OHSE3640: Choose a Topic that is of Interest to Your Group, Where Research is Needed to better Understand each Problem or its Impacts: Research Methods in EOHS Research Paper, UoN, Singapore

RESEARCH METHODS FOR EOHS

PART 1: DEVELOPING RESEARCH IDEAS AND QUESTIONS

Each group is required to prepare a written submission, developing a research question on an environmental topic.

Choose a topic that is of interest to your group, where research is needed to better understand each problem or its impacts. Once you have developed your ideas you should express them as (a) a research question, and (b) research aim and objectives.  Note: each group
must come up with different questions. The research topic will be discussed with each group in a workshop at a later date.

The selected research topic is on Renewable Energy – Hydropower Plant

PART 2: RESEARCH METHOD DEVELOPMENT

For the approved research question your group is required to:

1. Carry out a literature search; using scholarly sources, such as journal articles in the university databases, to determine what has been done previously in the area. For the purposes of this exercise locating five to ten of the most relevant supporting references will be considered adequate. (Note: Google-only searches are extremely unlikely to locate sufficient authoritative sources for your key references.)

2. Use your selected references to refine your research question, generate an aim and objectives based on the question, and develop a rationale for your proposal. You should demonstrate how each of your supporting references provides justification for your research interest.

3. Develop a research protocol that describes the methods using an appropriate study design, identifying the appropriate study population or study material, sampling methods, and sample size. Select or outline appropriate data collection measures for all study factors.

4. Consider the ethical and other logistical issues in the research design.