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· 분류 : 외국도서 > 교육/자료 > 참고자료 > 연구
· ISBN : 9781041103509
· 쪽수 : 192쪽
· 출판일 : 2025-10-17
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PROLOGUE:? HOW TO STRUCTURE THE PAPER????
PREFACE???????
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PART I - SCIENTIFIC STRATEGY?????
CHAPTER 1 ? APPROACHES AND PERSPECTIVES?
Learning objectives:?????
Introduction?????
The scientific approach?
Conclusion??????
Exercises?????????
CHAPTER 2 THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD??????
Learning objectives:?????
Introduction?????
The general scientific method???
Conclusion
Exercises?????????
CHAPTER 3? SCIENTIFIC PERSPECTIVE??????
Learning objectives:?????
Introduction?????
Different knowledge perspectives?????????
Conclusion??????
Exercises?????????
CHAPTER 4 SCIENTIFIC LANGUAGE??????????
Learning objectives:?????
Introduction?????
Science as language?????
Conclusion??????
Exercises
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PART II PROBLEMS, RESEARCH QUESTIONS AND MODELS???????
CHAPTER 5: RESEARCH PROBLEMS??????????
Learning objectives:?????
Introduction?????
The start of the process of asking questions???????
Relationships between problems
Problem solutions????????
Defining a problem??????
Problems and research questions: A summary????
Conclusion??????
Exercises?????????
CHAPTER 6: HYPOTHESES???
Learning objectives:?????
Introduction?????
Low-level and high-level hypotheses?????
The purpose of concepts and hypotheses
Mental constructions????
Phenomenological and dynamic hypotheses???????
Science in a free society
Everyday hypotheses and basic hypotheses????????
Factual hypotheses???????
Hypothesis testability???
Conclusion??????
Exercises?????????
CHAPTER 7 THEORIES?????????
Learning objectives:?????
Introduction?????
The purpose of science?
Theory development?????
Developing theories?????
Requirements for testing a theory??????????
Conclusion??????
Exercises?????????
CHAPTER 8 MODELS IN CONCEPTUAL PAPERS???
Learning objectives:?????
Introduction?????
How we are guided by our models????????
The purpose of developing models????????
Analytical and causal models????
Model types?????
Conclusion??????
Exercises?????????
CHAPTER 9 EXPLANATIONS???????????
Learning objectives:?????
Introduction?????
Describe, understand, explain???
Explanations????
Aspects of causal processes: a systemic point of view?????
Causal processes??????????
Historical explanations?
Functional explanations
Cybernetic explanations
Pattern-based explanations????????
Conclusion??????
Exercises?????????
References???????
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EPILOGUE:? HOW TO WRITE CONCEPTUAL PAPERS????????
APPENDICES
APPENDIX 1 A GENERAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY FOR SYSTEMIC THINKING
APPENDIX 2 STUDYING PATTERNS
EXPLAINING CONCEPTS USED IN THE BOOK???????
