Sharing your Research
86 Summary
Sharing one’s research is a very important part of undertaking research. After all, the findings often have—and researchers hope they have—value to society, in some form. While sometimes researchers tend to not want to share negative findings, it is essential that researchers present share their findings in an unbiased manner and approach the distribution of their findings with ethical integrity.
Key Takeaways
- Sharing one’s research requires researchers to keep in mind their ethical obligations to their peers, their research participants, and the public.
- Audience peculiarities shape how much and in what ways the various details of one’s research is reported.
- In a formal presentation, include your research question, methodological approach, major findings, and a few final takeaways. Roundtable presentations emphasize discussion among participants. Poster presentations are visual representations of research findings.
- Reports foe public consumption usually contain fewer details then reports for scholarly consumption. Keep your role and obligations as a social scientist in mind as you write up research reports.
- Plagiarism is the presentation of someone else’s words or ideas as if they are your own.
- Disseminating findings take planning and careful consideration of one’s audiences. It includes determining the who, where and how of reaching one’s audiences.
References
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