Research Resources > How to Design a Study

Table of Contents
  · Internet-based research resources
  · Research Proposal help
  · Research Methods Tutorials
  · Research Ethics Resources

Internet-based research:

• Internet for Social Research Methods - A "teach yourself" tutorial on Internet information skills for social research methods (a MUST !).
• WWW Research Methods Tutorial - Jon'a F. Meyer, Rutgers University - good intro to research generally
• Research Methods Resources on the WWW - Mary Sue Stephenson, University of British Columbia
• Social Research Update - Uni of Surrey on-line journal articles

Research Proposal help

• 'The Problem is the Problem' - developing a research proposal - George Gerbner
• How to Write a Research Proposal - Paul T. P. Wong, Ph.D.- short and to the point!
• How to Write a Thesis Statement - don't be put off by the 'thesis' tag
• Kerlinger's Research Myths, Daniel, Larry G. (1996). Ideas to think about as you design your study.
• A Primer on Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Design Thomas E. Dawson, Texas A&M University, January 1997
• True and Quasi-Experimental Designs Barry Gribbons and Joan Herman, National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing

Research Methods Tutorials

• Research Methods Knowledge Base - online textbook - William M. Trochim, Cornell University

Research Ethics Resources

• Partnership Research in Education: An Ethics Protocol, A MERN Handbook, Highly recommended!
  
• Les partenariats de recherche en éducation : protocole éthique, A MERN Handbook, Highly recommended!
  
• Introductory Tutorial on Research Ethics, Interagency Advisory Panel on Research Ethics (PRE), Highly recommended!
• Important Notes About Ethics When Planning Collaborative Research
• Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans
• Tri-Council Policy Statement: Integrity in Research and Scholarship
• National Council on Ethics in Human Research (NCEHR)
• American Psychological Association 2002 Ethics Code, (PDF format), (MS Word format)
• Ethical Standards of AERA