Justification

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Justification

• Types and Amounts

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Table of Contents

• Why justify your projects?
• Types
• Amount of Justification
• Article Critiques and Documentation

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Proving a Problem

• Who in fact says your problem is a problem that
  needs to be solved
• Provide varied sources and different arguments
  for the problem
• I Feel or I Think has no place in true
  research and development

There is no "I" in EDD
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Types of Justification

• Books Refereed Articles
• General
• Reference
• Periodicals Academic Journals
• Printed
• Electronic Databases
• Microfiche
• Newspapers
• Multimedia (video, audio)
• Documented Communication
• electronic mail
• Interviews
• Commercial Internet Sites

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Quality Quantity

• 5 Good sources is usually enough
• Using 3 different attack paths
• 4 GREAT sources will do
• Providing 4 different attack paths

A diverse spread of acceptable sources makes for
a better case of justification. An argument is
best made by presenting sound, multiple, and
documented sources.
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Citing Your Research

• Research material that verifies your problem
  needs to be summarized for easy reading and
  confirmation
• A journal critique is used to format your
  material
• Critiques should include
• Author
• Date of Journal
• Title of Article
• Title of Journal
• Journal Volume
• Journal Page Numbers
• Abstract of article or information
• Summarize why this information supports your
  problem
• APA style focuses on the needs of presenting
  technical information.

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Journal Critique Name Date Article
_______ Doe, J. Article Title. Journal Name,
vol., no., pages. (APA format) Article
Summary Do not copy the authors summary or
abstract. Write your own summary of the article.
List the key elements of the article Critiq
ue Specifically, how does this article provide
support for your problem? Is the total article
supporting your case, is only a part of the
article in support, are there elements in the
article that create any conflict for you? What
elements in the article are springboards for
further research? In other words, what is the
value of this article and why have you chosen to
include it in your justification of the
problem?
Critique Sheet Layout

• 5 Justified Articles
• Copy of the article
• Highlight the important points

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Attack Paths Ideas
Justification
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