Understanding Research
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This document outlines different types of research methods. It discusses exploratory, descriptive, and causal research designed to generate basic knowledge, describe variables of interest, and provide information on potential cause-and-effect relationships. The document also discusses primary and secondary research methods, quantitative and qualitative frameworks, deductive and inductive processes, different research designs, and the typical steps in the research process from initial exploration to presentation.
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This document provides an introduction to research methodology. It defines research as a systematic investigation to increase knowledge. The objectives of research include exploring phenomena, describing characteristics, determining frequencies of occurrences, and testing hypotheses. Motivations for research include intellectual challenge, contribution to society, and obtaining degrees. Types of research include descriptive vs analytical, applied vs fundamental, quantitative vs qualitative, and conceptual vs empirical. Research orientations can be quantitative or qualitative. Research differs from common sense in that it aims to correct misconceptions and broaden perspectives scientifically. The document outlines the research process and distinguishes between research methods, which are techniques for collecting and analyzing data, and methodology, which is the systematic approach to solving research problems. Ethics and values also influence
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Quantitative research involves the systematic collection and analysis of data.
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Understanding Research
- 1. Information Unit - TAO
- 2. Going beyond personal experience, thoughts, feelings, and opinions that do not refer to other sources of information Some subjects require us to go beyond our personal knowledge and experience Research is undertaken to: explore an idea, probe an issue, solve a problem, make an argument, etc.
- 3. Exploratory Research Designed to generate basic knowledge, clarify relevant issues uncover variables associated with a problem, uncover information needs, and/or define alternatives for addressing research objectives. A very flexible, open-ended process. Descriptive Research (who, what, where, how) Designed to provide further insight into the research problem by describing the variables of interest. Can be used for profiling, defining, segmentation, estimating, predicting, and examining associative relationships. Causal Research (If-then) Designed to provide information on potential cause-and-effect relationships. Most practical in talking about associations or impact of one variable on another.
- 4. Outlines, reports, presentations, dissertations, etc. Assist in thinking through the research process (Structuring thoughts) Communicate thoughts (to ensure understanding of these thoughts)
- 5. Primary (firsthand observation and investigation) surveys, interviews, experiments, data collection, etc. Secondary (other studies and research) books, articles, etc.
- 6. Quantitative (traditional, positivist, experimental, empirical) Qualitative (constructive, naturalistic, interpretive, post- positivist) Used to describe the overall framework used to look at reality. Based on philosophical stand, research model defines/identifies basic concepts/ideas and describes reality and conditions to study.
- 7. Quantitative (Deductive process, cause and effect, static research design, context free, generalizations leading to predictions, explanation and understanding, testing accuracy and reliability). Qualitative (Inductive process, simultaneous shaping of factors, emerging design, context bound, theories developed for understanding, verification of accuracy and reliability).
- 8. Historical Comparative Descriptive Correlation Experimental Evaluation Action Ethnogenic Politics Cultural
- 9. Initial exploration Setting the Terms of Reference (TOR) Data collection / information gathering Organizing information / data Analysis Results Confirmation of results Recommendations Drafting report Presentation
Editor's Notes
- Positivist rejects metaphysics
- Ethnogeneic: about human races