Research Guides: BUS501 : Managing in Complex Environments: Assignments

Writing Help Guides

Reading and Mining the Elements of a Research Paper
Learn how to critically assess the various components of a research article when reviewing for inclusion in your academic paper.
Signal Phrases - Avoid Plagiarism!
As an academic writer, you must learn how to properly distinguish between your own ideas and those of the authors you are citing. In addition to APA citation style, use signal phrases to help make this distinction.

Consult the following help guides for assistance with units one and two.

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Are you certain that the article you found is based on quantitative research? Consider the following:

Did the author(s) use math or statistics to collect and analyze the data in their study?
Does the study involve numerical analysis of data?
Do the research results center around specific, measurable quantities, rather than words?

If the answers to these questions were yes, you are most likely looking at a quantitative research article.

For a more detailed description of quantitative vs. qualitative research, view this guide from a faculty member at the University of Connecticut.