Research methodology

This page will give you some idea about research methodology and it's implementation in real world.


DEFINITION OF RESEARCH 
When you say that you are undertaking a research study to find answers to a question,
you are implying that the process;
1. is being undertaken within a framework of a set of philosophies ( approaches);
2. uses procedures, methods and techniques that have been tested for their
validity and reliability;
3. is designed to be unbiased and objective .
Philosophies   means approaches e.g. qualitative, quantitative and the academic
discipline in which you have been trained.
Validity means that correct procedures have been applied to find answers to a
question. Reliability refers to the quality of a measurement procedure that provides
repeatability and accuracy.
Unbiased and objective  means that you have taken each step in an unbiased
manner and drawn each conclusion to the best of your ability and without
introducing your own vested interest.
(Reference:1. Dawson, Catherine, 2002,  Practical Research Methods, New Delhi, UBS 
Publishers’Distributors  2. Kothari, C.R.,1985, Research Methodology- Methods and Techniques, New Delhi, Wiley Eastern Limited. 
3.Kumar, Ranjit, 2005,  Research Methodology-A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners,(2nd.ed.),Singapore, Pearson Education.)


We will try to understand what is real world research - In real world research we try to work on the research those are connected with society and those you can see in real life. The most important question is that why we do research - we do research for making things better or find the different dimension of any thing. But most of the time research is motivated to do something better. * Most of the real world research focuses on problems and issues of direct relevance of peoples lives,to helps find the ways of dealing with the problems or better understanding the issue. Real world research is based on peoples life.
some of the topics of real world research are- Environment, education, terrorism, weather, health, gambling and crime.
To understand the problem the best available option is to explore the problem sensibility , careful and systematic approach.

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