Research Methodology workshop by Dr.Clement.

 I am Kishan Jadav. Student of Department of English , MKBU.This blog is a part of my classroom thinking activity.This activity given by Barad Sir.In this blog I would like to talk about the research and dissertation writing workshop.

Research Methodology workshop organized on 4 January 2022 . In this workshop resource persons are Prof.Dilip Barad and Dr.Clement Ndoricimpa. In our Sem.4 syllabus we have a one paper dissertation writing and this workshop is a very informative workshop for us. Before the workshop I was confused about many points . In my mind I have lots of questions about dissertation writing and my topic also.I have also stuck in my dissertation topic and I don't know what I can do further ? After attending this workshop my mind was clear about the dissertation topic and I also got many ideas for further research .

Learning outcomes:-

When anyone writes an essay, it means presenting our ideas to someone.  But when the same thing is connected with a matter of research, it is not our ideas but the ideas of the critics who have given their views in it. The method of proving the idea that we have is research.  So I did not have a definite definition of what is called research but when I attended this session on research I developed a lot of ideas about research.  For example, with what topics can we do research?  What kind of topics should be chosen for research?  What resources should be used for research?  Where can we get guidance for research?  What are the things to keep in mind in research?  What should be kept in mind while doing research?  And how to prove our content?  All these things I got to learn in this workshop.  So I can say that this research workshop has been very useful for me.  I don't have many ideas when I want to discuss a topic.  So I got to learn in this workshop how to prove our topic by taking the ideas of other critics along with those ideas.

According to Walliman (2011), this inductive-deductive reasoning follows the process below:

1)identification or clarification of the problem;

2)developing a hypothesis (testable theory) inductively from observation;

charting their implications by deduction;

3)practical or theoretical testing of the hypothesis;

4)rejecting or redefining it in the light of the results.

Research is systematic because it follows certain steps that are logically connected. These steps are:

1)understanding the nature of the problem to be studied and identifying the related areas of knowledge;

2)reviewing the literature to understand how others have approached or dealt with the problem;

3)collecting data in an organized and controlled manner so as to arrive at a valid decision;

4)analyzing data appropriate to the problem; 

5)Drawing conclusions and making generalizations.

There are different types of research :

Historical

Descriptive

Correlation

Cultural

Research has the following characteristics :

1)It is based on the works of others;

It can be replicated (duplicated)- reliability;

It is generalizable to other settings (external validity);

2)It is based on some logical rationale and tied to a particular theory (content validity);

3)It is doable;

4)It generates news questions;

5)It is important;

6)It advances the frontiers of knowledge.

               : Writing a dissertation :

                   The structure of a dissertation

a)Introduction

b)Literature review

C)Research methods/theoretical framework for literary studies.

d)Interpretation and discussion of the hu findings

e)Conclusion

Introduction :

Introduction is a brief introduction to what is stated in this research paper.  Therefore, it can be said that introduction is the information given to the readers about what has been presented in the whole research paper. It is the first step to get inside the dissertation paper.  It has certain stages which are as follows….

It comprises three stages: 

1)Report of the object of the study/establish territory. In this stage, the writer describes the topic of the study as important and as requiring investigation.

2)Describing previous studies/establish niche. In this stage, the writer briefly reviews previous studies to identify gaps. In other words, the writer describes the problem to be investigated.

3)Introducing your own study/occupying the niche. In this stage, the writer states the objectives of the study and formulate research questions or hypotheses.

Literature review:-

The review of previous studies is important. In this stage, the writer critically evaluates previous studies. An example of an evaluative literature review is provided above..

Research methods/theoretical framework for literary studies:-

Research methods state the methods employed in the collection and analysis of the data, while theoretical framework explains the theory within which a literary text is interpreted.

Interpretation and discussion of the findings:-

Once a topic has been selected within any dissertation, it is important to discuss if there is one.  The topic that has been selected has to be discussed with specific supporting evidence to prove it.  And only when the supporting evidence you show is true will you be able to present your topic correctly.  That is, you need the Reacher's collar to interpret it and sing it.  The only way to find out is through the internet or under someone's guidance.

Conclusion:-

Conclusions always come last so it can be said that the conclusion connects us more clearly with the main findings.  Which provides a means of raising more questions.  In which we have to write the text in a way that summarizes the whole research paper.  The last means of proving the whole thing is a conclpaper.

This session has really been very useful for me to write my dissertation.  Which has greatly increased my understanding.  And now I know a lot about how to write a research paper.

Thank You😊.