Research Methodology

Research Methodology

1. Sources of ideas for an investigation

   • Research ideas
     • They can arise at any time or place
     • It is the first approach to reality to be investigated
       • These ideas are vague and must be translated into more concrete problems
   • Instances from which research ideas arise

2. The process of the investigation

   • Statement of the quantitative problem
     • Criterion
       • Delimit the problem
         • Relationship between variables
           • Ask as a question
             • Treat an observable problem
     • Elements
       • Research objectives
         • They must be clearly expressed to avoid possible deviations; point to what is sought in the investigation
       • Research questions
         • They orient towards the answers that are sought with the research
       • Justification of the investigation
         • Indicates why and why of the investigation, it is necessary to justify the study by means of an exposition
       • Research feasibility
         • Feasibility of conducting a study in terms of available resources. (financial, human and material resources)
       • Consequences of the investigation
         • Positive or negative repercussions that the study involves in the ethical and aesthetic fields.
   • Elaboration of the theoretical framework
     • Literature review and construction of a theoretical perspective
       • Stages
         • The corresponding revision.
           • It consists of detecting, consulting and obtaining the bibliography and other useful materials for the purposes of the study.
             • Sources
               • Primary
                 • They provide first-hand data, since these are documents that contain the results of studies
               • Secondary
                 • They are lists, compilations and summaries of references or primary sources published in a particular area of knowledge.
               • Tertiary or general
           • Phases
             • Start of review
               • The review can start directly with the collection of primary sources, a situation that occurs when the researcher knows their location
             • Obtaining
               • They are located in physical and electronic libraries, film libraries, newspaper libraries, video libraries or other places where they are
             • Consultation
               • Select the sources that will be useful for our specific theoretical framework and discard those that do not serve us
             • Extraction and compilation of information of interest
               • The way of compiling is the least important thing, the important thing is that the necessary data and ideas are extracted for the elaboration of the theoretical framework
             • Construction of the theoretical framework
         • Adopting a theory or developing a theoretical or reference perspective.
           • Criterion
             • Ability to describe, explain and predict
               • A theory must be able to describe, explain and predict the phenomenon (s) to which it refers
             • Logical consistency
               • The propositions that comprise it must be interrelated
             • Perspective
             • Innovation-inventive
             • Simplicity
           • Features
             • Explain the phenomenon
             • Predict the phenomenon
             • Systematize knowledge
     • It is a written compendium of articles, books, and other documents that describe the past and current state of knowledge about the study problem
     • Features
       • Guide the study, Prevent mistakes, Broaden the horizon, Inspire new studies, Provide a frame of reference