How can an organisation, public or
private, ensure that it always operates in top form and, at the very least,
meets the objectives for which it was established? The answer lies in the
availability of factually correct, dependable and appropriate data. Obtaining
such data is what this publication is about. Introduction to research offers
a step-by-step approach to the fundamentals of research.
Introduction to research guides the novice researcher through
the research process, including how to choose the appropriate research
methodology and how to adhere to the standards for conducting ethical research.
It provides a synopsis of the entire research process, including the
formulation of a research proposal.
Contents include the following:
·
Ethical
practices in research
·
Sources
for scientific research topics
·
Demarcation
of the research problem
·
Formulating
a hypothesis
·
Preparing
for a literature review and the development of a theoretical framework
·
Writing
the research proposal
·
Preliminary
investigation and research techniques
·
Data
analysis
·
Writing
the research report
Introduction to research is aimed at all students and
researchers, across a variety of disciplines.
Chapter 1 The attributes of
research
Chapter 2 Ethical practices in
research
Chapter 3 Types of and approaches
to research
Chapter 4 Sources for scientific
research topics
Chapter 5 Demarcation of the research
problem
Chapter 6 Formulating a hypothesis
Chapter 7 Preparing for a
literature review and the development of a theoretical framework
Chapter 8 Writing the research
proposal
Chapter 9 Principles of the
research process and types of research methodologies
Chapter 10 Preliminary
investigation and research techniques
Chapter 12 Technical aspects of
report writing
Chapter 13 Writing the research
report
Chapter 14 Attributes of academic
writing
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