Research Methodology

Course Code: CSE-RM, Fall 1200

SECTION 1: (F) 10AM-12PM

Presented by
Dr. Rubaiyat Islam
Associate Professor, WUB
Adjunct Faculty, IUB.
Omdena Bangladesh Chapter Lead
Crypto-economist Consultant
Sifchain Finance, USA.
WRITING RESEARCH PAPER AND
REPORT WRITING
 WRITING A RESEARCH REPORT

• Planning and beginning the process;

• Report sections;
• Text, map, and image presentation;
• Citations
 YOUR RESEARCH OUTCOMES SHOULD

- Write a report on the research endeavor;

- Draw inferences from the research findings.
- Create a case based on your findings.
 QUESTIONS YOUR REPORT
SHOULD ADDRESS

- What was the issue with the research?

- What makes this issue significant?

What role does the project play in relation to other ongoing studies?

- How did you look at the problem of the research?

- What have you discovered?

What do these results indicate to you?

What conclusion do you draw?

 TIPS OF WRITING A RESEARCH
REPORT

– Writing is an iterative process, so you don't have to start from

scratch!
– Write about whatever it is you want to write about!
– The value of reflective free writing
- Writing from new perspectives - Giving up on perfection - Being
prepared to throw out entire sections
 STEPS IN WRITING

- Free-writing
- Formulate a general argument (consider composing an abst
or thesis statement).
- Create an outline, then write and edit it several times over.
needed, go back and revise the introduction.
 GENERAL FORMAT OF A
RESEARCH REPORT

• Report body:
- Introduction;
- Literature review;
- Methodology;
- Results;
- Discussion;
- Conclusions
 GENERAL FORMAT OF A
RESEARCH REPORT

Front matter
– Title Page
– Acknowledgements page – Abstract
– Table of Contents
– List of Tables
– List of Figures
 GENERAL FORMAT OF A
RESEARCH REPORT

Front matter
– Title Page
– Acknowledgements page – Abstract
– Table of Contents
– List of Tables
– List of Figures
 WRITING A RESEARCH REPORT

End matter
– Appendices
– Endnotes
– Reference list
(Save time and develop your reference list as you write! )
 SECTION OF A RESEARCH REPORT

Title:
- Keep it brief;
- add a subtitle if needed
- Fun or intriguing titles work better
An abstract is a 200–300 word, non-technical synopsis of
your study.
- Questions to be answered: • Describe the research problem
and its significance. • How and why did you act?
• What were the findings?
• What do your results signify?
 SECTION OF A RESEARCH REPORT

Introduction:
- Summarize the subject in the opening phrase;
- provide an example to highlight key theoretical points;
- Summarize your paper's main points and argument.
- Review of the Literature: An analysis of previous
researchers' findings Critical evaluation of other people's
theories
- You ought to evaluate and compare the outcomes of
others.
- Gives your project an external context; - Justifies your
project
 SECTION OF A RESEARCH REPORT

Methodology
– Details of method and procedures
– Discusses the reasons for choosing your methods and procedures
Contents of a methodology section
- Justification for a methodological approach
- Hypotheses
- Study area description
- Study population demographics
- Methods of population selection
- Types of data and sources description
- An explanation of the procedures and methods for gathering data
- An explanation of the procedures and methods for data analysis
 SECTION OF A RESEARCH REPORT

• Results:
- Describes the primary discoveries and offers a concise
explanation of the findings.
- If you have any hypotheses, accept or reject them.

• Discussion: Provide a reasoned defense of the significance

of your findings. – Your findings offer proof to bolster and
exemplify your claim.

– Determine any possible mistakes: What may make your

findings invalid? What changes could you make to your
research design?
 SECTION OF A RESEARCH REPORT

Conclusion Sections of the Report

– A restatement of the research problem
– A short statement of the main findings and their
importance.
– Limitations of the study
- Prospects for further investigation