INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH (4Q QT REVIEW ENGLISH ICE 4)

• Research


  The systematic process of collecting and analyzing information to increase our understanding of the world
• Research


  Derived from the Middle French "recherche" which means "to go about seeking"
• Earliest recorded use of the term "research"


  1577
• Research is the cornerstone of every science
• What research concerns with


  • Facts and conclusions
• Earl Robert Babbie: 'Research is a systematic inquiry to describe, explain, predict, and control the observed phenomenon.'
• Zora neale hurston: 'Research is formalized curiosity. It is prying and poking with purpose.'
• Albert einstein: 'If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?'
• Importance of research


  • Most people conduct research in their respective fields to be better informed, and to have objective decisions -- in contrast to guessing, hunches, intuition, and other personal experience
• The three purposes of research

  • Exploratory
  • Descriptive
  • Explanatory
• Exploratory research


  • Lays the foundation for more conclusive data collection and analysis
• Descriptive research


  • Focuses on expanding knowledge on current issues through a process of data collection
• Explanatory research


  • Conducted to understand the impact of specific changes in existing standard procedures
• Good research


  • Specific
  • Measurable
  • Achievable
  • Relevant
  • Time-bound