Introduction to Research Methodology and Research Methods Lecture 1

Research methodology is the specific procedures or techniques used to identify, select, process, and analyze information about a given topic.
Research methodology follows specific scientific principles.
It is the science of the study of how research is done systematically.
The methodology section answers two main questions:
How was the data collected or generated?
How was it analyzed?
Research methodology
The methodology is a theoretical aspect of how research should be undertaken.
Research methodology is a systematic way to solve a problem. It is the science of studying how research is to be carried out.
Essentially, the procedures by which researchers go about their work of describing, explaining, and predicting phenomena are called research methodology.
It is also defined as the study of methods by which knowledge is gained. Its aim is to give the work plan of research.
Research methodology seeks to answer: how did the researcher complete his study.
Research is a process of arriving at dependable solutions through planned systematic collection analysis and interpretation of data
A systematic process of collecting examining and interpreting data
Types of research
a) Based on the aims of the research
1) Basic research
This is a type of research that aims at building knowledge but not of immediate application by practitioners
It doesn’t produce results of immediate and practical use but it provides empirical knowledge which constitutes foundations for fundamental knowledge
2) Action/applied research
This is a type of research that focuses on activities in order to obtain information to solve operational problems.
It solves immediate and practical problems requiring scientific and immediate solutions on top of adding to scientific knowledge.
It provides information for the planning and implementation of projects and programs.

It is conducted before a project is implemented (feasibility/baseline study) or to evaluate a program (formative and summative evaluation)

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