Steps in Research Process
Transcript by Jeremy Lineberry
This infographic shows the order of the steps in the research process. Research should go in the following order:
- Define the Problem
- Select a topic for research.
- Review the Literature
- Familiarize yourself with existing research on the topic.
- Select a Research Design
- Choose one or more research methods observation, equipment, or surveys.
- Formulate a Hypothesis
- What do you intend to test? What is the relationship among the variables?
- Carry Out the Research
- Collect your data and record information.
- Interpret Your Results
- Workout the implications of the data you collect.
- Report the Research Findings
- What is their significance? How do they relate to previous findings?
- Repeat
- Your findings are registered and discussed in the wider academic community, leading perhaps to the initiation of further research.
1 Comment
Something that I found different in my own research process compared to the process presented in the infographic was the early analysis of existing research (the “review the literature” step). I have found that I typically don’t explicitly do this step when I am researching a topic. Instead, I may read some of the existing research when I am actually carrying out the research.
I do like the idea of having a “Repeat” step in the research process. It makes sense that as you are researching and gaining more knowledge about your topic, you will learn of new related topics that should be researched as well.