Rs infosheet1

A Paradigm

You UniversitySTUDY

? RESEARCH

• To learn• To impart the skill• To support the University in its

mission to be a knowledge source to support innovation

Why Research? O Class recitation – June 26, 2013

O “To get necessary information needed to create a Thesis…” (Rashdy)

O “To understand more about things …” (Johanna)

O “To get more information … (Marisa)”O “To learn about past studies made…”

(Jeremias)

Why? Why? Why?O To answer questions and make

decisions using a systematic approach, because COMMON SENSE is often wrong

O To invent, be on leading edge of discovery, be a scientist

O To transfer discoveries to benefit society

O To work in interesting and rewarding careers

OTO SOLVE PROBLEMS

What is Research?

“If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it? “

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What is Research?

Research is the systematic process of collecting and analyzing information to increase our understanding of the phenomenon under study.

- (Leedy & Ormrond, 2004)

What is Research?An inquiry or investigation conducted by an

undergraduate student that makes an original, intellectual, or creative contribution to the discipline....

-from the Council on Undergraduate Research, Ohio State University

What is (our) Research?

O It is a scientific investigation that results in a novel solution to a problem.

! It does not answer WHAT questions, rather it answers HOW

questions.

What is IT Research/Commercialization?

O Problem-basedO Requires the use of technology to solve

problems of an organization/industry/ companyO Requires validation of solution in relation to the

goals of the organization/industry/ companyO Requires creation of new knowledge

What is CS Research?

O Problem-basedO Investigates creation of/compares raw/frontier

technologies; or O May involve the use of these raw/frontier technologies

to improve existing solutions to problemsO Requires validation of solution in relation to technique

applied and not based on the application domainO Requires creation of new knowledge

Bottom-line !O There has to be a problem that

needs solving. O There has to be a scientific

methodology to use to solve the problem.

O There has to be the use of technology to solve the problem.

O There has to be validation of the solution.

O There has to be knowledge creation.

Looking For TopicsO Read.

O Websites of funding agenciesO Technology magazines/sections of

periodicalsO World/global issues

O Consult. O Teachers/possible mentorsO Experts (in your university, via DOST

website (www.dost.gov.ph) and CHED-ZRC websites (http://ched-zrc.dlsu.edu.ph/), other universities)

Self-check 1.1Self-check 1.11. Define Research. 2. Enumerate 4 characteristics of a CS researchO _________________________________O _________________________________O _________________________________O _________________________________3. Enumerate 4 characteristics of an IT researchO _________________________________O _________________________________O _________________________________O _________________________________