The document discusses the scope, significance, and need for research. It notes that research is important for building knowledge, facilitating learning, and providing intelligence to make decisions. Research helps prove truths, uncover lies, solve problems through systematic data collection and analysis, and promote progress. It encourages scientific thinking and aids business success. The document outlines various types of research and states that research is needed for exploration, description, developing theories, and solving educational problems. It concludes that research provides important data for planning, decision-making, and evaluation in today's data-driven age.

1. The Scope and
Need for Research
Presented By:
Dr.C.Thanavathi
Assistant Professor of History,
V.O.C.College of Education,
Thoothukudi - 628008. Tamil Nadu.
9629256771
cthanavathi.tuty@gmail.com
http://thanavathi-edu.in/index.html

2. Introduction
1
The Scope/Significance for Research
2
Need for Research
3
Conclusion
4
Presentation Outline
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3. Introduction
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4. Research is an area many people try to avoid:
 Disinterested Academics: for some of
academic, it is only a means for securing a job
or promotion. Once they get to the height, they
say: “Not again”
 Students: research is for some students, a
source of secret anxiety and the day they
graduate, they say: “Not again”
 However, it is important to note that research is
not just an imperative, it is a need.
Introduction
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5. The Significance of Research
Introduction…/2
This presentation on the
significance of research
points to the reasons
why a person should
appreciate research and
engage it.
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6. The Scope/Significance for Research
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7. It depends on the type of research, i.e.,
whether it is exploratory research or explanatory
or descriptive research. In other words, the
research depends upon the general goals, the
academic goals, the theoretical goals, and the
pragmatic goals of research.
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8. • Hudson Maxim, “All progress is born of
inquiry. Doubt is often better than
overconfidence, for it leads to inquiry, and
inquiry leads to invention”
• Research encourages scientific and inductive
thinking, besides promoting the development
of logical habits of thinking and organisation.
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9. • The role of research in applied economics in the context of
an economics or business is greatly increasing in modern
times.
• Research assumes a significant role in the formulation of
economic policy for both, the government and business.
• Research is also necessary for collecting information on the
social and economic structure of an economy to
understand the process of change occurring in the country
• Research also assumes significance in solving various
operational and planning problems associated with
business and industry.
• Research helps in solving social problems.
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10. The Significance for Research…/1
1. Research helps to prove lies,
uncover truth and support truth
(Leann 2020)
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11. The Significance of Research…/2
2. Research is a means of arriving at
dependable solutions to problems through
planned and systematic collection, analysis and
interpretation of data (Ada et al 1997).
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12. 3. Research is a means for building
knowledge and facilitating learning
(Leann 2020)
4. The knowledge generated by
research provides intelligence that
individuals and organisations need
to make decisions with ease and
confidence
5. Research provides aid to business
success (Leann 2020).
6. It is a tool for promoting progress
(Osuala, 2005).
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The Significance of Research…/3
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13. 7. Research provides information that helps you to
find and seize opportunities (Leann 2020).
8. Research helps you increase public awareness
(Leann 2020).
The Significance of Research…/4
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14. 9. Research is a means for
enabling the human person to
relate more with his
environment, accomplish his
purposes.
The Significance of Research…/5
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15. • 10. Research inculcates scientific and inductive thinking
and it promotes the development of logical habits of
thinking and organization
• 11. Research is a nourishment and exercise for the mind
(Leann 2020)
• 12. It leads to the development of generalizations,
principles, theories that would be helpful in making
predictions
• 13. Research helps in conflict resolution
The Significance of Research…/6
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16. 13. For students who are to
write a master’s or Ph.D.
thesis, research may mean a
way to attain a high position in
the social structure.
14. For professors, Research
gives you the opportunity to
rise on your job.
The Significance of Research…/7
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17. 3 Need for Research
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18. ♪ EXPLORATION
♪ DESCRIBE
♪ DIAGNOSE
♪ HYPOTHESIS
♪ INDUCTIONS AND DEDUCTIONS
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19. • Research helps in the development and
establishment of sound theories. It helps in
the modification of behavior according to the
challenges of time and consequences.
Research helps in providing solutions to the
numerous problems in education.
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20. • to reduce his burden of work;
• to relieve suffering;
• to increase satisfaction in fulfilling his needs,
cravings and aspirations.
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21. Conclusion
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22.  We are currently in an age where data has assumed
great importance. There is very little that one can
achieve without data.
 These data are important because they provide hard
facts which is a basis for planning, decision-making,
policy-implementation and evaluation.
 This makes research an indispensable element in our
present society.
Conclusion
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