2nd Group Lecture:

Skills and Tools for Scientific

Research
Dr. Feras Kafiah

2023
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 Presentation Outcomes

❑ Highlight tools and resources that help in academic research.

❑ Learn how to practice some of these tools.

❑ Get collection of research tools.

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What are the basic research skills?

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 Basic Research Skills

• Problem solving
• Data collection.
• Analysis of information from different sources.
• Critical thinking. • Initiative.
• Planning and scheduling (Time management). • Team Management Skills.
• Critical analysis. • Commitment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. • Curiosity.

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Research Tools and Resources

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 1) Reference Resources

It includes most peer-reviewed online academic journals and books, conference

papers, theses and dissertations, preprints, abstracts, technical reports, and
other scholarly literature, including court opinions and patents.

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 1) Reference/ Index Resources
It includes most peer-reviewed online academic journals and books, conference
papers, theses and dissertations, preprints, abstracts, technical reports, and other
scholarly literature, including court opinions and patents.

Closed and Open access papers, books, and patents

1 Billion documents including internet website newspapers and

encyclopedias

Open access papers journals

Open access papers journals

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 1) Reference/ Index Resources
It includes most peer-reviewed online academic journals and books, conference
papers, theses and dissertations, preprints, abstracts, technical reports, and other
scholarly literature, including court opinions and patents.

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2) Research Management
Tools

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 2) Research (References) Management Tools

1. Online tools that can help you:

• Quickly organize, study and manage large volumes of PDFs.
• Collect, cite, and share research.
• Online syncing, generation of in-text citations, footnotes, and bibliographies.
2. Some of them free and others are commercial

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3) Information Collection Tools: Survey & Web
Data Collection Tools

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4) File Storage and Sync services tools

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5) Connect with experts and researchers

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6) English and Technical Writing

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6) English and Technical Writing

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Thank you

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