Joseph KK Ho's work diary

Research projects (A&F)  surgical session   topics (session 2) Spring 2026 First of all:  a checklist to evaluate acceptability of the research proposal  and a note on  how to refine research objectives in your proposal: an illustration . (also study session 1 teaching plan ) Also take a look at  some examples of research objectives . To begin with: a brief note on  positivism . Then study the inductive and deductive approaches . Next, what is inferential statistics? (video) The main theme is  correlation analysis 1. On  covariance  [video]; demonstration of Excel a. basic concept of correlation video:  understanding correlation . b. note the difference with  causal relations . [also study the video  on causal relationships ]/ also a video on necessary vs sufficient conditions . c. a video:  types of variables (detailed) . d. on  mediators and moderators  &  control variables  in correlatio...

F&A  R esearch project session 1 Spring, 2026 Class: A:  surgical 1:  Jan 13 (7-10pm); surgical 2: Feb 20 (7-10pm) 1000 words Proposal Due Date: 23 March 2026             ** check the schedule on  oral presentation   Final Report [5,000 words] Due Date: 22  June 2026 Class: B:  surgical 1:  Jan 14 (7-10pm); surgical 2: Feb 22 (7-10pm) 1000 words Proposal Due Date: 23 March 2026              ** check the schedule on  oral presentation  Final Report  [5,000 words]  Due Date: 22 June 2026   1. Briefing on the module handbook 1.1 also take a look at the research project  proposal structure  [Title, study rationale, 3  objectives/hypotheses/ questions , contribution of existing literature, methodology, timeframe;  a reference list .] (also  compared with  the final report structure ).  An example of a...