Day 2 Tak 1_Role of AI in Refining Research Reports.pdf

Research topic

1. AI in Research
Drafting and Refining Research
Reports
Jay P. Picardal, PhD
Professor V, Biology Dept., CNU

5. AI Prompt:

11. AI Prompt

21. Results vs. Discussion
•Resultsare what was found
(important (important data,
trends, etc)
•Discussionis what your results
mean and why they are
important

22. Results
Section
This section
should tell a
coherent
story –
What
happened?
What was
discovered or
confirmed?

24. https://www.concordia.ca/library/guides/exercise-science/review-vs-research.html

27. The
RESULTS
SECTION

28. https://www.pomona.edu/administration/writing-center/student-resources/writing-science-and-math/writing-sciences/bio-40-lab-how-create-table-your-lab-report

30. https://www.pomona.edu/administration/writing-center/student-resources/writing-science-and-math/writing-sciences/bio-40-lab-how-create-table-your-lab-report

31. Table F.1: An example of a nice presentation of data in a table (data is
made up). Every table should include an informative table caption
Presenting in a table
✓allows other
readers to see
precise numbers
that may be
difficult to
determine from a
graph
(e.g. 22.367 ± 3.678).
✓All lists e.g. of
species on which
various
measurements
have been taken
(e.g. length, width,
height etc.) are also
often best
represented in a
table.

33. https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/scientificcommunication/chapter/tables/

34. https://www.pomona.edu/administration/writing-center/student-resources/writing-science-and-math/writing-sciences/bio-40-lab-how-create-table-your-lab-report

35. Examples
•Results: “The ratio of females to
males in the F2 generation was 3:1.”
•Discussion: “The unexpected 3:1
ratio of females to males suggests
there may have been mistakes in
identifying the flies.”

36. “As can be seen in the
figure, the two curves are very similar”, the
reader will focus on the similarity
between the curves, and they will therefore
seem similar
“As can be seen in the figure, the two
curves are noticeably different”, the reader
will focus on the difference between them, and
they will therefore seem different.
WORD CHOICES
MATTER

37. RESULTS DO
NOT SPEAK
FOR
THEMSELVES!
How do you communicate an effect of a drug
that the effect you were looking for occurred in
23% of cases
neutral tone result
“As can be seen in
Fig. 1, the effect
occurred in 23% of
cases”
you have not added anything to what
the reader can see for themselves.
strong result
“in as many as 23% of cases”
weak result
“in only 23% of cases”

38. CAUSALITY

39. To weaken the
causal verb, so
that instead of
saying “x caused
y” you may decide
to say “x was
linked to y”.
Here are some
other ways of
reducing your risk
and
responsibility by
‘softening’ a
causal statement:

40. 6 models to use in writing the RESULTS SECTION

43. 6 models to use in writing the beginning of the RESULTS SECTION

48. 6 models to use in writing the beginning of the RESULTS SECTION

51. Ensure discussion is clear and concise
•Begin by providing an interpretation of
your results: “What is it that we have
learned from your research?”
•Do not repeat your results in the
discussion section:
•Situate the findings to the literature
•Discuss how your findings expand
known or previous perspectives
•Briefly present ways in which future
studies can build upon your work
and address limitations in your study

53. CONCLUSION SECTION

54. ❑A conclusion provides a general interpretation of the results
in the context of other evidence, and implications for future
research
❑It is the judgement of the results obtained
❑Must answer the main problem of the study
❑Answers the question, SO WHAT?
❑Must be remarkable enough to be considered as the take
home message of the study.

55. Results