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public:rem4:rem4-20:abstract

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-04-29T13:33:28+00:00

<-BACK to REM4-20 LECTURE NOTES ---------- Abstracts, Related Work & References Structure of Abstracts Each item below should take only 1-2 sentences in your abstract (unless otherwise noted) Outer context A short introduction to the field or context of the research problem addressed. This places the research topic within the larger scientific context. Go for

public:rem4:rem4-20:being_a_peer_reviewer

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-04-29T13:33:28+00:00

---------- Being a Peer Reviewer Concepts Conference A gathering of scientists for the purpose of presenting their own work to each other. Workshop Conferences often have workshops on selected topics. These draw crowds from 8-40 people, depending on the size of the conference. Typically papers submitted to workshops are published in the conference proceedings.

public:rem4:rem4-20:design_of_comparative_experiments_i

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-04-29T13:33:28+00:00

2020 Lecture Notes ---------- Experimental Designs I: Types of Designs Key Concepts Experimental design A planned interference in the natural order of events. Subject(s) Subject of interest - that to be studied, whether people, technology, natural phenomena, or other

public:rem4:rem4-20:design_of_comparative_experiments_ii

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-04-29T13:33:28+00:00

2020 Lecture Notes ---------- Concepts Independent variables We select their values - the values are known when we start an experiment. Any independent variable must have at least 2 levels (values), so its effect can be evaluated. Levels Relating to an independent variable: The number of levels of an independent variable is equal to the number of variations of that variable used in an experiment.

public:rem4:rem4-20:ethics

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-04-29T13:33:28+00:00

---------- Science Ethics Concepts & Definitions Accuracy If statement X is accurate, it is true. Example: “Carbon emissions by man are causing climate changes of planet Earth.” Precision If statement X is precise, it contains a certain level of detail. Example:

public:rem4:rem4-20:final_exam

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-04-29T13:33:28+00:00

2020 Lecture Notes ---------- Example Final Exam Questions Example Question Example Answer What is an ABA experimental design and why would anyone use it? Give examples. Also called “repeated measures”, the ABA design spreads the experimental conditions over time, doing one condition after another. It comes in handy in cases where there are constraints on the possibility of doing the experimental (two or more) conditions simultaneously.

public:rem4:rem4-20:hypotheses_method_execution

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-04-29T13:33:28+00:00

2020 Lecture Notes ---------- Your Contribution Your Contribution You wrote your paper because you believe it constitutes a valuable contribution to scientific knowledge. The way you describe it is through a clear delineation of your hypotheses and method

public:rem4:rem4-20:introduction

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-04-29T13:33:28+00:00

2020 Lecture Notes ---------- Introductions Generic Structure of an Introduction Section General context of the work A bit more detail on the first few sentences in the Abstract. By all means: NEVER COPY-PASTE SENTENCES VERBATIM FROM THE ABSTRACT. You will make the reader annoyed.

public:rem4:rem4-20:p1._pick_topic_to_write_about

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-04-29T13:33:28+00:00

P1. Pick a Topic to Write About If you care about grades, please read the full description on this page In the course you will write a couple of “mock” abstracts that may follow the structure of an empirical research paper (a study requiring formulating hypotheses, designing a comparative experiment, obtaining and presenting empirical data). We call them

public:rem4:rem4-20:philosophy_of_science_i

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-04-29T13:33:28+00:00

2020 Lecture Notes ---------- Philosophy of Science Concepts Theory (ísl. kenning) Explains the connections between things in the world. A set of statements or principles devised to explain a group of facts or phenomena, especially one that has been repeatedly tested or is widely accepted and can be used to make predictions about natural phenomena.

public:rem4:rem4-20:philosophy_of_science_ii

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-04-29T13:33:28+00:00

2020 Lecture Notes ---------- Philosophy of Science II Concepts Induction (ísl. aðleiðsla) A generalization from a set of observations. Generalization can be about a class of observed phenomena or about a particular unobserved phenomenon that is part of the class.

public:rem4:rem4-20:philosophy_of_science_iii

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-04-29T13:33:28+00:00

2020 Lecture Notes ---------- Philosophy of Science III Concepts Theory (ísl. kenning) “A set of statements or principles devised to explain a group of facts or phenomena, especially one that has been repeatedly tested or is widely accepted and can be used to make predictions about natural phenomena.

public:rem4:rem4-20:related_work_references

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-04-29T13:33:28+00:00

2020 Lecture Notes ---------- Related Work and References Typical Structure of a Scientific Paper Abstract This section is key - it's a mini-summary of your paper, intended to allow others to decide whether your work is relevant to their work (and whether they should read on)

public:rem4:rem4-20:research_grants

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-04-29T13:33:28+00:00

Research Grants & Proposals Competitive Research Grants Competitive Research Grants The major method for funding scientific research Sources Rannís: NSN Rannis: Technology Development Fund Rannis: Research Fund EU:H2020 EU:Marie Curie EU:ERC etc. Research Proposals Research Proposals

public:rem4:rem4-20:results_conclusions

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-04-29T13:33:28+00:00

2020 Lecture Notes ---------- Results & Conclusions Results Results This section proves that your idea is great Describe the evaluation method thoroughly but succinctly Nothing is more annoying than long-winded discussion of the evaluation method. Just the facts, ma'am!

public:rem4:rem4-20:scientific_environment

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-04-29T13:33:28+00:00

<-BACK to REM4-20 LECTURE NOTES ---------- RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT Concepts Conference A gathering of scientists for the purpose of presenting their own work to each other. Workshop Conferences often have workshops on selected topics. These draw crowds from 8-40 people, depending on the size of the conference. Typically papers submitted to workshops are published in the conference proceedings.

public:rem4:rem4-20:scientific_publications

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-04-29T13:33:28+00:00

2020 Lecture Notes ---------- Scientific Publications The currency of Science The scientific paper appearing in a peer-reviewed publication is the “currency” of science. Date of publication, reception, acceptance In addition to having a particular date of publication, many journals publish the date a paper was first received by the editors, before the reviews and revision process started.

public:rem4:rem4-20:simulation

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-04-29T13:33:28+00:00

2020 Lecture Notes ---------- Using Models to Validate and Measure - a.k.a. Simulation What simulation is A simplified model of subject under study - that is, a simplification not of the key causal factors in the phenomenon, which must remain in our model for it to be useful, but rather a reduction (sometimes a radical one) of the

public:rem4:rem4-20:writing_papers

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-04-29T13:33:28+00:00

Writing Papers Purpose of a scientific paper To communicate knowledge about how the world works efficiently and effectively, through the standard communications style of the chosen scientific field. Types of scientific papers There are three main superclasses:

public:rem4:rem4-20:writing_papers_on_empirical_research

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-04-29T13:33:28+00:00

2020 Lecture Notes ---------- Writing An Empirical Investigation / Experimental Paper First 2 Questions: What is My Point & Who Do I Want to Read it? Ask this before you write your paper Because a scientific paper has a title and a conclusion, they always have a