation

1. Level of learner satisfaction 
- use questionnaire survey to check whether learners are happy with the learning events or not

2. Level of knowledge / skill acquisition 
- use quiz or test to check whether learners have achieved the intended learning outcomes or not

3. Level of application of new knowledge / skills 
- use observation checklist to check whether learners have applied what they have acquired in other contexts

4. Level of ROI 
- use balance sheet to measure total cost spent on competition plus research expenses and compare it with the return on investment to see whether it is economical to teach cyber security through competition or not. 

Case Studies
Case studies should follow the protocol proposed by Robert Yin (2009)

Writing Style
Try to avoid showing short form in the title.