MLCSHSI ADVANCED TECHNICAL WRITING 2

The Nature
of Inquiry
and
Research
What is • Coined from two words:
Research? prefix re, which means
“again” and the word
search, meaning “to look for
something”
• Suggests an action that
denotes “to look for
something again”
What is to look for
• Look or search for new ideas
in the Research
Process? • Improve certain processes
• Create something useful out
of something old
• Explain a series of
observations
• Look at something in a
different perspective using a
new investigative lens
What is
Research? • Systematic and organized
process of collecting,
organizing, analyzing, and
interpreting data to find
answers to people’s queries
 Aims of
Research
Verification Application
of Existing of New
Knowledge Knowledge

Advancement
Acquisition
of the
of New
Knowledge Researcher’s
Expertise
Functions
of
Research
 Exploration
Seeks to find more
information about a topic
and a broader perspective
or an additional knowledge
to what is currently known

Explores other perspectives

or other processes aside
from what is currently
known
 Exploratory
Investigation
It is a research that
has the purpose of
providing a foundation
for future studies.
Fills in the details and gaps
regarding
idea, with
a
the
particular
limit to Description
expand understanding

More information is needed

to be supplied in order to
answer the “what” and
“how” questions instead of
formulating unsure
explanations
 Descriptive
Research
It is a research that
has the purpose of
giving additional
information on newly
discovered ideas that
are results of
exploration.
Once newly discovered
ideas are described
thoroughly, this leads to Explanation
understanding why these
came into existence

Then, connection between

these ideas are
established to advance the
body of knowledge.
 Explanatory
Research
It is a research that has
the purpose of looking at
how things are
connected and how they
interact. It aims to explain
relationships between
variables, quantitatively
or qualitatively.
Characteristics
of Research
Realistic Cyclical

Logical Analytical