How to start a research project

When starting a new research project the researcher

especially if he she is a beginner may feel that it is a very
complicated demanding and difficult task in other
situations the person in charge of the research can feel
that he she is just repeating what has been said in several
occasions before this sensation is normal eventually there
is nothing to worry about when starting a new project
because in the end a research project only intends to
gather data revise new concepts of an idea or just to
match relationships among observed events then the first
step when starting a project is to feel confident and
relaxed

Nonetheless something that is very necessary for a good

researcher is to get involved in a constant process of
educated guessing suggestion and modification of ideas
along the process it is also very relevant for the analyst to
defend the facts of his / her research in order to do so a
researcher has to look forward to meeting these abilities

1. To analyze in a disciplined and creative way

2. To ask questions wisely and

3. To be continuous in the quest for answers

At all times the new researcher and in general even the

most experienced one may find difficulties that would
affect the accuracy of the findings the following are few
problems that the researcher has to avoid at any cost

a. Not following the correct experimental procedures

b. Errors when tracking and recording data

c. Failure in analyzing the gathered data deeply

d. Bias of the researcher

But in general and simple terms what is a research

 We all randomly or very specifically have an idea of
what a research is what it involves and its main gist but
only a few can explain what a research is let is see a
research is a process that gathers information about a
subject that has previously been studied and that has
existed for some time then this process observes the
subject in new and innovative ways four relevant aspects
are part of this process

1. Discovery the research youre doing has to find new

information about the subject and add it to the so called
academic world

2. Integration its necessary for your research to

integrate disparate ways here theres a need for involving
relationships, and for the interpretation and linking of
ideas among different disciplines.

3. Application: the main objective of research in

general is that the findings can be turned into a theory
and this theory can be applied to other settings and
populations So, when we say application it refers to the
use of your research from one area to another

4. Dissemination: now that you have made some

advances in your research the idea is to have them
published or taught the main purpose of any research has
to be publishing its findings for other to study, use, learn
and improve.

In summary, we could say that a very straightforward

definition of research might be the objective of research
is to see and study what others have seen and studied
but to analyze what nobody else has analyzed
How to start a research project
When starting a new research project, the researcher,
especially if he / she is a beginner, may feel that it is a
very complicated, demanding and difficult task. i In other
situations, the person in charge of the research can feel
that he / she is just repeating what has been said in
several occasions. b Before, this sensation is normal,
eventually, there is nothing to worry about when starting
a new project because, in at the end, a research project
only intends to gather data, revise new concepts of an
idea or just to match relationships among observed
events. t Then, the first step when starting a project is to
feel confident and relaxed.

Nonetheless, something that is very necessary for a good

researcher is to get involved in a constant process of
educated guessing, suggestion and modification of ideas
along the process. i It is also very relevant for the analyst
to defend the facts of his / her research, in order to do, so
a researcher has to look forward to meeting these
abilities:

1. To analyze in a disciplined and creative way,

2. To ask questions wisely, and

3. To be continuous in the quest for answers.

At all times, the new researcher and, in general, even the

most experienced one may find difficulties that would
affect the accuracy of the findings. t The following are few
problems that the researcher has to avoid at any cost:

a. Not following the correct experimental procedures.

b. Errors when tracking and recording data.

c. Failure in analyzing the gathered data deeply.

d. Bias of the researcher.

But in general and simple terms, what is a research?

 We all, randomly or very specifically, have an idea of
what a research is, what it involves and its main gist, but
only a few can explain what a research is. l Let is see a
research is a process that gathers information about a
subject that has previously been studied and that has
existed for some time. t Then, this process observes the
subject in new and innovative ways. f Four relevant
aspects are part of this process:

1. Discovery: the research youre doing has to find

new information about the subject and add it to the so
called academic world.

2. Integration: its necessary for your research to

integrate disparate ways here; theres a need for
involving relationships, and for the interpretation and
linking of ideas among different disciplines.

3. Application: the main objective of research in

general is that the findings can be turned into a theory
and this theory can be applied to other settings and
populations. So, when we say application, it refers to the
use of your research from one area to another.

4. Dissemination: now that you have made some

advances in your research, the idea is to have them
published or taught. t The main purpose of any research
has to be publishing its findings for other to study, use,
learn and improve.

In summary, we could say that a very straightforward

definition of research might be: the objective of research
is to see and study what others have seen and studied,
but to analyze what nobody else has analyzed.