Name: Melesse Bisema Dessie Id: Mtr/226/12 Submitted To: Dr. Tvrmana
Name: Melesse Bisema Dessie Id: Mtr/226/12 Submitted To: Dr. Tvrmana
Name: Melesse Bisema Dessie Id: Mtr/226/12 Submitted To: Dr. Tvrmana
ID: MTR/226/12
Submitted to: Dr. TVRmana
1) Define research & discuss the objectives of research in detail
Research is a logical and systematic search for new and useful information on a
particular topic. It is an investigation of finding solutions to scientific and social problems
through objective and systematic analysis.
Descriptive research includes surveys and fact-finding enquiries of different kinds while in
analytical research, on the other hand, the researcher has to use facts or information already
available, and analyse these to make a critical evaluation of the material
3) How do you identify a research problem? Discuss the steps involved in the
investigation process.
A person who wants to conduct a research can get its problem (can identify problems) from the
following sources. These are like Theory of one’s own interest, Daily problems, Technological
changes, recent trends, unexplored areas and Discussion with experts and research supervisor.
After identifying a problem, in order to solve it, it has to be defined and formulated properly.
For this purpose, one can execute the following.
Applied Research: In an applied research one solves certain problems employing well
known and accepted theories and principles
The basic and applied researches can be quantitative or qualitative or even both.
Therefore both of them can further divided as follow
Quantitative research
Qualitative research
Mixed research
Exploratory research
Descriptive research
Longitudinal research
Cross sectional research
Action research etc
5) Research methods versus methodology
The differences between research method and research methodology can be drawn clearly on
the following grounds: