Practical Research I
Lesson 1: Nature and Inquiry of
Research
Activity
1. Give a name of a
place/animal/food/celebrity that starts with
letter ______.
2. Pp
What is Inquiry?
• It is an act of asking for information.
• Also, it is to discover facts about
something.
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Questions
How to discover facts?
How to gather information?
The answer is…
What is research?
• It is defined as the scientific
investigation of phenomena which
includes collection, presentation,
analysis and interpretation of facts that
lines an individual‘s assumption with
reality.
Research in Daily Life
Research has the potential for providing
quality life.
It is concerned with the following tasks:
a. The systematic study of problems or
phenomena, using the scientific process
of assessing, planning, implementing and
evaluating life.
b. Appropriateness of Technology use
Research in Daily Life
c. Identifying interventions that can help
individuals respond to change
d. The initiation and assessment of change
as a result of new knowledge or
technology application.
Ethics of Research
What is Ethics?
Ethics is considered to deal with beliefs
about what is right or wrong, proper or
improper, good or bad.
Also, being ethical is to conform to
accepted professional practice.
Ethics of Research
1. Informed Consent
The participants must be fully informed
about the nature of research, its purposes
and potential risk and benefits.
2. Beneficence and Nonmaleficence
This is a fundamental ethical principle in
research, which means, “to do good” and
“to do no harm” to study participants.
3. Respect for Human Dignity
The rights of the study participants must be
well protected and respected.
4. Justice and Fairness
The researcher should provide equal
chances in the selection process, must
comply with agreements in regard to
procedures, techniques or benefits due to
participants.
5. Intellectual honesty and respect
Giving acknowledgment/recognition or due
respect to the original/previous work of art.
Unethical Practices in
Conducting Research
1. Deceiving a respondent about the true
purpose of a study
2. Asking a respondent questions that cause
him or her extreme embarrassment; guilt
emotional confusion by remaining him or
her of an unpleasant experience
Unethical Practices in
Conducting Research
3. Invading the privacy of a respondent
4. Studying the respondents or research
subjects without their knowledge
5. When analyzing the data—revealing only
part of the facts, presenting facts out of
context, falsifying findings or offering
misleading presentation such as lying with
statistics
Activity
• Make a short skit that will show the ethical
and unethical practices in conducting
research.
• Content 30%
• Delivery 30%
• Creativity 20%
• Resourcefulness 20%