Research Methods
What is research?
Research = Systematic Investigations
Systematic = having methods
Who were the first researchers?
Socrates --> Plato --> Aristotle --> Alexander-->Ptolemy --> Copernicus --> Galilei --> Newton
How research is developed (research life cycle)?
Developing original ideas --> Describing the ideas --> Analysing the ideas
1. Define a research question
2. Developing or borrowing a theory
3. Developing a model
4. Producing data (observation, measurement,...)
5. Using the data
What is a research question?
1. answers something new
2. is based on previous research
3. is practical
4. is simple
5. is based on primary sources
6. is specific
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