The data has already been found, it exists already
primary research
secondary research
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The data is more expensive to collect
secondary research
primary research
15
The data can be more controlled and relate more specifically to your research needs
primary research
secondary research
15
The data is quicker to collect
primary research
secondary research
15
"How important is your free time to you?" - What type of survey question is this? AND, what are some issues with these types of questions?
open-ended - useful in some instances but should be kept to a minimum as answers can be difficult to quanitfy and answers may be irrelevant
25
"Do you find studying engineering interesting and difficult?" - evaluate this question from a survey
the question asks about two different things but only offers one answer. The questioner cannot be sure if the answer refers to one or both things and therefore
20
"How satisfied are you with your job?" - evaluate this question from a survey
answers may be not be meaningful as people's perception of satisfaction can vary
20
"How amazing is Laura?" - evaluate this question from a survey
Leading/ biased questions lead the participant to an answer/influence their answer
20
"How much time do you spend studying at home every day? 10 hours OR 1 hour OR 15mins" - evaluate this question from a survey
Insufficient options lead to inaccurate answers
20
"Do you like studying at ICAI? YES or NO"
Absolute questions may not reflect the reality, not everything is black or white; provide a scale of options
20
Why should you not incude survey questions with too many options?
People get fed up answering them and choose the last one they read
20
Why is controlling your tone & volume of voice important when giving a presentation?
should be able to carry to the very back of the room/correct intonation for understanding/avoid monotonous speech
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Why is it important to not read from your notes during a presentation?
you can't engage with audience/seems like you don't know info./you can get easily distracted
15
Give me some examples of good body language when giving a presentation?
movement/hand gestures/nodding/eye contact/gesturing towards powerpoint/looking around the room
15
Give me 3 DON'Ts for slide design for a presentation
colour scheme/too much text/font size/overuse of data/animations/too many slides
15
What are the 3 first paragraphs of a research paper?
