Research Methods: The Concise Knowledge Base Workbook

Each chapter in The Concise Knowledge Base is represented in this workbook with learning goals, practical exercises, and self-evaluations. The exercises can be used as general practice, or students can use them to research, design, and write up their own studies. The workbook’s exercises are organized around five key areas involved in conducting research: * Language: the specific terms used by researchers to describe their methods and results
* Concepts: the theoretical explanations of the methods
* Skills: what researchers do.
* Product: the tangible result of each step of the research process
* Journal: a place for students to rate their progress and record their impressions of the research process

William Trochim, Ph.D., Cornell University William M.K. Trochim is a Professor in the Department of Policy Analysis and Management at Cornell University. He has taught both the undergraduate and graduate required courses in applied social research methods since joining the faculty at Cornell in 1980. He received his Ph.D. in 1980 from the program in Methodology and Evaluation Research of the Department of Psychology at Northwestern University. Trochim's research interests include the theory and practice of research, conceptualization methods (including concept mapping and pattern matching), strategic and operational planning methods, performance management and measurement, and change management. He is the developer of The Concept System and founder of Concept Systems Incorporated. He lives in Ithaca, New York with his wife Mary and daughter Nora.