PRACTICAL RESEARCH 1

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RESEARCH
 RESEARCH
Re means (once more, afresh,
RE anew, back; with return to a
previous state)

Search means (look thorough

SEARCH or go over thoroughly to look
something)
 What is a RESEARCH?
Research is an organized and
systematic way of finding answers
to questions
Why SYSTEMATIC?
• There is a define set of procedures and
steps.
• There are certain things in the research
process which are always done in order
to get the most accurate results.
Why ORGANIZED?
• Because there is a structure or method
in going about doing research.
• It is a planned procedure, not
spontaneous one.
• It is focused and limited to a specific
scope.
FINDING ANSWERS
• Answer is the end of all research.
Whether it is the answer to a
hypothesis or even a simple question.
• Research is successful when we find
answers.
• Sometimes the answer is “NO” but it is
still an answer.
QUESTIONS
• Questions are central to research
• If there is no questions, then the
answer is of no use.
• Research is focused on relevant, useful
and important questions.
• Without questions research has no
purpose at all.
 RESEARCH

DECISIONS
BASIS OF KNOWLEDGE
ALTERNATIVES TO RESEARCH

• Authority
• Tradition
• Common Sense
• Media Myths
• Personal Experience
AUTHORITY
When you accept something as TRUE
just because someone in a position or
authority says it is true or it is an
authoritative publication, then you are
using authority as basis of knowledge.

(Parents, Teachers, Books)

TRADITION

Tradition is a special case of authority-the

authority of the past which means you
accept something as being “TRUE”
because “it’s the way things have always
been”
MEDIA MYTHS
Media tends to perpetuate the myths of a
culture.
COMMON SENSE
• You rely on what everyone knows and
what “what just makes sense”
• It is about ordinary reasoning and
sometimes originate from tradition.
PERSONAL EXPERIENCE
If something happens to you, if you
personally experience it or see it, you
accept it as “TRUE”
 SELF-REFLECTION

Are you ready to conduct a research?

It is easy or difficult for you?

Do you need a lot of determination for this?
Are you ready for the time and expenses?
How good is your technical writing skills?