Asia-Europe Institute (AEI)

May 24, 2021
Jens Allwood, Elisabeth Ahlsén, Azirah Hashim

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AEI’s latest publication

Getting Started with Research: A Guide to Research Methodology

Editors: Jens Allwood, Elisabeth Ahlsén, Azirah Hashim

A product of the Building Social Research Capacities in Higher Education Institutions in Lao PDR and Malaysia (BRECIL), a multi-country Erasmus+ CBHE joint project involving higher education institutions from both the EU and ASEAN countries.

Erasmus+ CBHE "Building Social Research Capacity in Higher Education Institution in Lao PDR and Malaysia"
(BRECIL, Project number: 585852-EPP-1-2017-1-MY-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP)

Book Description

This handbook presents and examines differing types of research methodology as well as critical thinking, academic writing, and oral presentation. It also discusses research and publication ethics, multi- and interdisciplinary research, research in relation to society, and the use of ICT in research, among other subjects. Considerable care has been taken to ensure that the content is relevant to building up research capacity in ASEAN. The book is designed to serve as an aid both in training trainers of research students and in training these students themselves.

The book has an orientation toward the social sciences and the humanities but also covers topics which are relevant for the natural sciences, technology and medicine. While technical training of specific methods in natural science, medicine and technology is outside of the scope of the book, many topics which are of general interest for all sciences are included.

No. of pages: 352

The book is available at UM Press.

List of Chapters & Authors

Chapters	Authors’ names and titles	Authors’ affiliations
1. Introduction to Research	Azirah Hashim Professor of English	Asia Europe Institute, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur
2. Doing Research	Jens Allwood Professor of Linguistics	SCCIIL Interdisciplinary Center, University of Gothenburg
3. Research Ethics	Wah Yun Low Professor of Psychology	Asia Europe Institute and Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur
3. Research Ethics	Wen Ting Tong Research Assistant	Department of Primary Care, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur
4. Research Design	Richard Powell Professor of English	College or Economics, Nihon University. Tokyo
5. Literature Review	Maya Khemlani David Professor of English	Asia Europe Institute, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur
5. Literature Review	Aliyyah Nuha Faiqah Azman Firdaus Project officer	Asia Europe Institute, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur
6. Data Collection for Some Types of Empirical Studies – Interview, Questionnaire, Observation and Use of Secondary Sources	Fumitaka Furuoka Associate Professor of Economics	Asia Europe Institute, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur
	Larisa Nikitina Senior lecturer Foreign Language Education	Department of Asian and European Languages, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur
7. Quantitative Data Analysis and Interpretation	Faridah Noor Mohd Noor Associate Professor of English	Department of English Language, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur
8. Qualitative Data Analysis and Interpretation	Faridah Noor Mohd Noor Associate Professor of English	Department of English Language, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur
9. Critical Thinking Skills for Reading and Writing	Maya Khemlani David Professor of English	Asia Europe Institute, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur
9. Critical Thinking Skills for Reading and Writing	Aliyyah Nuha Faiqah Azman Firdaus Project officer	Asia Europe Institute, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur
10. Academic Writing	Azirah Hashim Professor of English	Asia Europe Institute, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur
11. Publication Ethics	Wah Yun Low Professor of Psychology	Asia Europe Institute, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur
11. Publication Ethics	Wen Ting Tong Research Assistant	Department of Primary Care, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur
12. Oral Presentation of Research Findings	Maya Khemlani David Professor of English	Asia Europe Institute, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur
12. Oral Presentation of Research Findings	Aliyyah Nuha Faiqah Azman Firdaus Project officer	Asia Europe Institute, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur
13. ICT Tools for Social Science Research	Hariharan N. Krishnasamy Associate Professor of English	School of Education and Modern Languages, Universiti Utara Malaysia
14. Multi- and Interdisciplinary Research	Jens Allwood Professor of Linguistics	SCCIIL Interdisciplinary Center, University of Gothenburg
15. Research and Society	Jens Allwood Professor of Linguistics	SCCIIL Interdisciplinary Center, University of Gothenburg
15. Research and Society	Elisabeth Ahlsén Professor of Neurolinguistics	SCCIIL Interdisciplinary Center, University of Gothenburg
16. Adult Learning and Interplay between Teaching, Learning and Research	Yee Chee Leong Project Manager	Asia Europe Institute, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur
	Xia Menghu Project Manager	Asia Europe Institute, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur
	Nasser Salimi Aghbolagh Research assistant	Asia-Europe Institute, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur