5.1 Research Design and Data Collection
This section of the Research Gateway will provide you with information on the steps you
should follow in order to actually do your project. This is arguably the most important part
of your project because if you make mistakes with the way you carry out the project your
research has the potential to be invalid and unreliable. The process to be followed can
be broken into four steps. First, you need to define your research problem by reviewing
the relevant existing literature on the topic and using this to generate research
questions. Second, you will have to establish a plan to ensure that the investigation is
carried out. This is the research design phase of your project and requires you to think
about the type of research you are doing and the approach that that you will take to it. At
this stage you will also have to consider the ethics, reliability and validity of your project
as these issues can seriously undermine your research. Third, you will need to consider
how you are actually going to collect your data - what research instruments will you
use? Finally, all of this will be reported in the Methodology section of your project.
By now you should realise that the research part of the project is the substantive portion
of the work that you are required to do. Not only do you have to design your research,
but you also have to carry it out and then report it. This is a complex process requiring
you to make a number of key decisions about what you need to find out and how to find
it. The resources provided in this section of the Gateway will help you to make these
decisions. They provide information on:
• the principles of research design - the type of questions to be
answered and the best way of answering these will determine the
approach to be taken to the study;
• the type of study - there are general approaches to carrying out
research that need to be considered when deciding how to collect data.
The choice of which is appropriate is fundamental to the success of the
research;
• methods of data collection - the methodological approaches referred to
above tend to be associated with particular types of data collection
methods. It is important to choose the right data collection method(s)
as this will allow data to be collected that will meet the objectives of the
research;
• methodological reporting - there is a need to explain to the reader how
the results were obtained so that your research can be evaluated fully.
As always, use the Gateway resources appropriately. There are a substantial number
of resources available in this section and it is important that you first, identify which are
appropriate for your research and second, consider the data in the light of what your
institution requires of you. You need to use these resources purposefully - to help you
perform to your best in meeting the specific requirements of your own institution.
Don't forget that your institution will have expectations of you and your project. These
override any information that you get from this Gateway. Bear in mind that you may be
able to successfully complete your project without using the Gateway, but you are
unlikely to succeed if you fail to take account of what your institution requires!
THAT's ALL:)
examples of investigatory titles
it is the intoduction of your investigatory project. it enriches your SIP :)))
investigatory project about environment
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it's not an investigatory project 'cause you're not investigating, you're making a freakin' object! >.<
An investigatory project is a planned experiment for the purposes of research. An investigatory project about plants would be to set up a controlled experiment to see which color of light that plants grow best in.
An investigatory project is a planned experiment for the purposes of research. One investigatory project using a spectrometer would be to use the instrument in order to determine the glucose levels of different types of foods.
An investigatory project is a planned experiment for the purposes of research. One investigatory project for pressure would be to create a racecar that uses the air pressure in a balloon to roll across a room and to see how speed and distance can be manipulated.
The study of light requirements for a plant would be an example of a biology investigatory project. It is research and a scientific experimentation that explains the observation.
An investigatory project is a planned experiment for the purposes of research. An investigatory project involving biology would be to conduct an experiment on the effects of fertilizer on play growth.
The chapter 1in the investigatory project is Introduction..
An investigatory project is the type of project that tries to find answers for questions using scientific methods. Investigatory projects are problem-solving projects.
1.global warming investigatory project
examples of investigatory titles
How about using a turmeric as a highlighter ink, huh? My sister did that as her Investigatory Project and it worked. Ha, see?
Investigatory Project About Solid Waste Proper Management
i want project. and that is why i want to have an investigatory project about electricity from fruits. i want comlplete data and analysis about this. thanks.