Research Methodology - Research Process
Planning for research
Formulating a research proposal
What is a Research Proposal?
A research proposal is a document written by a researcher that provides a detailed description of the proposed program. It is like an outline of the entire research process that gives a reader a summary of the information discussed in a project.
Reflect upon and explain the process that you completed to develop your IRP research question. Consider planning, brainstorming, sample size, key verb, etc.
I brainstormed ideas I was interested in researching for my IRP and for each idea I looked to see if there was substantial research available for it. Once I found a topic that had enough literature to use then I moved onto wording the question. I started with looking at a large group of people before deciding to refine it rather dramatically. I then looked at the key verb and decided on two before choosing between them. Once I had this I pieced together the different parts of the question to form my question
A research proposal is a document written by a researcher that provides a detailed description of the proposed program. It is like an outline of the entire research process that gives a reader a summary of the information discussed in a project.
Reflect upon and explain the process that you completed to develop your IRP research question. Consider planning, brainstorming, sample size, key verb, etc.
I brainstormed ideas I was interested in researching for my IRP and for each idea I looked to see if there was substantial research available for it. Once I found a topic that had enough literature to use then I moved onto wording the question. I started with looking at a large group of people before deciding to refine it rather dramatically. I then looked at the key verb and decided on two before choosing between them. Once I had this I pieced together the different parts of the question to form my question
Managing resources, eg time, materials
Time
- Keep to the deadlines set in the task outline
- Set aside time every day or so to work on the task
- Make full use of the time allocated in class
Materials
- Use only what is needed but enough to ensure good results
- Outsource if necessary
- Have extra in case more is needed later on
- Keep to the deadlines set in the task outline
- Set aside time every day or so to work on the task
- Make full use of the time allocated in class
Materials
- Use only what is needed but enough to ensure good results
- Outsource if necessary
- Have extra in case more is needed later on
Conducting research
Accessing sources of data
Collecting and recording data
Documenting actions and issues
Interpreting research
Presenting research findings
Analysing research results
Drawing conclusions from research