INQUIRIES, INVESTIGATIONS AND IMMERSION

I.RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT OF RESEARCH

 INQUIRY – is carried out systematically II.MANAGING A RESEARCH PROJECT

to bring out new ideas, concepts,
technologies, and products for practical  RBM (Result-Based Management)
operations. - Unique strategy that revolves around
the concepts of planning doing or
implementing, monitoring, assessing, adjusting,
HYPOTHESIZE
and learning.
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INQUIRY IMPACT
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IMMEDIATE OUTCOME
RESEARCH COULD
 Provide solutions to problems through OUTPUTS
new, technological applications and
ACTIVITIES/COURSE OF ACTIONS
developments,
 Validate a hypothesis or a theory which INPUTS OR INVESTMENTS OR RESOURCES
leads to an increase knowledge and
development.  OUTCOMES – defined as observable
changes that are relevant to the
TWO TYPES OF RESEARCH fulfillment of the objects.
 Applied Research – leads to  PERFORMANCE INDICATORS – are
new products or new identified to gauge whether or not you
technologies that can later on have achieved the study’s outcomes
be commercialized & adopted and objectives.
widely  BASELINE DATA – a comparison of the
 Basic Research – provide situation before and after the research
sufficient evidence to prove a project.
certain concept or principle  ASSUMPTIONS – do not significantly
under investigation affect the outcome
PROCESS OF SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION  CONTROLS – refers to the important
1. Formulating research questions aspect in the design of the study aimed
2. Review of related literature at minimizing the effects of extraneous
3. Formulate hypothesis independent variables.
4. Processing of data
5. Communicating the results imp
act
less s
Specific and searchable outcomes
Measurable
Attainable control outputs
Realistic
Time-bound activities

inputs
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 PROGRESS REPORT – the ongoing SOURCES OF INFORMATION CLASSIFIED AS:
status of the program or research 1. PRIMARY SOURCES – containing
undertaking. firsthand information/those that have
 EVALUATION – the final important not been edited
aspect of the RBM framework. 2. SECONDARY SOURCES – those that
have been checked for accuracy and
** RESEARCH NORMS AND MISCONDUCTS proofread by other parties.

 ETHICS – pertains to the moral SOURCES OF INFORMATION

principles that govern one’s behavior in
relation to any activity.  INTERVIEWS – can be done with an
 FABRICATIONS – as an act of expert or any individual that may have
composing data or results and direct knowledge of the subject matter.
recording them.  SURVEY – a more formal means of
 FALSIFICATION – an act of manipulating acquiring information. It enables the
research materials, equipment or researcher to acquire both quali and
processes or results such that research quanti information.
is not accurately represented in the  PEER REVIEWING – done by editors of
research record. these publications groups or experts
 PLAGIARISM – appropriation of another known in their field or discipline.
person’s idea or words without giving  JOURNAL ARTICLES – contain an
appropriate credit. abstract or a section that summarizes
the content of the paper including
FORMS OF PLAGIARISM significant findings.
1. Cheating  DATABASES – are online repositories of
2. Presentation of commissioned work various sources of information.
3. Presentation of work of another
person **IONOGEL – a material made up of silica
4. Presentation of collaborative work matrix which ionic liquids are encapsulated.
as individual
5. Improper citation of sources
6. Non-acknowledgement of
references
7. Stealing of information from a work
done by another person

III. SOURCES OF INFORMATION

 DISCOVERY – deals with realizing the

concepts already found by other
researchers in the field
 ADVOCACY – focuses on understanding
the limitations of past studies.
 REVIEW OF LITERATURE – is effective in
providing firm foundation to a proposal
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IV. RESEARCH STRATEGIES project.

 INTRODUCTION – contains the - SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS – illustrate

background of the study, its potential specific procedures or methodologies
significance or contribution to existing that may be quite difficult to visualize
knowledge and its scope and mentally.
limitations.
 METHODOLOGY – gives details of your
planned research approach to address
the research question.
o Experimentation is undertaken
to establish cause-effect
relationships.
o Variables – are factors that can
be manipulated and measured.
o Independent – can be
manipulated & subjected to
experiments
o Dependent – observed upon
the subjects after they have
been influenced by
independent.
 REFERENCES – it will strengthen your
argument by demonstrating
traceability.
 PROPOSED TITLE – the title must be
suggestive of the purpose of the
planned study and the overall goal of
the inquiry. It should be specific and
self-explanatory.
 BUDGET PROPOSAL – shall include
payment for personnel services

 GANTT CHART or timetable – contains

and itemized list of activities planned in
accordance w/ the expected outcomes
and research objectives.

V. FLOWCHARTS

- FLOWCHARTS and schematic diagrams

are useful features of any research
proposal.
- FLOWCHARTS or diagrammatic
representations are included to present