The Research Inquiry

The Research Inquiry

1. Formulating a Question

   • Observing phenomena
   • Formulating a clean question
   • Viable Phenomena

2. Restrictions

   • Not Technology
   • Ethical Issues
   • Legal Prohibitions
   • Not Financing

3. Types of Research

   • Descriptive
     • What is the phenomenon? How is it called? What is the relevance of the phenomenon?
   • Predictive
     • What happens if you change or intervene in the phenomenon? Is it possible to modify it?
   • Analytical
     • Is there any theoretical or practical explanation of it? Is it measurable? How does it evolve? How does it behave?
   • Exploratory
     • Is there background information of this research topic? What characteristics does it show?

4. Justification and Viability

   • Social Relevance
   • Theorical Value
   • Convienence