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Fundamental Reserch
Group of 8
1. Tanzid Ahmed Maruf (11-142)
2. Asif Talukder (11-141)
3. Abdullah Al Mamun (11-151)
4. Protik Roy(11-175)
5. Nur Zaman (11-126)
6. Putul Roy (11-148)
7. Shamim Ahmed (11-120)
8. Joyonto Kumar (11-114)
Research

 Systematic investigation
 Search for truth
 Scientific method
 Contribution to new knowledge
 Establish new fact
Types of research

 Applied research
 Fundamental research
 Correlational research
 Descriptive research
 Ethnographic research
 Experimental research
 Exploratory research
 Historical research
 Qualitative research
 Quantitative research
 Fundamental Research
 Experimental or theoretical work under taken
primarily to acquire new knowledge
 Increase our scientific knowledge base for
research.
 It has no immediate or planned application,
may later result in further research of an
applied nature.
Example of Fundamental
research

 An investigation looking at what whether

stress levels influence how often students
engage in academic cheating
 A study looking at how caffeine consumption
impacts the brain
 A study assessing whether men or women are
more likely to suffer from depression
Costs and risks of Fundamental research

 High costs
 Inherent risk
 Duration of funding
 Incentives for young scientists
 Research teams and
multidisciplinary research
 Benefits of
fundamental research
There are three benefits of fundamental
research:
(1) Acquisition of new knowledge
(2) Social benefits to society
(3) Economic gains.
 Observations
-May not be obvious when it is initially
conducted.
-Make strong the base of research.
-Useful in helping individuals
-Fundamental research studies to understand
how neurons function