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ENSC 680: Research Methods Report a Broken Link

Unit 1: Scientific Thinking

Johansson, R. (2004). Theory of science and research methodology. Royal Institute of Technology. http://elearning.fit.hcmup.edu.vn/~longld/References%20for%20Scientific%20Research%20-%20Tai%20lieu%20Phuong%20Phap%20NCKH/2004%20-%20Book%20-%20Theory%20of%20Science%20and%20Research%20Methodology.pdf
Herms, D. (n.d.). Logcial basis of hypothesis testing in scientific research: A logic primer to accompany Giere 1984, chapter 6. Dartmouth University. https://www.mpayres.host.dartmouth.edu/teaching/Bio125/logic.Giere.pdf

Unit 2: Scientific Data

Google. (n.d.). Google Scholar. https://scholar.google.com/
Springer Nature. (n.d.). Home. https://link.springer.com/
Elsevier. (n.d.). ScienceDirect. https://www.sciencedirect.com/
Athabasca University. (n.d.) The repository of the Athabasca River basin. http://www.barbau.ca/
Riley, C. (2024, December 5). Grey literature: What it is & how to find it. Simon Fraser University Library. https://www.lib.sfu.ca/help/research-assistance/format-type/grey-literature

Unit 3: Research Design

Urquhart, N. S. (1981). The anatomy of a study. HortScience, 16(5), 621–627. https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI.16.5.621

Unit 4: Presentation of Data

Springer Nature. (n.d.). Nature. Retrieved June 17, 2025, from https://www.nature.com/
American Association for the Advancement of Science. (n.d.). Science. Retrieved June 17, 2025, from https://www.science.org/
Canadian Science Publishing. (n.d.). Author guidelines. Canadian Science Publishing. Retrieved June 17, 2025, from https://cdnsciencepub.com/authors-and-reviewers/author-guidelines
The University of Sheffield. (n.d.). Displaying data in a table. Retrieved June 17, 2025, from https://mee.group.shef.ac.uk/Report_writing_website/4.12.html
Hess, G., Tosney, K., & Liegel, L. (2022). Creating effective poster presentations. North Carolina State University. Retrieved June 17, 2025, from https://sites.google.com/ncsu.edu/effective-posters/
The Graduate School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. (2025, March). Academic presentations and posters. UNC. Retrieved June 17, 2025, from https://gradschool.unc.edu/academics/resources/postertips.html
University of Guelph. (2025, April 23). Write a research proposal. Retrieved June 17, 2025, from https://guides.lib.uoguelph.ca/ResearchProposal
Nature Education. (2014). Oral presentation structure. Scitable. https://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/oral-presentation-structure-13900387/

Unit 5: Statistics

McDonald, J. H. (2014, December 4). One-way anova. Handbook of Biological Statistics. https://www.biostathandbook.com/onewayanova.html
Gough, L. P., Lamothe, P. J., Drew, L. J., Maier, J. A. K., & Schuenemeyer, J. H. (2013). Cadmium geochemistry of soils and willow in a metamorphic bedrock terrain and its possible relation to moose health, Seward Peninsula, Alaska. Alces, 49, 99–111. https://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/view/111
Petrović, M. (n.d.). Statistics and probability. Math Portal. https://www.mathportal.org/calculators/statistics-calculator/

Unit 6: Science, Society, and Ethics

Palmer, K. (2025, May 12). Can scientific research survive without federal funding? Inside Higher Ed. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/business/revenue-strategies/2025/05/12/can-scientific-research-survive-without-federal-funding
Death of evidence [Editorial]. (2012). Nature, 487, 271–272. https://doi.org/10.1038/487271b
Ranic, M. (2023, January 18). Are universities doing enough to address academic misconduct in research? University Affairs. https://universityaffairs.ca/features/are-universities-doing-enough-to-address-academic-misconduct-in-research/
Crymble, A., Flanders, J., Nowviskie, B., Siemens, R., Sinclair, S., & Terras, M. (2012, February 15). Current citation practices in academia. Fair Cite. https://faircite.wordpress.com/
Government of Canada. (2022). Tri-council policy statement: Ethical conduct for research involving humans - TCPS 2 (2022). Panel on Research Ethics. https://ethics.gc.ca/eng/policy-politique_tcps2-eptc2_2022.html
Canadian Council on Animal Care. (n.d.). Animals used in science. https://ccac.ca/en/animals-used-in-science/canadian-legislation-and-policies/
European Commission. (n.d.). Animals in science. https://environment.ec.europa.eu/topics/chemicals/animals-science_en
Savabieasfahani, M. (2014). Reflections of academics on the ethics of university military research. Class, Race and Corporate Power, 2,(1). https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=1025&context=classracecorporatepower
Chambers, C. (2014, July 1). Facebook fiasco: Was Cornell's study of 'emotional contagion' an ethics breach? The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/science/head-quarters/2014/jul/01/facebook-cornell-study-emotional-contagion-ethics-breach

Assignments

Dalhousie University Libraries. (2025, April 17). CSE citation style. Retrieved June 17, 2025, from https://dal.ca.libguides.com/CitationStyleGuide/CSE
University of Guelph. (2025, April 23). Cite your sources: CSE (name-year). Retrieved June 17, 2025, from https://guides.lib.uoguelph.ca/CSENameYear
Assignment 1
University of Arizona Global Campus Writing Center. (n.d.). Writing an article critique. https://writingcenter.uagc.edu/writing-article-critique
Assignment 2
Faculty of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies. (2025, March 27). 2025 three minute thesis (3MT®) [Playlist]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDzqv6-kusL_YMy0eCBq8P7145slTwYFi