Submit a word document with your name, student ID course and the answers to the assignment questions in your own words. The questions to be answered are:
Please answer the following questions (60%) and then write a research abstract (40%)
Marks out of 100 are show in brackets
A. Answer these questions
- Explain the 5 stages of the research cycle (15)
- Outline the approached used for peer review in research articles for journals. What are the benefits and reasons for using peer review? (20)
- What is an Open Access journals? Explain, for you perspective, the benefits and drawback of using Open Access for research publications (15)
- Define Impact Factor of journals Why is it used? (10)
B. Write an abstract, with keywords and references (40% - 40 marks)
Write a structured abstract of 300 words. Your abstract should a) define the research problem b) reference research in the area and say what you propose to do to build on previous research c) state the methods you are going to use d) state the potential significance of the findings
Include at least 3 references in using the Harvard bibliographical style
Include keywords
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