Practical Qualitative Research 1 PDF

 Define what research is, including its characteristics, processes, and ethics of research. Reflect the importance of research in daily life. Illustrate the differences between a life that incorporates research and one that does not. to new it process discover a...

 Define what research is, including its characteristics, processes, and ethics of research. Reflect the importance of research in daily life. Illustrate the differences between a life that incorporates research and one that does not. to new it process discover a is knowledge It is a process to discover new knowledge. “A systematic investigation (i.e., the gathering and analysis of information) designed to develop or contribute to generalizable knowledge.” This means that research results or patterns found in a sample population will also be found in the wider population which the sample represents. Research is "creative and systematic work undertaken to increase the stock of knowledge". It involves the collection, organization and analysis of evidence to increase understanding of a topic.  According to purpose 1. Basic research is mainly concerned with generalizations and the formulation of theory. It is driven by curiosity or interest in a subject. 2. Applied research or field research involves practical problems of the society. It can be argued that the goal of applied research is to improve the human condition. Can you share your thoughts on the significance of research in our daily life?  to our daily life 1. Research increases the quality of life. According to Universities Canada, “Basic research has led to some of the most commercially successful and life-saving discoveries of the past century, including the laser, vaccines and drugs, and the development of radio and television.”  to our daily life 2. Research empowers us with knowledge. We gain a deeper understanding of people, and why they do the things they do. Best of all, we get to enrich our lives with the latest knowledge of health, nutrition, technology, and business, among others.  to our daily life 3. Research drives progress forward. Though scientists carry out research, the rest of the world benefits from their findings. We get to know the way of nature, and how our actions affect it. guidelines for the it responsible of conduct research provides It provides guidelines for the responsible conduct of research. As a researcher, why do you think it is important to observe and practice research ethics?  research ethics? 1. Practicing ethical guidelines while conducting and reporting research is essential to establish the validity of your research.  research ethics? 2. You must follow ethical guidelines issued by regulatory committees in order to ensure the safety of the participants of a study, the public at large, and that of the researcher himself/herself.  research ethics? 3. Following ethical guidelines will ensure that your research is authentic and error-free, and will allow you to gain credibility and support from the public. You must adhere to ethical guidelines also while presenting your findings in your manuscript.  research ethics? 4. This will ensure that your article is plagiarism- free and also no unverified data reaches the readers of your article. Apart from that, research ethics fill in a sense of responsibility among researchers and make it easy to fix responsibility in case of misconduct. I’m a good person. Why do I need to worry about research ethics? “The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.” Be honest about your research Omission of parts of research findings might constitute research misconduct It is also dishonest to puff up one’s results by adding irrelevant or misleading information or overstanding their significance. To whom do we owe the truth, and why?  and why? The public, for its funding support Individual research participants Colleagues and collaborators, whose research may be based on our research Funding institutions, for giving us resources Research institutions/universities The National Science Foundation definition Research misconduct means (1) fabrication, (2) falsification, or (3) plagiarism in proposing or performing research.  Fabrication is the construction and/or addition of data, observations, or characterizations that never occurred in the gathering of data or running of experiments.  Fabrication can occur when “filling out” the rest of experiment runs, for example. Claims about results need to be made on complete data sets (as is normally assumed), where claims made based on incomplete or assumed results is a form of fabrication.  Falsification is the changing or omission of research results (data) to support claims, hypotheses, other data, etc. Falsification can include the manipulation of research instrumentation, materials, or processes.  Manipulation of images or representations in a manner that distorts the data or “reads too much between the lines” can also be considered falsification. Plagiarism means the appropriation of another person’s ideas, processes, results or words without giving appropriate credit. Plagiarism is, perhaps, the most common form of research misconduct. Researchers must be aware to cite all sources and take careful notes. Using or representing the work of others as your own work constitutes plagiarism, even if committed unintentionally. 1. What is Research? 2. Explain how research is importance in your daily life? 3. How will research benefit you in personal and academic aspect? Let’s summarize what we have learned in today’s discussion.