Empirical Research Methods I

Main resources:

• Overview on main quality criteria:
  • Video - As Psychology - Reliability and Validity - 4m43s:
  • Video - Reliability and Validity Explained - 2m57s:
  • Short Text - Key Issues in Quantitative Research: https://cirt.gcu.edu/research/develop/research_ready/quantresearch/5

• Main quality criteria in in quantitative research:
  • Video - The six steps of quantitative research - 4m18s:

• Main quality criteria in in qualitative research:
  • Text - Issues of validity and reliability in qualitative research: https://ebn.bmj.com/content/18/2/34

• Types of Reliability and Validity:
  • Video - Reliablity and Validity - 8m18s:

• More info on types of validity:
  • Short Text - Types of Validity: https://explorable.com/types-of-validity

• Structure and content of scientific texts. APA-Style:
  • Online Guide - APA Style General Format: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html
  • Online Tutorial - Basics of APA Style Tutorial:Link to resource
  • Online PDF - Sample APA Paper: http://supp.apa.org/style/PM6E-Corrected-Sample-Papers.pdf

• Academic writing
  • Guide - Writing the Empirical Social Science Research Paper. A Guide for the Perplexed:https://www.apa.org/education/undergrad/empirical-social-science.pdf
  • Guide - APA Citation Cheat-Sheet (shared by Eric): http://www.nwic.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/APA-Cheat-Sheet.pdf
  • Online Interactive Guide - Writing & Citation styles (shared by Homai): https://libguides.aud.edu/c.php?g=864623&p=6200638

• Plagiarism
  • Short Text - What is Plagiarism?: https://www.plagiarism.org/article/what-is-plagiarism
  • Medium Text- Avoiding Plagiarism: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/using_research/avoiding_plagiarism/index.html
  • Text - Consequences of plagiarism at Saarland University (in German): http://fd-deutsch.uni-saarland.de/merkblaetter/plagiate.pdf
  • Video - How to avoid plagiarism - 2m45s: http://sherman.library.nova.edu/sites/learn/watch/using-apa-style-avoid-plagiarism/

Additional resources:

• Predictive Validity:
  • Short Text - What is Predictive Validity?: http://www.statisticshowto.com/predictive-validity/
  • Short Text - Idea of Construct Validity: https://conjointly.com/kb/construct-validity-idea/
  • Short Text - Construct Validity: Simple Definition, Statistics Used: https://www.statisticshowto.com/construct-validity/

• Types of Reliability
  • Medium Text - Types of Reliability: http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/kb/reltypes.php
  • Short Text - Criterion Validity: Definition, Types of Validity: https://www.statisticshowto.com/criterion-validity/