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Project PlanClarify the topic, research problem, questions, framework, design, population, setting, sample, and instruments before collecting evidence.
Research Toolkit
View 5-Step Workflow
Research support tools, organized around one workflow
Use the AIRA Proposal Workspace before execution when you need to turn an idea into a research plan; use the five-step research journey for evidence discovery, review, analysis, and writing. Open these tools only when a specific research task needs deeper planning, searching, reviewing, designing, analyzing, writing, or verification support.
How to use this toolkit
Public tools run immediately. Workspace tools open inside My Research so evidence, outputs, decisions, and versions stay attached to the same project.
Public utilityProject workspace toolResearcher review required
Research tools across the 5-step journey
Start with the project stage, then open only the specialist tool needed for the current task. Workspace tools keep project context and saved outputs together; public utilities can be used independently.
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Find & SaveBuild search terms, identify appropriate databases, discover studies, and verify persistent identifiers before saving evidence.
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Read & ReviewExamine selected studies, appraise evidence, record traceable notes, organize the literature matrix, and identify bounded research gaps.
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Compare & AnalyzeCompare findings and use appropriate quantitative or qualitative support while keeping analysis tied to the project evidence.
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DiscussionDevelop the discussion, conclusion, and recommendations, then check citations, structure, and internal consistency before export.
Recommended sequence is guidance, not a rigid lock. Researchers may return to an earlier tool when new evidence changes the research question, design, or interpretation.
PLAN
4 toolsPlan
Frame the problem, questions, objectives, and conceptual direction.
AIRA Research Proposal WorkspaceTurn one research idea into a guided, reviewable proposal foundation with questions, literature themes, framework, methodology, sampling, and instruments.Open in My Research
Research Gap FinderIdentify cautious, evidence-scoped gap candidates from the reviewed literature.Open in My Research
RQ & Objective BuilderCreate aligned research questions, objectives, and hypothesis direction from a defined study intent.Open tool
Conceptual FrameworkOrganize constructs, expected relationships, and a framework narrative without inventing theory support.Open tool
SEARCH
4 toolsSearch
Build searches, select discovery sources, and verify scholarly identifiers.
Boolean Keyword GeneratorBuild concept groups, alternative terms, and database-ready Boolean search strings.Open tool
Database FinderMatch a research topic to appropriate scholarly discovery sources using declared provider capabilities.Open tool
Article FinderSearch WPU and configured scholarly providers through the existing federated discovery engine.Open tool
DOI VerifierNormalize DOI syntax and, when provider access is available, resolve authoritative metadata.Open tool
REVIEW
4 toolsReview
Extract, appraise, organize, and synthesize evidence.
Article AnalyzerExtract structured study details from supplied article metadata, abstract, or text while preserving missing fields.Open in My Research
Literature MatrixUse the existing versioned evidence matrix with researcher verification.Open in My Research
Evidence AppraiserRun a study-design-aware methodological appraisal checklist against supplied evidence.Open in My Research
Literature SynthesisGenerate grounded multi-source synthesis through the existing evidence workflow.Open in My Research
DESIGN
4 toolsDesign
Align methodology, instruments, sampling, and statistical strategy.
Methodology AlignmentCheck whether research questions, objectives, design, sampling, instrument, and analysis are logically aligned.Open tool
Instrument BuilderDraft construct-based instrument items and a validation checklist for researcher review.Open in My Research
Sampling AssistantCalculate survey/mean-estimation sample sizes and explain sampling-strategy assumptions.Open tool
Statistical Test RecommenderRecommend statistical tests from variable type, group structure, pairing, and assumptions.Open tool
ANALYZE
3 toolsAnalyze
Compute quantitative results, code qualitative data, and map findings.
Quantitative AnalysisCompute deterministic descriptive and selected inferential statistics from pasted CSV data.Open in My Research
Qualitative CodingCreate candidate codes, coded excerpts, categories, and themes for researcher approval.Open in My Research
Findings MapperMap verified findings to research questions and expose missing traceability.Open in My Research
WRITE
3 toolsWrite
Develop discussion, conclusions, and recommendations from verified evidence.
Discussion BuilderUse the existing evidence-grounded AIRA Academic Discussion workflow.Open in My Research
Conclusion BuilderBuild conclusions strictly from mapped verified findings.Open in My Research
Recommendation BuilderMap findings or limitations to stakeholder actions while preserving the stated evidence basis.Open in My Research
VERIFY
4 toolsVerify
Check citations, structure, consistency, and reference formatting.
Citation CheckerMatch author-year in-text citations to references and flag unmatched, uncited, duplicate, or malformed entries.Open tool
Research Structure CheckerCheck common academic/thesis section coverage and ordering using transparent heading rules.Open tool
Consistency CheckerFlag contradictory structured numbers, sample-size claims, percentage totals, and cross-section count mismatches.Open tool
Citation GeneratorUse the existing deterministic multi-style citation engine and export workspace.Open tool
Research integrity boundary
These tools support research work; they do not replace source verification, adviser review, discipline-specific methodology, ethics approval, statistical judgment, or final researcher responsibility.