Introduction to Research - Manjur Sir - 1st Lecture PDF

URP 3294 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY Md. Mustafa Saroar, PhD., Professor, Dr. Md. Manjur Morshed, Assistant Professor Why research?  help make informed decisions  need to produce research in career  evaluating research in the media  assist in classes Why is research a valued source of kno...

URP 3294 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY Md. Mustafa Saroar, PhD., Professor, Dr. Md. Manjur Morshed, Assistant Professor Why research?  help make informed decisions  need to produce research in career  evaluating research in the media  assist in classes Why is research a valued source of knowledge?  Common ways of knowing…  personal experience/intuition  experts/traditions/authority  scientific method What is Science, the Scientific Method, and Research?  Science… a body of established knowledge  the observation, identification, investigation, and theoretical explanation of natural phenomenon usually the ultimate goal is theory generation and verification What is Science, the Scientific Method, and Research?  Scientific Method…  involves the principles and processes regarded as characteristic of or necessary for scientific investigation  process or approach to generating valid and trustworthy knowledge What is Science, the Scientific Method, and Research?  Research…  the application of the scientific method  a systematic process of collecting and logically analyzing information (data)  Research Methods (Methodology)…  theways one collects and analyzes data  methods developed for acquiring trustworthy knowledge via reliable and valid procedures Characteristics of Research  objective  precise  verifiable  parsimonious  empirical  logical  probabilistic Research Approach  There are two basic approach  Quantitive Approach -Inferential -Experimental -Simulation  Qualitative Approach Types of Research  Descriptive vs Analytical  Applied vs Fundamental  Quantitative vs Qualitative  Conceptual vs Empirical  Others (One time research,Field setting research or laboratory research or simulation research, Clinical or diagonastic research, Historical research) Key Concepts and Issues  time in research  variables  types of relationships  hypotheses  types of data  fallacies  structure or research  deduction and induction  ethics  validity Research Concepts  Simple  Understandable (at least to peers)  General  Short  Focused  Idea driven  Validated (at least discussed)  Deduction and Induction Deduction Induction Structure of Research The "hourglass" notion of research begin with broad questions narrow down, focus in operationalize OBSERVE analyze data reach conclusions generalize back to questions Homework/Assignment  Write One research idea  Discuss with peers (at least 2)  What type of research?  What kind of data?  What is your expected result? Format: ½ page, TNR, 1.5 spacing, A4 page, STD ID: Top-right corner. @CR: Combine and send via email Marks-10 (everyone gets !!!)