Preparation and training for research methodology tasks
Maria Claudia SolarteVasquez
KNOWLEDGE (REMEMBERING)
RELEVANCE, USING KEYWORDS.
What?
Who?
Where?
When?
Information Gathering
Definitions (denotative)
List
Describe
Tools: Lists, timelines, charts, word clouds
UNDERSTANDING
Main concepts and ideas. What we will be working on and why?
Extended explanations on the main terms and concepts.
Possible meanings, alternative meanings
What ideas seem represented in the definitions
"The meaning of ________in this context is....However, seen in X light, the meaning can be___________"
Tools: summary reports, flow charts and mind maps. Activities: reword, paraphrase, discuss, make comments, expand and correct definitions.
APPLYING
Testing, double checking, verifying USE IT SOMEWHERE SOMEHOW and see does that work?
For example, prepare an interview with an expert! Draft questions, learning is helped by questioning.
Scenarios creation
Practice and choose a line of questioning that helps you dig deep into the topic
Exemplify with real life examples
Tell a story where the issue becomes relevant
Tools: modelling, interviewing, create scenarios and imagine personas
ANALYSIS
How this is any useful, relevant, damaging, important, etc.
Contrast
Compare
Classify
Organize
Examine
Observe
Experiment
Deconstructing you look at each part more carefuly
Tools: prepare an analytical report, design a test or an experiment, use it, review through questionnaires, dissassemble
EVALUATING
What would be your choice if_________?
Decide, assign value to the object of the study and also to its parts and the process. What can be drawn or concluded out of this process? How does this matter?
Argue on the assigned value, compose, combine, device, hypothesize.
What idea prevails and why? How this proves________?
Tools: debate, predictions, claims, value, opinion stating, rate, panel, advise, recommendations
CREATING
What would be a recommendation to make that is innovative and original?
What new things can be used in this old ways to go about topics?
Conclude
Invent
Adapt
Theorize
Make your own proposals
Effects that can be predicted from X, Y, Z can be: A, B.C.
What must be preserved of_____________?
Tools: a new product, campaign, action, sell an idea, project planning and development
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REFERENCES
Always reference!