Lecture 1 Flashcards
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- _____ then trying to ____ drives research and analysis
describing then trying to explain drives research and analysis
*Definition: systematic exploration of a phenomena to discover new insights
Research
Definition: What is why, why there and why care?
Which two are the main focus of analytical techniques?
Geography!
The what and the why are the main focus of analytical techniques.
Research is ______ because it’s not anecdotal - if you’re looking for a new restaurant, you’re going to find one ____!
systematic… systematically!
What is this:
look at the real world ->
conceptualize-hypothesize-design <-> observe <-> analyze ->
generalize
the “Scientific” Research Method
What stage of the research process is this:
“consider problems, questions, phenomena. Includes the literature/knowledge review.”
Topic (A)
What stage of the research process is this:
“Formulate ideas/hypothesis/connections/models. Establish overall and specific objectives.”
Hypothesize (B)
What stage of the research process is this:
“Specify variables to be observed, measurement methods/instruments, study site and population, permits, ethical review, pilot study and sampling design.”
Design/Methods (C)
What stage of the research process is this:
“collect and code!”
Observe (D)
What stage of the research process is this:
“Prepare/clean data - uni-variate and bi-variate analysis, time/space patterns, inferential/significance tests.”
Analyze (E)
What stage of the research process is this:
“Summarize and interpret. Revisit hypothesis, objectives, literature and theories - make recommendations.”
Generalize (F)
What stage of the research process is this:
“Reports, presentations, posters, websites.”
Communicate (G)
Who produced the course guide from the library?
Peter Genzinger
Peter Genzinger created a guide with 5 steps and a bonus. Can you name the steps?
- initial first steps
- identifying your main concepts
- creating your research strategy
- specific techniques for specific databases
- additional help
