Subject Guides: PSYC 415: Developmental Research Methods: Home

Behavioral Sciences and Women's & Gender Studies Librarian

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When is Nadine Anderson, your Librarian, Available?

Email Nadine at nfanders @umich.edu with your research questions and/or to set up a meeting. During the semester I am available online from Sunday to Thursday. I do not engage in work emails outside of these days or holidays.

Welcome!

This guide will help you with each step of your research proposal:

Go to Online Library Access for help and instructions on accessing library databases, articles, and ebooks online

Step 1: Research Question & Hypothesis

Go to Develop Your Hypothesis for helping building your research question and study hypothesis

Step 2: Annotated Bibliography

Go to Find Articles to find peer-reviewed journal articles about your research area
Go to Write Your Annotations for guidelines and instructions on putting together your annotations
Go to Cite in APA Style for help putting together your citations in APA style
- follow the In-Text Citations and Journal Articles links for guidelines and templates

Step 3: Methods, Analysis, & Conclusion Plan

Go to Identify Methodologies to identify appropriate methodologies and populations for your research area and then find articles that justify the use of those methods and populations for your proposed research design
Go to Identify & Find Tests to identify appropriate tests and measures for your research area, find articles that justify the use of those tests and measures for your research design, and then find these tests and measures for your write-up

Step 4: Introduction/Literature Review

Go to Find Articles to find peer-reviewed journal articles about your research area
Go to Analyze Your Articles to find key information in your research articles
Go to Use Your Articles for guidelines and instructions on using your articles to build your arguments and justifications for your proposed research study
Go to Write Your Introduction for guidelines and instructions on writing a compelling introduction and literature review
Go to Cite in APA Style for help putting together your citations and References List in APA style
- follow the In-Text Citations and Journal Articles links for guidelines and templates

Step 5: Research Proposal

Go to Find Articles to find peer-reviewed journal articles about your research area
Go to Analyze Your Articles to find key information in your research articles
Go to Use Your Articles for guidelines and instructions on using your articles to build your evidence, arguments and conclusions for your expected results and proposed discussion
Go to Write Your Research Proposal for guidelines and instructions on putting together each section of your research proposal
Go to Cite in APA Style for help putting together your citations and References List in APA style
- follow the In-Text Citations and Journal Articles links for guidelines and templates
- follow the Create an APA References List link and use the References list at the end of the Sample Student Paper

Research Project Design

Designing and Proposing Your Research Project by Jennifer Brown Urban; Bradley Matheus Van Eeden-Moorefield
Call Number: BF76.5 .U73 2018
ISBN: 9781433827082
Publication Date: 2017-08-01
Designing your own study and writing your research proposal takes time, often more so than conducting the study. This practical, accessible guide by the American Psychological Association walks you through the entire process. You will learn to identify and narrow your research topic, develop your research question, design your study, and choose appropriate sampling and measurement strategies. The figures, tables, and exhibits offer a wealth of relatable examples, and students can use the many activities and worksheets to explore and apply concepts, as individuals or in groups.
The Essential Guide to Doing Your Research Project by Zina O'Leary
Call Number: Q180.55.M4 O55 2017
ISBN: 9781473952089
Publication Date: 2017-05-05
The ultimate companion to successfully completing your research project, the author guides you through a step-by-step approach to research and provides all of the skills and momentum you need to excel. Each stage of a project is clearly set out with best practice highlighted alongside pragmatic advice for tackling research in the real world.
eSource: Introductory Social and Behavioral Science Training Materials by NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR)
e-Source is a free website offered by NIH’s Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) with 20 interactive chapters on cutting-edge social and behavioral science research methods, including social survey data collection, qualitative methods, clinical trials and measuring socioeconomic status. The chapters give an overview of new research methods as well as updates of existing methods.