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