An integral part of the educational process in a college or university is research work, which is planned at the beginning of the school year. Consider in more detail the basic requirements that apply to it.
Goal and tasks
Research work is a study conducted independently by a student, which reveals his ability to apply knowledge in order to solve specific practical problems. It should be completed in character, demonstrating the student’s ability to competently use special terminology, express clearly thoughts, argue the results and draw conclusions.
Research Objectives :
- Learn to analyze the approaches available in foreign and domestic science.
- To develop skills of independent scientific activity, applying them in solving practical problems.
- The ability to demonstrate the ability to analyze and systematize the results obtained in the research process.
- To instill interest in scientific activity.
Main steps
There is a general algorithm on the basis of which the research work is built.
At the first stage, its problems are selected, as well as the topic is formulated. Particular attention should be paid to compiling the "skeleton" of future work.
The second stage is the collection of information and available knowledge on the selected issues, as well as the analysis and synthesis of the data. This is necessary for the full development of the concept and planning.
The third stage includes the preparation of a program in which you need to be very careful about the selection of research methods. Especially if it is a research work in biology or other natural sciences.
The fourth stage is to conduct an experiment and process the results. Upon completion of this work, it is necessary to correctly write the theoretical and empirical material in writing. And it doesn’t matter, this is a research work in ecology, or in the humanities. Design requirements will be exactly the same.
At the fifth stage, when the research work is approved by the supervisor, it is submitted for review. After receiving positive feedback, the student is given the opportunity to publicly defend her.
As noted, the research work should be written and have a clear structure. Let's consider it in more detail.
The title page is filled in according to the rules established in this educational institution.
The content must have the name of the chapters and paragraphs indicating the pages.
Next, the main part begins.
In the introduction, relevance is substantiated and the research problem is formed. In addition, it is necessary to highlight the degree of its development, purpose, object, subject and tasks. Of particular difficulty will be the formulation of a hypothesis of scientific and practical significance, as well as the provisions to be defended. Depending on the discipline, an important point will be the allocation of experimental methods (for example, if this is a research work in psychology, sociology, and so on).
In the first chapter, it is necessary to state the results of a theoretical analysis of the literature and draw conclusions. This should be done in a systematic way.
The second chapter presents the results of an experimental study with a detailed description of the program, data and recommendations. It concludes with detailed findings.
In conclusion, it is necessary to give a brief analysis of the results.
Research work should also contain a list of references and applications.