RESEARCH PROCESSResearch process deals with the ways and strategies used by researchers to understand the world around us.It involves a dedicated system of scientific methodology that can be used by researchers to arrive at the right conclusions. WHAT IS RESEARCH / THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD?What is Research?What is the Scientific Method? Definition of the Scientific Method HISTORYThe History of Scientific Method Who Invented the Scientific Method Aristotle’s Zoology - History of Biology Islamic Scholars and Biology - History of Biology Islamic Ophthalmology and Islamic Medicine Alchemy and the Philosopher's Stone - History of Chemistry Islamic Alchemy - History of Chemistry Ancient Medicine - History of Medicine Islamic Medicine - History of Medicine Ancient Physics - History of Physics Aristotle’s Psychology - History of Psychology Islamic Psychology - History of Psychology STEPSSteps of the Scientific Method - The scientific method has a similar structure to an hourglass - starting from general questions, narrowing down to focus on one specific aspect, then designing research where we can observe and analyze this aspect. At last, the hourglass widens and the researcher concludes and generalizes the findings to the real world. AIMS OF RESEARCHThe general aims of research are:Purpose of Research - Why do we conduct research? Why is it necessary? ELEMENTS OF RESEARCHCommon scientific research elements are:Characterization - How to understand a phenomenon
Hypothesis and Theory
Observation or Experimentation
REASONING AND LOGICThere is no straight answer to the best reasoning to apply to the research process. Here are a few articles about different reasoning and logic when conducting the scientific method.
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