What
is the need for research?
It is a task to
conduct research in order to inform a case involves carrying out experimental
tests in order to : 1. Illustrate a point 2. provide further information.
And aims to
·
Discover
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Interpret
·
Revise existing knowledge.
What
is a research design?
·
It is a tool which assists in defining the
topic under investigation.
·
Describes the method by which the topic
will be explored
·
Analyses the sources which will be utilized
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Often necessary to revise and enhance
design when more is known about the topic under investigation
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Initial research design is a brief general
statement of topic under investigation( consists of the methods and the
sources)
What
to consider while writing an initial research design?
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Topic under investigation? What is the hypothesis?
Define as exactly as possible what it is that is being investigated.
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Reason of particular investigation being
conducted
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Literature review
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Is the research different and original?
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Merits and shortcomings of the existing
state of knowledge
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Importance and significance of the chosen research
topic.
