Mooney, Aidan and Maycock, Keith
(2018)
NETSEARCH: Demystifying the research process
of a student during their research project.
In: International Conference on Engaging Pedagogy (ICEP), December 2018, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland.
Abstract
Conducting research is a difficult task. Learners, typically with little domain
competence, are faced with many challenges when commencing a research project,
from choosing a topic, to constructing effective search queries implemented across
multiple academic repositories. The 21st century learner is also expected to use
technology as a tool; to research, systematise, evaluate, and communicate information
effectively and seamlessly, in addition to knowledge creation. This multiplicity of
demands creates a complicated tapestry of challenges for both supervisors of projects
and students alike. Tools like TurnItIn, which is a plagiarism detection service,
attempt to dissuade students from merely being passive researchers and move them to
becoming active researchers. However, these tools work only at a surface level and a
supervisor is completely unaware of the processes used to garner research articles, be
this in a structured research approach or merely obtaining a bibliography list for a
classmate.
This paper presents an innovative research platform, NETSEARCH, which is
designed to address the challenges of conducting and managing research projects in a
single platform. The learners’ effective engagement with research papers is visualised
through a digital ecosystem to identify learners who are struggling or disengaged with
the process of conducting research, enabling early intervention, and to eliminate the
possibility of plagiarism through the digitisation of the research process.
| Item Type: |
Conference or Workshop Item
(Paper)
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| Keywords: |
Research; Student engagement; Ecosystem; Plagiarism; |
| Academic Unit: |
Faculty of Science and Engineering > Computer Science |
| Item ID: |
13343 |
| Depositing User: |
Aidan Mooney
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| Date Deposited: |
01 Oct 2020 16:14 |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
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| Use Licence: |
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