Research method concept

Research methods

Shechayan.V

Sadam Hossain

Hadungshar Swargiary

Introduction

• Investigation using scientific procedures by searching again and again to find out the truth.

• Research is the continual research for truth using the scientific method. It is the pursuit of the truth with the help of study, investigation,observation,comparison,and experimentation.

Meaning of Research

Webster’s international dictionary• “A careful critical inquiry or examination

in seeking facts or principles of diligent investigation in order to ascertain something.”

Cambridge dictionary “A detailed study of a subject, especially in

order to discover (new) information or reach a (new) understanding.”

Definition: Research

• A/c to John Best, “ Research is a more systematic activity directed towards discovery and the development of an organized study of knowledge.

• A/c to Lundberg, “Research is sufficiently objective and systematic to make possible classification, generalization and verification of the data observed.

• A/c to Clifford Woody, “Research is a careful inquiry or principles, a diligent investigation to ascertain somethig.

Basic Concept of researcher

• Researcher might verify and evaluate idea.

• If we do not verify, no one believes.• Researcher have to evaluate the proposed

idea in order to know the numerical results, safety, reliability, and so on.

• Research can use calculation and/ or simulation and /or experiments in order to evaluate the proposed idea.

Cont…

• Research have to consider advantage / disadvantage and side effect.

-Everything has merit and demerit .

-Nothing has only good views proposed method for solving problem has to trade off.

• To discover the limitation and side effect is for safety of public.

Cont…

• To think & explain from cause to results .

- people will accept the information when it has reason and cause.

-reason might match with results .

- results without reason can not be belived.

Need for Research

• Exploration

• Describe

• Diagnose

• Hypothesis

• Inductions and deductions.

Scope of Research

• Research for decision making

• Helps social scientists in studying social relationships and in seeking answers to various social problems.

• For students, research means a careerism or a way to attain a high position in the social structure.

Objective Research

The prime objective of research are:• To discover new facts.• To verify and test important facts.• To analyze an event or process or phenomenon

to identify the cause and effect relationship.• To final solution to scientific, nonscientific and

social problems and.• To overcome or solve the problems occurring in

our every day life.

Signification of Research

• To gather necessary information.

• To make change.

• Improving standard of living.

• For a safer life.

• To know the truth.

• Explore our history.

• Understanding arts.

Conclusion

We can conclude that the research is a systematic logical and structural, with specific sequence in accordance with a well defined set of rules.