A Paradigm You Universi ty STUDY ? RESEARCH • To learn • To impart the skill • To support the University in its mission to be a knowledge source to support innovation
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 _________________________________