250 WORDS REPLY TO EACH QUESTION  Q1.  The knowledge of research methods is valuable as a consumer of research for many reasons.  When this topic is discussed, the initial thought is that researching gives individuals’ ideas and information on the topic they are researching. It also gives them the tools needed to learn how to problem solve and think analytically.  This is an important factor because this will allow the consumer to learn more about the topic in questions and be better educated in the subject.  Along with this, the knowledge of research methods is valuable because it allows consumers to learn the techniques of being a successful researcher.   Research methods provide individuals with ideas, tools and approaches on how to be a successful consumer of research.  If a consumer does not know the technique on how to approach research, they can spend hours studying materials and resources that may not be useful to their research. Knowing how to approach the two types of research, research to learn and research to contribute, will help a consumer determine the most effective approach to research with the best outcome. Beginning this process starts with revisiting the scientific method, which although seems elementary, is very efficient in the research process. Consumers of scholarly research are individuals who use sources of research that were done by an accredited institution and have prebias or a set agenda based opinions they are trying to prove through the research.  Research conducted by accredited institutions have a higher quality of factual information researched and are well respected.  When consumers of scholarly research are attempting to prove their point, or their agenda, they seek out well respected sources to solidify the swaying of opinions readers may have about their research.   Conducting actual research can be referred to as research to contribute, as the consumer is taking part in the hands-on research, exploring information and piecing together items to prove a theory.  The more research you do hand on, the more knowledge you gain about the topic you are researching.  It also provides better leverage in being able to prove a theory you are trying to present.  Conducting research can be followed by the scientific method to help establish a successful research project. The credibility and reliability of peer reviewed sources can be debated based on the scholarly sources.  In a peer reviewed journal, it was debated whether or not if articles published in peer reviewed and throw away journals were reliable sources. “Although lower in methodologic and reporting quality, review articles published in throwaway journals have characteristics that appeal to physician readers.” (Rochon).  Surprisingly, in a peer reviewed article, it was found that even research literature without highly reputable academic sources are enjoyed and read by researchers and individuals seeking informative sources. This would not be the ex.

1. 250 WORDS REPLY TO EACH QUESTION
Q1.
The knowledge of research methods is valuable as a consumer
of research for many reasons. When this topic is discussed, the
initial thought is that researching gives individuals’ ideas and
information on the topic they are researching. It also gives them
the tools needed to learn how to problem solve and think
analytically. This is an important factor because this will allow
the consumer to learn more about the topic in questions and be
better educated in the subject. Along with this, the knowledge
of research methods is valuable because it allows consumers to
learn the techniques of being a successful researcher.
Research methods provide individuals with ideas, tools and
approaches on how to be a successful consumer of research. If
a consumer does not know the technique on how to approach
research, they can spend hours studying materials and resources
that may not be useful to their research. Knowing how to
approach the two types of research, research to learn and
research to contribute, will help a consumer determine the most
effective approach to research with the best outcome. Beginning
this process starts with revisiting the scientific method, which
although seems elementary, is very efficient in the research
process.
Consumers of scholarly research are individuals who use
sources of research that were done by an accredited institution
and have prebias or a set agenda based opinions they are trying
to prove through the research. Research conducted by
accredited institutions have a higher quality of factual
information researched and are well respected. When
consumers of scholarly research are attempting to prove their

2. point, or their agenda, they seek out well respected sources to
solidify the swaying of opinions readers may have about their
research.
Conducting actual research can be referred to as research to
contribute, as the consumer is taking part in the hands-on
research, exploring information and piecing together items to
prove a theory. The more research you do hand on, the more
knowledge you gain about the topic you are researching. It also
provides better leverage in being able to prove a theory you are
trying to present. Conducting research can be followed by the
scientific method to help establish a successful research project.
The credibility and reliability of peer reviewed sources can be
debated based on the scholarly sources. In a peer reviewed
journal, it was debated whether or not if articles published in
peer reviewed and throw away journals were reliable sources.
“Although lower in methodologic and reporting quality, review
articles published in throwaway journals have characteristics
that appeal to physician readers.” (Rochon). Surprisingly, in a
peer reviewed article, it was found that even research literature
without highly reputable academic sources are enjoyed and read
by researchers and individuals seeking informative sources.
This would not be the expected outcome but this result gives
credit to peer reviewed sources as much important information
can be found in these types of research sources.
References:
Rochon, P., Bero, L., Bay, A., & Gold, J. (2002). Comparison of
review articles published in peer-reviewed and throwaway
journals. JAMA, 287(21), 2853–2856.
https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.287.21.2853
Q2.

3. The knowledge is important because it provides
information/facts supporting the findings of certain theories.
There are a variety of methods you can adopt for your research
strategy/methods, depending on your subject area or the
outcome of your research. Research methodology will differ
depending on whether you are doing an empirical study, using
quantitative data or qualitative information, or mixed methods
approach. (Snelson, 2016) Positivist methods, such as
laboratory experiments and survey research, are aimed at theory
or hypotheses testing, while interpretive methods, such as
action research and ethnography, are aimed at theory building.
(Reverby, 2012) Positivist methods employ a deductive
approach to research, starting with a theory and testing
theoretical postulates using empirical data. If a researcher is
seeking very current sources, or historical research, critical
analysis. (Snelson, 2016) Research design is the answering
specific research questions or testing specific hypotheses, and
must specify at least three processes: (1) the data collection
process, (2) the instrument development process, and (3) the
sampling process.
Non Scholarly research may claim to be citing credible sources,
but they may not actually be. They may not acknowledge the
ongoing conversation surrounding the issue, and may present
knowledge as the ultimate truth, the one right perspective on a
topic. Probably won’t cite texts, and don’t usually use in-text
citations or works cited pages.
Favored research methods could be a problem to the consumer
of research. Many researchers have a tendency to recast a
research problem so that it is amenable to their favorite research
method such as survey research. This is an unfortunate trend.
Research methods should be chosen to best fit a research
problem, and not the other way around.

4. Consumer of scholarly research use scholarly sources engaged
with and build upon credible, authoritative sources. Participate
in a larger, ongoing conversation on the topic, and this
conversation is evident in the scholarly essay. Always properly
cite their sources, always a Works Cited, References, or
Bibliography and some form of in-text citations. (Reverby,
2012) Often present information as negotiable, even when a
scholar is arguing for one way of looking at things, s/he will at
least acknowledge that there are other ways of looking at the
topic or issue. Almost always peer reviewed by other scholars.
The investigation of the needs and opinions of consumers,
especially with regard to a particular product or service.
The research process is scattered with problems and pitfalls,
and novice researchers often find, after investing substantial
amounts of time and effort into a research project, that their
research questions were not sufficiently answered, or that the
findings were not interesting enough, or that the research was
not of “acceptable” scientific quality. (Vaishnavi, 2004) Such
problems typically result in research papers being rejected by
journals. Some of the more frequent mistakes are described
below.
References
Snelson, Chareen L. (2016). "Qualitative and Mixed Methods
Social Media Research". International Journal of Qualitative
Methods.
Reverby, Susan M. (2012). "Zachary M. Schrag. Ethical
Imperialism: Institutional Review Boards and the Social
Sciences, 1965–2009. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University
Press.
Vaishnavi, V., Kuechler, W., and Petter, S. (2004). “Design
Science Research in Information Systems”