Research Proposal University of Pittsburgh研究建议匹兹堡大学.pptVIP

* * * * * Budget Major items Salary for staff Travel Purchase of equipment Printing / Xeroxing Consultancy charges Institutional overheads Acknowledgement 1.Dr.B.W.C.Sathyasekaran, Professor,SRMCRI(DU) Refence: 1. Basic epidemiology R.Beaglehole,R.Bonita,T.Kjellstrom 2 World health organization.Health research methodology:Aguide for training in researh methods 3.Oxford text book of public health 4.Handout on workshop on epidemiology at SRMCRI(2006,2007,2008) Thanking you * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Dear Sir/Madam, This power point presentation on Research proposal will be an excellent resource for students doing research . My best wishes DR.I.SELVARAJ Research refers to a search for knowledge Research means a scientific and systematic search for pertinent information on a specific topic In fact, research is an art of scientific investigation. The purpose of research is to discover answers to questions through the application of scientific procedures Type of Research study To gain familiarity with a phenomenon or to achieve new insights into it (Exploratory or formulative research studies To describe accurately the characteristics of a particular individual, situation or a group (Descriptive research studies) To determine the frequency with which something occurs or with which it is associated with something else (Diagnostic research studies) To test a hypothesis of a causal relationship between variables (Hypothesis-testing research studies). Descriptive research includes surveys and fact-finding enquiries. The main characteristic of this method is that the researcher has no control over the variables; he can only report what has happened or what is happening In analytical research, on the other hand, the researcher has to use facts or information already available, and analyze these to make a critical evaluation of the material. Applied resea