Activity 1 in Practical Research 1

Systematic investigation that requires data to be collected, analyzed, and interpreted of any social or natural phenomena where results and conclusions are aimed at contributing to generalizable knowledge.

• Method

• Research

• Design

• Scientific Method

It aims to infer theoretical concepts and patterns from observed data; also known as Theory Building Research.

• Deductive

• Empirical

• Inductive

• Non-empirical

It often referred to as deductive research; aims to understand the world by generalizability using controlled, value-neutral processes.

• Qualitative Research

• Explanatory Research

• Descriptive Research

• Quantitative Research

It aims to use the acquired knowledge in order to contribute directly to the understanding or resolution of practical issues.

• Applied Research

• Basic Research

• Exploratory Research

• Descriptive Research

Information gathered through experience and direct data collection

• Inductive

• Deductive

• Non-empirical

• Empirical

It provides explanations of an observed phenomena by answering the “why” and “how” questions.

• Exploratory Research

• Explanatory Research

• Descriptive Research

• Empirical

A strategic plan of how to go about answering the research questions.

• Design

• Methodology

• Methods

• Tools

Specific set of tools that a researcher uses throughout the study.

• Tools

• Design

• Methods

• Methodology

This is related to explanatory research, but instead answers the ‘who’, ‘what’, and ‘where’ questions.

• Exploratory Research

• Explanatory Research

• Descriptive Research

• Applied Research

A standardized set of techniques for building scientific knowledge.

• Research Process

• Empirical

• Non-scientific knowledge

• Scientific Method