The Research Process

The Research Process

1. Research: a way of examining your practice

   • Researcher allows professionals to critically examine their field of performance, in this way they can look for techniques that allow them to improve their practice
   • There are several types of questions that we ask during the investigations allow as to find a solution to the problem we raised at the beginning of the investigation

2. Aplications of Research

   • Every profession uses research methods in varaying amounts in many areas.

3. Definitions of research

   • Some methods used to carry out the investigation are informal and unconventional depending on the fild to be investigated

4. Characteristics of Research

   • The Following definitions allow as to understand and analyze the responses correctly
     • 1.Controlled
       • 2. Rigorous-
         • 3.Systematic
           • 4.Valid and verifiable
             • 5. Empirical
               • 6.Critical

5. Types of Research

   • Application of the research study
     • Pure Research
       • Applied Research
   • objectives in undertaking the research
     • Descriptive research
       • Correlational research
         • Exploratory research
           • Explanatory research
   • Inquiry mode employed
     • Quantitative research
       • Qualitative research

6. Paradigms of Research

   • Positivism
     • Naturalist

7. The Research Process: An 8 step model

   • It a model generic in nature

8. Steps in planning a research study

   • 1. formulating a research problem
     • 2. conceptualising research design
       • 3. constructing and instrument for data collection
         • 4. selecting a sample
           • 5.writing a research proposal
   • Steps in conducting a study
     • 6: processing data
       • 7: writing a research report

9. Yesica QuevedoCarolina Vasquez Natalia Forero