Abrief introduction to Research Methodology

1. RESEARCH
METHODOLOGY

2. ANO ANG
KWENTONG
RESEARCH
MO!?

4. What is
research?
A systematic inquiry
that uses disciplined
methods to answer
questions or solve
problems.
(Polit & Beck, 2004)

5. What is
research?
“continuing discovery
and exploration of the
unknown" (Sanchez,
2002).

6. What is
research?
"research is a diligent,
systematic inquiry or
investigation to validate
and refine existing
knowledge and generate
new knowledge" (Burns &
Grove, 2007).

7. Purposes of Research
Research…
🐸 provides a scientific basis.
🐭 for continues development and further productivity.
🐞 develops tools for assessing the effectiveness of any practice
or operation.
🐝 provides solutions to problems.
🐔 develops and evaluates alternative approaches.
🐜 advances personal and professional qualifications.

8. Characteristics
of Research
Systematic
Objective
Clear
Feasible
Empirical

9. Characteristics
of Research
Systematic
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system to follow “system" is the composition of chapters and the elements of each
Macro system
Micro system
organized, logical, and scientific
detailed content of each chapter

10. Characteristics
of Research
Objective process “system" is the composition of chapters and the elements of each
verified and
validated
clarify indicators
and boundaries
results and data
these factors could affect objectivity
Objective

11. Characteristics
of Research
unusual phenomena happen
any problem of extraordinary
nature
Feasible
may turn into potential problems

12. Characteristics
of Research
Sources be properly cited
adequate pieces of evidence variables used in the study
Referencing of facts and information
Plagiarism
Empirical

13. Characteristics
of Research
Gathered variables must gathered
from different published and
unpublished materials
Variables used explained
properly
enriching the review of literature
materials must be properly referenced in the
manuscript.
Clear
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THINK, PAIR & SHARE
Choose one among the Sustainable Development Goals and think of potential researchable problem/ title.

15. HOMEWORK
Problem
(Problem/ Title)
RRL
(3- 5 References)
Research Gap

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17. AI Tools in Social Research
Discovery Analysis Writing Publication Outreach Assessment
Semantic
Scholar
AI with R ChatGPT <ArXiv.org> <Google
Scholar>
<Google
Scholar>
Google Stata Bard <PLOS> <Orcid> <PubPeer>
Bing Gephi Zotero with AI <figshare>
Elicit Pandas AI Jenni
Connected
Papers
ChatPDF Elicit
Research Rabbit Research Rabbit
Consensus SciSpace

18. Sources of research problems
Most research in the humanities revolves around four 'P's:
People
Problems
Programs
Phenomena

19. Considerations in selecting a research problem
Interest-select a topic that really interests you: this is one of the most important considerations. A research
endeavour is usually time- consuming, and involves hard work and possibly unforeseen problems. If you select a
topic which does not greatly interest you, it could become extremely difficult to sustain the required motivation,
and hence the completion time could be affected.ev
Magnitude you should have sufficient knowledge about the research process to be able to visualise the work
involved in completing the proposed study. Narrow the topic down to something manageable, specific and clear.
It is extremely important to select a topic that you can manage within the time and resources at your disposal.
Measurement of concepts if you are using a concept in your study, make sure you are clear about its indicators
and their measurement.
Level of expertise make sure you have an adequate level of expertise for the task you are proposing. Allow for
the fact that you will learn during the study and may receive help from your research supervisors and others, but
remember you need to do most of the work yourself.

20. Considerations in selecting a research problem
Relevance-select a topic that is of relevance to you as a professional. Ensure that your study adds to the existing
body of knowledge, bridges current gaps or is useful in policy formulation. This will help you to sustain interest in
the study.
Availability of data if your topic entails collection of information from secondary sources (office records, client
records, census or other already-published reports, etc.), before finalizing your topic, make sure that these data
are available and in the format you want.
Ethical issues-another important consideration in formulating a research problem is the ethical issues involved.
In the course of conducting a research study, the study population may be: adversely affected by some of the
questions (directly or indirectly); deprived of an intervention; expected to share sensitive and private
information; or expected to be simply experimental 'guinea pigs'. How ethical issues can affect the study
population and how ethical problems can be overcome should be thoroughly examined at the problem
formulation stage.

21. Steps in formulating research problem
1. Identify a broad area of interest in your academic/professional field.
2. Dissect the broad area into sub-areas (hold a brain-storming session
with yourself, peers, professionals and others to identify the sub-
areas).
3. Select a sub-area or areas in which you would like to conduct your
research. Start with a process of elimination.
4. Raise research questions that you would like to answer through
your study.

22. Steps in formulating research problem
5. Formulate objectives, main and sub-, for your study.
6. Assess these objectives to ascertain the feasibility of attaining them in
the light of the time, resources (financial and human) and technical
expertise at your disposal.
7. Double check that you are sufficiently interested in the study and have
adequate resources for undertaking it. Ask yourself: am I really
enthusiastic about this study and do I really have enough resources for
it? Answer these questions with considerable thought. If your answer to
any one of the questions is 'no', re-assess your objectives.

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