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Open and scan the ‘example journal article methods section’ document above.

Part A:

A.Where did the researchers carry out their research?

B.Which people (= participants) were included in this research?

C.What kind(s) of information did the researchers want to find out from these people?

D.How did they find / collect this information?

E.What reason(s) did the researchers give for their choices?

Part B:
Discuss: Did the researchers have the same answers you had in activity 4?

Note any interesting similarities / differences.

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For each question, choose option a, b or c. Use the images above and the module welcome page to help you.

1. Which research document is based on data that has already been collected?

2. Which research document is based on a plan to carry out data collection in the future?

3. Which research document gives details of the research methods used?

4. Which research document will you study in Semester 1?

5. Which research document will you write in Semester 2?

a) The methods section of a journal article
b) The methodology section of a Research Proposal
c) The methods section of a journal article AND the methodology section of a Research Proposal

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residential district, I think if the students need to study on online, they probably study at home and living with parents.

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In the Pre-Class Activity, you reviewed your understanding of academic research.

What do you already know about academic research and research methods?

In pairs or small groups, discuss the answers to these questions:

1. What is ‘academic research’?What are some of the ways / techniques to collect primary data?

2. What is the word used for the people who take part in research?

3. What is the word used for the place where research is based?

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Imagine you need to choose appropriate research methods to answer this example research question:

What is the relationship between distance learning and student mental wellbeing?

A. Where will you carry out your research? (= setting)

B. Which people (= participants) will you include in your research?

C. What kind(s) of information will you try to find out from these people?

D. How will you find / collect this information (= which data collection technique)?

For each answer, also explain WHY.

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Study the example research questions below. For each question, decide:

1. Which data collection technique might be appropriate? Why?

2. Which participants might be appropriate? Why?

3. Which setting might be appropriate? Why?

Research questions

1. What are the main reasons for frequently using a library? (A focus on millennial frequent library-users in Chile)

2. What do public transport passengers do during travel time?

3. How do personality traits influence attitudes towards climate change?

4. How do #fitspiration images on Instagram represent body image?

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C B A B A

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1. academic research is using the existing knowlodge to explore the new academic fields within a specific method
doing interview and quistionior and observing to collect data
2. participants
3. sittings

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Understand the participants' feelings and views on distance learning, and whether there are shenme suggestions.

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Start with three forms:
1. Distribute online questionnaires in addition to distance courses to understand relevant information.
2. Conduct online interviews with some students and teachers.
3. Interview some professional mental health institutions, and conduct research from an authoritative point of view.

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1. online research: because of the COVID-19, people can't go out casually. save the time, and it is easier to conduct the collection work
2. university students: online class and off-online class.
3. about the mental condition, is there any change in the learning process?
4. questionnaire, interview, observation

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online. because students are not in the school
students from different uni. because the data needs to be more general and one school does not work like that
1. are you comfortable with the online courses?
2. how long have you been taking online courses?
3. have you ever had mental disorder situations occoured to you?
by sending the questionnaires and online interview

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The participants is teenagers. Because the vast majority of students in distance learning are teenagers.

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I think teenagers will be became participants, because they are easily to face the problems about mental health.

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1.online survey, distance learning is usually chosen when there are public safety issues, it is hard to ask people on the street

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2.it must be the students who are doing distance learning

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1.Based on Wechat or other social media to make connection with others
WHY: reduce cost of communication
2.Students learning online, and if its possible their parents and friends
WHY: Students learning online will be the most important research object， and their parents and friends will be additional objects.
3.The research objects' emotional, psychological, and social well-being.
WHY: The definition of mental wellbeing
4.Make a questionnaire

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3.how do they feel about distance learning?
Do you have any mental health problems because of the distance learning?
what's the advantages and disadvantages about distance learning?

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Where did the researchers carry out their research?

the research was conducted at the Open University (OU),
a large, distance learning institution in the UK with over 16,000 students disclosing a mental health issue.

B.Which people (= participants) were included in this research?

students  and  associate ,lecturers  (tutors);

E.（15  of  the  students  had  disclosed  a  mental  health  condition  to  the  university;  the  other  had severe  depression  and anxiety  but  did  not  formally  disclose  it. The  tutors  taught  courses  on computing, maths and statistics, chemistry, health and social care and arts and humanities. All had over 10 years’ experience and had supported multiple students with mental health issues. ）

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Open University (OU),

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A.Open university

B.21 volunteers,(10 female, 6 male/13 white British, 2 Black British, 1 white European/14 undergraduate, 2 postgraduate/16 students and 5 tutors)

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they asked Students to share their study experiences and related life experiences, and tutors were asked to share their experience of supporting students experiencing

mental

health

issues.