research methodology

1. KANCHAN LATA TRIPATHI
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

2. INRODUCTION
 OUR ULTIMATE GOAL?????
 HOW TO ACHIEVE ????
 SEARCH FOR KNOWLEDGE
 KNOWLEDGE ABOUT WHAT???
 HOW TO ACQUIRE IT??
 THREE WAYS-
 EXPERIENCE,
 RESAONING
AND
 RESEARCH

3. EXPERIENCE
 PERSONAL OR OTHERS’
 JUST ASSUMPTIONS
 NOT SCIENTIFIC
REASONING
-DEDUCTIVE
-INDUCTIVE
-COMBINED

4. RESEARCH
 AN ART OF SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION –ON
A SPECIFIC TOPIC
 A MOVEMENT FROM KNOWN TO UNKNOWN
 COMBINATION OF BOTH –REASONING AND
EXPERIENCE
 A SYSTEMATIC EFFORT TO GAIN NEW
KNOWLEDGE
 DRAWING DEPENDABLE CONCLUSIONS
FROM GIVEN DATA
 MOST SUCCESSFUL APPROACH FOR
DISCOVERY OF TRUTH

5. A FACT ABOUT RESEARCH
 EVERYONE DOES RESEARCH- BUT DOESN’T
WRITE IT DOWN.
 WITHOUT TRUST WORTHY AND PUBLISHED
RESEARCH – LOST IN OPINIONS,
EXPERIENCES, HEAR/SAY.

6. WHY RESEARCH
 TO GET A DEGREE
 TO GET RESPECTABILITY
 TO FACE CHALLENGES
 TO SOLVE A PROBLEM
 TO GET INTELLECTUAL JOY
 TO SERVE SOCIETY
etc
HOW
- BY INCREASING STANDARD OF LIVING
-BY SHOWING RIGHT PATH TO SOCIETY

7. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
 A SCIENCE OF STUDYING HOW RESEARCH
IS DONE.
 A WAY TO SYSTEMATICALLY SOLVE THE
RESEARCH PROBLEM
 HELPS TO UNDERSTAND NOT ONLY THE
RESULT BUT THE PROCESS ITSELF.
 AIMS TO DESCRIBE AND ANALYSE METHODS
 THROW LIGHT ON THE LIMITATIONS AND
RESOURCES
 CLARIFIES ASSUMPTIONS AND
CONSEQUENCES

8. BENEFITS OF RESEARCH
METHODOLOGY
 ADVANCEMENT OF WEALTH OF HUMAN
KNOWLEDGE
 DEVELOPS A CRITICAL AND SCIENTIFIC
ATTITUDE
 DISCIPLINED THINKING TO OBSERVE
OBJECTIVELY
 PROVIDES CHANCE TO STUDY A SUBJECT IN
DEPTH
 ENABLES US TO MAKE INTELLIGENT
DECISIONS
 ENCOURAGE FURTHER RESEARCHES
 PRODUCT EVALUATION
 LEARN ABOUT AUDIENCE

9. QUALITIES OF A GOOD
RESEARCH
 PURPOSE CLEARLY DEFINED IN COMMON
CONCEPTS
 PROCEDURE ENUMERATED TO KEEP
CONTINUITY
 CAREFULLY PLANNED DESIGN LEADING TO
OBJECTIVE RESULTS
 ADEQUATE ANALYSIS OF DATA WITH
APPROPRIATE METHOD OF ANALYSIS
 CAREFULLY CHECKED DATA FOR VALIDITY AND
RELIABILITY
 CONCLUSIONS CONFINED TO THOSE JUSTIFIED
BY THE DATA
 CONFIDENCE, COMPETENCE, EXPERIENCE,
HONESTY AND INTEGRITY OF THE
RESEARCHER.

10. A GOOD RESEARCH SHOULD
BE
 SYSTEMATIC- NO TO GUESSING, YES TO
CREATIVE THINKING
 CONTROLLED- VARIABLES ARE IDENTIFIED &
CONTROLLED
 LOGICAL- INDUCTION AND DEDUCTION
 EMPIRICAL- VERIFIABLE BY OBSERVATION
AND EVIDENCE
 REPLICABLE- VERIFIED BY REPLICATING THE
STUDY
 SELF CORRECTING- BUILT IN MECHANISM
AND OPEN TO PUBLIC SCRUTINY BY FELLOW
PROFESSIONALS

11. RESEARCH PROCESS
 SELECTION AND FORMULATION OF RESEARCH
PROBLEM
 LITERATURE SURVEY
 DEVELOPMENT OF WORKING HYPOTHESIS
 RESEARCH DESIGN
 SAMPLE STRATEGY/ SAMPLE DESIGN
 PILOT STUDY
 DATA COLLECTION
 PROCESSING AND ANALYSIS OF DATA
 TESTING HYPOTHESIS
 INTERPRETATION AND GENERALISATION
 PREPARATION OF THE REPORT

12. THANK YOU