AWA: Academic Writing at Auckland

A Research Methods Report helps the writer learn the experimental procedures and the ways research findings are made in that discipline (Nesi & Gardner, 2012, p. 153). The question to be investigated is often provided as part of the assignment, and there is usually less focus on existing research and much more on the methods and results of the writer's own research. An IMRD (Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion) structure is often used.  AWA Research Methods Reports include Experiment Reports, Field Reports and Lab Reports.  

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1Above travel recovery drink marketing plan This assignment is made to understand New Zealand consumer perceptions of their products. Findings would be used to determine any potential changes to the marketing mix in order to expand 1Above's sales volume in New Zea ...	Marketing	Research methods report	Second year
Abstract for research proposal on Obsidian Hydration Bands dating technique This paper is an abstract for a research proposal on the use of Obsidian Hydration Bands as an alternative to radiocarbon dating. The research proposal itself is also included in AWA.	Anthropology	Research methods report	Third year
Agent H3 as a Potential Replacement Fire Extinguishant to Halon 1301 The assignment is designed to give you practice in developing and publishing a technical report. Consider: Format and presentation; structure and content; style of writing; summary; references; figures. You are given som ...	Engineering General	Research methods report	Second year
Analysis of cohesive elements Select a text that you could use in teaching English as a second/foreign language. Analyse the text for elements making it cohesive and coherent. How and why might you use your analysis in teaching?	Language Teaching	Research methods report	Honours year (postgraduate)
Anxious-ambivalent individuals and behaviour towards romantic partners during stress Introduction: Description of relevant attachment dimension and associated thoughts, feelings and behaviour. Description of why conflict/stress is important attachment-relevant situation for people high in anxiety-ambival ...	Psychology	Research methods report	Third year
Ceramic variation in Nacula, Fiji Generate data on ceramic variation related to ceramic function and technology. The ceramics you will analyse were excavated from Nacula Island (site Y1-15, locally named Natia) in north-western Fiji.	Anthropology	Research methods report	Third year
Comparative study into α-amylase activity of two marine gastropods with distinctly different diets A report of the methods and results of a study testing a-amylase activity in two marine gastropod species.	Biological Sciences	Research methods report	Third year
Effects of prey size and spider size on the foraging behaviour in the nocturnal orb web spider Eriophora pustulosa Optimum foraging theory and if/ how it applies to E. pustulosa.	Biological Sciences	Research methods report	Third year
Effects of temperature increase on heart rate in C. Japonica Based on 3 hour lab - use relevant literature and write findings in the style of a scientific report, as if writing a paper for a scientific journal.	Biological Sciences	Research methods report	Third year
Genetic Search for Anomalous Primates Using DNA Samples Is this DNA sample an anomalous primate?	Biological Sciences	Research methods report	Second year
Geologic description of a given area Lab report on geologic history of an area.	Earth Sciences	Research methods report	Second year
Heart disease in NZ males 25-65 report Methodology involved in a case study to determine possible causes of coronary artery disease.	Population Health	Research methods report	Third year
Home and away: Pigeon orientation at magnetic field anomalies An investigation of how proximity to an anomaly in magnetic field affects the release orientation vanishing bearings of homing pigeons.	Biological Sciences	Research methods report	Third year
Maketu Pā State of the Environment Report Many agencies produce "State of the Environment Reports" to assess the status of the environment for a particular area or issue. The New Zealand Ministry for the Environment prepares State of the Environment reports on a ...	Biological Sciences	Research methods report	Third year
Marine debris source report	Environmental Science	Research methods report	First year
Matheson Bay report Detailed geology map of the shore platform, sedimentologic logs, lithologic descriptions of each unit, 1-2 page summary of Matheson Bay geology and paleoenvironment.	Earth Sciences	Research methods report	Second year
Memorial Research Report Investigate one memorial /commemorative structure from the list provided, and present your findings in a 2500 word report. Consider the theme of commemoration or memorialisation, and using a case study, examine the purpo ...	Geography	Research methods report	Third year
Metabolism of carbohydrates in two species of gastropods Write a report on the metabolism of carbohydrates in the two studied gastropod species. Discuss the results of your group in comparison to the class data set. Your discussion should be an ecophysiological interpretation ...	Biological Sciences	Research methods report	Third year
Org27569 (allosteric modulator) effects on CP55940 (orthosteric ligand) signaling How Org27569 (allosteric modulator) alters CP55940 (orthosteric ligand) signaling in cannabinoid receptor type 1(CB1)	Medical Sciences	Research methods report	Third year
Pleistocene Phylogeography for four Metrosideros (Myrtaceae) species in New Zealand using chloroplast DNA haplotypes Understanding repercussions of past events helps us to understand how taxa may fare in the future. Studying phylogeography provides a tool to understand this.	Biological Sciences	Research methods report	Third year

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