KP290 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Hemorrhoid
Lecture 1 and 2:
Lecture 1: September 8, 2017
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Lecture 2: September 11, 2017
What is “research”?
Research is formally defined as:
Systematic inquiry that uses disciplined methods to answer questions or solve
problems (survey, questionnaire)
A collection of methods and methodologies that researchers apply systematically
to produce scientifically based knowledge
5 Key Characteristics of Research
1. Systematic
Plan, identify, design, collect data, evaluate
2. Logical
Examine procedures to evaluate conclusions
3. Empirical
Decision are based on data
4. Reductive
general relationships are established from data, reduce it so it is manageable
5. Replicable
actions are recorded and can be repeated
Two Key Types of Research
1. Basic researchers
2. Applied researchers
Basic Research
Basic
Aims to expand the knowledge base by formulating, evaluating, or expanding a theory
Research in the medical sciences is usually of this type.
Primary purpose is discovering knowledge for the sake of knowledge alone
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Applied Research
Applied
Aims to solve practical problems, although it uses the same characteristics as basic
research
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Document Summary
Systematic inquiry that uses disciplined methods to answer questions or solve problems (survey, questionnaire) A collection of methods and methodologies that researchers apply systematically to produce scientifically based knowledge. Plan, identify, design, collect data, evaluate: logical. Examine procedures to evaluate conclusions: empirical. Decision are based on data: reductive. General relationships are established from data, reduce it so it is manageable: replicable. Actions are recorded and can be repeated. Two key types of research: basic researchers, applied researchers. Aims to expand the knowledge base by formulating, evaluating, or expanding a theory. Research in the medical sciences is usually of this type. Primary purpose is discovering knowledge for the sake of knowledge alone. Aims to solve practical problems, although it uses the same characteristics as basic research. Theoretical concepts are tested in real situations the real world becomes the laboratory for the research (particularly in health research)
