Category Archives: Methodology

Is it wrong to buy publications from grad students and pass them off as your own?

Posted on January 6, 2010 by Katrin Becker

Apparently it is in China – if you get caught. Chinese academia ghost-writing ‘widespread’ This BBC article claims that “More than $100m (£63m) changes hands in China every year for ghost-written academic papers, according to research by a Chinese university.” … Continue reading →

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It’s all a matter of point of view…

Posted on February 28, 2009 by Katrin Becker

for a computer scientist, everything is an algorithm. to a musician, everything is a song. to a writer, everything is a story. to thespians, everything is a play. to a film-maker, everything is a movie. to an educator, everything is … Continue reading →

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Is there a 12 step program for scientists?

Posted on September 21, 2007 by Katrin Becker

[My name is Katrin. And I am a scientist. ] Note:  no disrespect is meant to any of the real 12-step programs. 1.        We admitted we were powerless over science—that our lives had become uncorrelated. 2.        Came to believe that … Continue reading →

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Software Ethology, a new approach to design and analysis

Posted on June 22, 2007 by Katrin Becker

I have recently been working on a new methodology for the analysis of commercial video games in order to uncover mechanisms used to support learning. I am calling this new approach Instructional Ethology. It combines structural analysis based on black … Continue reading →

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