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Workshop on for Biological Sciences Students Workshop on Research Methods for Biological Sciences Students 16 18 February 2015 Supported by Gujarat Council on Science and Technology Organized by Na. They are motivated by the dependence of the Taylor methods on the speci64257c IVP These new methods do not require derivatives of the righthand side function in the code and are therefore generalpurpose initial value problem solvers RungeKutta metho We recommend that you consult the suggested readings at the end of the module for more indepth treatment of the foundations of qualitative research This module covers the following topics Introduction to Qualitative Research Comparing Qualitative Dr. Andrea . Abbas. . aabbas@lincoln.ac.uk. Dr Julian . Beckton. jbeckton@lincoln.ac.uk. Aims of Session. To consider what counts as acceptable qualitative and quantitative research in different disciplines (similarities and differences) and reflect on how you currently position yourselves. a. brief . i. ntroduction . t. o. Social Science Research. Research. : the . systematic process of collecting and analysing information (data) in order to increase our understanding of the phenomenon with which we are concerned or . Tentative Schedule. Week 6. 2/19-Intro to research proposals & primary research. Week 7. 2/24-Interviews & Observations. 2/26-Surveys & Short Research Proposal Peer review. Minor Essay 2- Short Research Proposal Due. Epistemologies & . Data Sources. 1. IS8004 . – Seminar 10. Did You Read . this . Article??!!. 2. Davison, R.M. and Martinsons, M.G. . Methodological Practice and Policy for Organisationally and Socially Relevant IS Research: An Inclusive-Exclusive Perspective, . Leveraging Technology to Advance Organizational Research. PDW Sponsored by the . Research Methods Division. "Today, the dominant mass of social science research is based upon interviews and questionnaires. We lament this overdependence upon a single, fallible method. Interviews and questionnaires intrude as a foreign element into the social setting they would describe, they create as well as measure attitudes, they elicit atypical roles and responses, they are limited to those who are accessible and will cooperate, and the responses obtained are produced in part by dimensions of individual differences irrelevant to the topic at hand." . Paul Cairns. paul.cairns@york.ac.uk. Objectives. Purpose of qualitative research. Types of qualitative methods. Coding. Content analysis. 2. What is qualitative research (for)?. 3. Subjective experience. Dr. Surej P John. Main Topics . C. onceptual Framework. Hypothesis development. Descriptive research methods. Survey. Observation. The Theoretical/Conceptual Framework. The primary purpose of the conceptual framework is to lead to . Jenny Hopkins – Group Marketing Manager. jennifer.hopkins@sagepub.co.uk. What are Research Methods? . Rigorous and systematic tools used to design a research project. Students and research. Undergraduate: . Methods that return a value. Void . methods. Programmer defined methods. Scope. Top Down Design. Objectives. At the end of this topic, students should be able to:. Write programs that use built-in methods. Objectives. To . identify the advantages and disadvantages of employing multiple research methods;. To consider those factors that influence the choice of research method and sequence of the multiple methods;. KENYATTA UNIVERSITY. SCHOOL . OF. . BUSINESS. MANAGEMENT SCIENCE. . DEPARTMENT. Page . 10. of. . 138. Page . 10. of. . 138. RESEARCH METHODS. . NOTES. BSU . 305 – . RESEARCH. . METHODS. Page . Instead of optimizing a single design point, population methods optimize a collection of . individuals. A large number of individuals prevents algorithm from being stuck in a local minimum. Useful information can be shared between individuals.