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Gibbs reflective cycle is one of the very scientific and effective methods which can help you evaluate your first-hand experience of an event, process or activity, analyse the reasons for the things that have gone well and less well and learn from the experience to improve or refine your performance if a similar situation arises again.

Reflection is very important throughout your time at university, even you will still benefit from it during your job career in the future.

I will reflect on my project research module through the approach of Gibbs reflective cycle.

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What is a research question?

–A research question is a question you seek to answer   through conducting research.

Are research questions important?

–Yes! Research questions sit at the heart of your research. They will determine the direction of your research: exploratory, descriptive, explanatory or evaluative. They will also influence the literature you will review and the data collection methods you choose.

It is exactly difficult for students to find and develop excellent research questions. However, defining research questions is a very crucial skill for postgraduate students.
Are my research questions excellent and do they meet the flowing requirements:

to end with a question mark;

to be open-ended questions;

to be answerable within the scope of the project;

to clear, specific and narrow;

to  be related to each other and have theoretical significance or practical relevance

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Research proposal is a blueprint and fundamental to start your research project. What the research topic is, and the background of this topic, and what objectives you want to aim for, and the rationale why you want to do this research, and what the initial research questions are will be introduced in the proposal.

Literature review is necessary. Make the most of the university libraries and search engines such as NUSearch and google scholar to find literature to support your research. Both scanning and skimming are very effective methods to identify if the literature is helpful for your research. When you evaluate the literature, you should keep critical thinking and understand clearly what its strengths and weaknesses are.  UoN Harvard referencing style is compulsory for the researches at the University of Nottingham.

Interacting with your tutor and understanding the tutor's feedback can effectively improve your academic writing skills and keep your research on the right way.