4. What is research?
Oxford Dictionary:
“The systematic investigation into
and study of materials and
sources in order to establish facts
and reach new conclusions.”
Cambridge Dictionary:
“A detailed study of a subject,
especially in order to discover
(new) information or reach a
(new) understanding.”
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9. Why research is important?
Improving human’s knowledge
Directly relating to people’s life
Contributing to the development
of countries and the world
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10. Why research is important?
1829
Russia and Western
Europe
Mortality rate = 70%
1831
William Brooke
O’Shaughnessy
Mortality rate = 40%
1971
Dilip Mahalanabis
Mortality rate = 3.6 %
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Guerrant R. L. et al
11. Why research is important?
Groups Lung cancer Controls
Smokers 647 622
Non-smokers 2 27
Sir. Richard Doll (1912 – 2015)
Odds ratio = 14.04 (3.33, 59.3)
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12. Why research is important?
Sildenafil
Angina pectoris
& hypertension
Viagra
Erection
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Annual sales: $1.934 (2008)
>20 million men using regularly
13. Why research is important?
http://www.citylab.com/
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http://chartsbin.com/
14. Why research is important? 14
$3.7 billion
2013
$6.0 billion
2013
15. Why research is important?
The Bloom scale of student learning
Evaluation
Synthesis
Analysis
Application
Understanding
Knowledge
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16. Research and researcher
stories
VN Thailand Malaysia Singapore Indonesia Philippines
3.456 14.594 9.742 45.633 4.389 3.901
1 5 3 14 >1 >1
(2012)
24,000 PhDs
9,000 A/Professors and Professors
70% PhDs involving in management
76/141
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