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14 b) Generate a hypothesis c) Plan the approach to be used in answering the question d) Perform experiments or gather data e) Analyze results (sort, synthesize and evaluate) f) Report findings. High-quality research provides innovative and creative approaches to a problem. This is typically characterized by measurability, repeatability, consilience, economy and heurism (Figure 2). High-quality research is made possible by an enabling environment, which includes the availability of resources (funding, personnel, infrastructure), organization (mentoring, interdisciplinary collaboration) as well as an ethical research culture. Increasingly, research projects are multidisciplinary collaborations that have the advantage of allowing researchers in one disciple to benefit from the insights and methods of researchers in other disciplines. Furthermore, collaborations permit the pooling of resources and the investigation of different aspects of a research problem. Are the parameters measurable? (measurability) Are the results consistent with other established facts? (consilience) Are the results replicable? (replicability) Is the presentation simple and understandable? (economy) Do the results stimulate further investigations? (heurism) Figure 2. Diagnostic questions for high-quality research A research proposal is a structured plan for a research cycle designed to investigate a specific phenomenon. It describes a research problem, its significance and the research design that will be used to investigate it. Eventually, it may be used as the starting point for writing research papers (Rein and Schuster). While research proposal formats may vary, a typical proposal will: a) Identify a practical or research problem and describe its context, including why there is a problem and why it needs to be addressed. b) Clearly state the research question that will be asked in order to solve the problem. c) Indicate the appropriateness of the proposal to one’s expertise and access to materials. d) Summarize the literature and show how previous findings relate to expected discoveries from the proposed research. e) Describe the methods that will be used and indicate why the methods are justifiable and discuss their limitations. Methods may include experiments, database research, field studies, interviews and other sources of information. f) Describe the methods of data analysis that will be used. g) Discuss the implications or significance of what the study may discover.
15 h) Provide a timeline for completion of the various steps in the research. i) Provide references. The final step in the research cycle is the reporting of results and the insights that have been gained in the course of the study. The most common method of reporting is the publication of papers in journals specific to each field. Such papers become references for other scientists and are thus subject to high standards of quality. Journal articles or papers are descriptions of experiments and data that contribute to the existing body of knowledge in a field of study. Typically, they have minimal introductory sections that highlight the significance of the research question and of the results. Before publication, papers undergo peer review to ensure the validity of results. Theses and dissertations are intended to demonstrate a student’s expertise in a subject and report findings that contribute to the advancement of knowledge. Typically, they include a thorough literature review, methods used and results. Exceptionally, a dissertation may form the basis of a book; more often chapters of it may form the basis of journal articles. Research papers are for reporting research findings with other scientists or for reviewing the research conducted by others. These papers are central to the advancement of science, with the work of one scientist building <strong>up</strong>on that of others. The structure of a scientific paper includes the following: a) Abstract: a short section that identifies a problem, the methodology, the findings and insights. b) Introduction: provides the motivation and background necessary to understand the work. This section should be concise and should end with a short description of what the paper is about. c) Methods: detailed description of the methods, written in a way that experiments are replicable. d) Results and discussion: describes and interprets the results obtained. e) Conclusion: highlights the most important outcome of the work and the insights on the problem that were gained. Effective scientific papers are interesting and useful to many readers, including experts and newcomers to the field. Thus, papers must not only present a chronological account of the research work, but also the validity and significance of the work. The information should be conveyed clearly, accurately, and concisely. Effective papers present the content in a way that is easy for the reader to follow. Here are some guidelines: a) Select the content for the paper and organize it in a reader-friendly way.
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