The Importance

and Nature of
Research
 What is Research?
• Research is a systematic and
empirical study of facts, or the
study of the existing body of
knowledge translated into a
new concept, method, or
understanding.
The Importance
of Research in
Daily Life
Importance of Research In Daily Life
(Zarah, 2022)
1. It’s a tool for building knowledge and
facilitating learning.
2. It’s a mean to understand issues and
increase public awareness.
3. It helps succeed in business and in jobs.
4. It allows us to disprove lies and support
truths.
Importance of Research In Daily Life
(Zarah, 2022)
5. It is a means to find, gauge, and seize
opportunities.
6. It promotes a love of and confidence in
reading, writing, analyzing, and sharing
valuable information.
7. It provides nourishment and exercise for
the mind.
Characteristics of a Good Research
(Bouchrika, 2014)
1. Good research is anchored on a good research
question.
2. Good research follows a systematic, appropriate
methodology.
3. Good research acknowledges previous research on
the topic.
4. Good research is representative and generalizable.
5. Good research is replicable, and transparent.
RESEARCH PROCESS
Step One: Define the Research Problem
The first step in research process is to
develop a research question. This can be a
problem that needs to be solved or some
piece of information that is missing about a
particular topic. Answering this question will
be the focus of the research study.(Offord
Centre for Child Studies, 2017)
Step Two: Review the Literature
The researchers must now learn more about the topic
they are investigating. This not only provides important
background information about the issue they are
researching., but it also tells them what other studies
have already been conducted, how they were designed,
and what those studies found. In research, you often do
not want to repeat old studies, but rather add something
new to the field. (Offord Centre for Child Studies,
2017;Cornell University Library,2016)
Step Three: Formulate the Hypothesis
The hypothesis is a clear statement
of what is intended to be
investigated. It should be specified
before research is conducted and
openly stated in reporting the results.
Step Four: Design Research
The research design refers to the overall
strategy that you choose to integrate the
different components of the study in a
coherent and logical way, thereby,
ensuring you will effectively address the
research problem; it constitutes the
blueprint for the collection, measurement,
and analysis of data.
Step Five: Collect Data
The collection of data is a critical step in providing the
information needed to answer the research question.
Every study includes the collection of some type of
data-whether it is from the literature or from subjects
–to answer the research question. (Blankenship,
2010)Depending on the plan of the research, data
can be collected in the form of words on a survey ,
with a questionnaire, through observations, or from
the literature.(Offord Centre for Child Studies, 2017;
Human
Step Six: Analyze Data
Analysis of data plays an
important role in the achievement
of research aim and objectives.
(Dudovskiy, 2016) Once the data
have been collected , these must be
analyzed in order to answer the
original research question.
Step Seven: Interpret and Report
In this final part, you will have to justify why you think
that research aims and objectives have been achieved.
(Dudovskiy, 2016) Proofread the paper you have created
and report the results. There are different ways to share
the results of your research, among them is by
publication either in print or on the internet. Another is by
sending or submitting the research report to those
persons concerned or stakeholders such as policy
makers, government officials, company or business
executives, etc. Another way to share the results of your
research is through a colloquium where the researcher
presents orally the research report to an audience or to
the public.