An introduction to Research

1. An introduction to
Social research
Presented by:
Prof. Akhlas Ahmed
NILAT (56th
PGD Program)
Nov. 15th
, 2017
Lecture # 01

2. Please introduce yourself first!

3. A birds eye view about topic!

4. Do you know what research is?

5. Research in common is the
quest or search for knowledge.

6. Let's try to understand about
the concept of research!

7. ‘Research’ is a very dynamic word…
It’s answer varying from one person to other, from layman to scientist
and even from one field to other.
Do you agree?

8. Examples:
Baying electronic item on very low price!
Getting best deal for food entertainment!
Find out cheaper travelling packages for holidays!
A business analysis continuously looking at the
share market to investment for maximum profit!
An undergraduate student collecting information
for his assignment!
Graduate or postgraduate student simply
collecting and compiling data for their project
assigned by the professor!
Do you think all these examples are considered
as research? If yes/ no (tell How?)

9. It’s about collecting data!

10. It’s about collecting
information!

11. It’s about learning new things!

12. It’s about finding new things!

13. It’s about broadening your own
horizon!

14. As well it’s about advancing
your knowledge!

15. How to broaden your horizon?

16. In order to broaden your horizon
combining thoughts about data
and new knowledge

17. It start with great idea!

18. Select and formulate questions
to be studied…

19. Data must be collected,
summarized and organized

20. Data must be relate with
the research questions

21. Conclusion should then be
drawn and thought limitation of
the study

22. Suggestion should be made for
further research

23. Honesty and accuracy of your data

24. To know the difference between
theory and fact!

25. What do you know about
scientific knowledge?

26.  Knowledge should be of
scientific in nature.
 It should explain certain
phenomena and behavior
using scientific method

27. Research is divided into two
broad types
1.Inductive or theory building
2.Deductive or theory testing

28. A theory is a supposition or
generalized thinking of ideas or
intended to answer

29. A fact is something known or
proven choose by the society

30. The definition of research is to
digging out information using
scientific method through
different reliable sources.

31. According to oxford dictionary
‘ The definition of research is
the systematic investigation into
and study of materials and
sources in order to establish
facts and reach new conclusion.

32. Research is a learning and
sharing knowledge

33. Q/A Session