This PowerPoint helps students to consider the concept of infinity.
Introduction to research methodology
1.
2. Meaning of Research
A careful investigation or inquiry specially through
search for new facts in any branch of knowledge
3. Objectives of Research
To gain familiarity with a phenomenon or to achieve
new insights into it Exploratory
To portray accurately the characteristics of a particular
individual, situation or a group Descriptive
To determine the frequency with which something
occurs or with which it is associated with something
else Diagnostic
To test a hypothesis of a causal relationship between
variables Causal
4. Types of Research
Descriptive vs. Analytical
Applied vs. Fundamental
Quantitative vs. Qualitative
Conceptual vs. Empirical
6. Research Methods vs.
Methodology
Methods Methodology
Observation
Mail Questionnaire
Personal interview
Photographs, recording, use
of score cards
Identification of social and
economic background of
respondents
Detailed schedule with open
and closed questions
7. Research Process
Define
research
problem
Analyze
data
Review
concepts and
theories
Collect data
Formulate
hypothesis
Design
research
Review
previous
research
finding
Interpret
and report
Review the literature
9. Criteria of Good Research
Purpose of research should be clearly defined
Research procedure used should be described
Procedure should yield to results as objective as
possible
Flaws in design should be reported
Analysis of data should be sufficiently adequate
Conclusions should be confined to those justified by
the data of the research
10. Problems encountered by
researchers in India
Lack of scientific training in methodology of research
Insufficient interaction
Lack of confidence in researchers
Overlapping research studies
Difficulty of adequate and timely secretarial assistance
Unsatisfactory library management
