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Technological Approaches Constructivism versus determinism? How does the technology allow the guy to come to the conference, use microphone The medium is the message? Approaches * Demographic How have population trends influenced people to engage in this work? Relative age pyramids Demographic is destiny Approaches * Other Approaches Historical Use of different perspectives to approach the Past (though a historian might disagree!) Coincidence versus path dependence Particular tells us something about general and visa-versa Psychological How we think is what we get “Rationality” Irrationality drive our world My favorites despite my complete inability to use these perspectives! * The Art Craft of Business and Economics Research at Oxford Bryane Michael, Linacre College Note: These slides are for my teaching only and do not represent the official (or probably even unofficial) views of Oxford University, any of her departments, or possibly any of her academics! Please cite if you use this work as I work for glory (infamy) rather than money * Motivation That is what learning is. You suddenly understand something youve understood all your life, but in a new way -- Doris Lessing His priority did not seem to be to teach them what he knew, but rather to impress upon them that nothing, not even... knowledge, was foolproof -- J. K. Rowling The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct acting from inner necessity. The creative mind plays with the objects it loves -- Carl Jung (1875 - 1961) * The Problem The World Is Complex Focus on the most important bit Simplicity is eloquence * Step 1: Start with a Question MANY QUESTIONS IN ONE SET OF DATA What is this guy talking about? The world is complex, could have asked what is the guy on the far left thinking.. * Step 2: Read around Many differing perspectives on the research question. Every author will have one or some perspectives You must aggregate these using synthesis –