Need of Research- Why Necessary
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The document by Dr. Jitendra Patel emphasizes the critical importance of research across various fields, detailing its roles in knowledge building, understanding societal issues, and enhancing business success. It outlines how research aids in disproving misinformation, seizing opportunities, and fostering a love for critical thinking and information sharing. Furthermore, it highlights the mental health benefits of engaging in research activities.
Need of Research- Why Necessary
- 1. Need of Research BY Dr. Jitendra Patel Associate Professor AIPS, Hyderabad, India.
- 2. Why Research Is Important? • The main purposes of research are to inform action, gather evidence for theories, and contribute to developing knowledge in a field of study. • Research Is Necessary and Valuable: 1. It's a tool for building knowledge and facilitating learning. 2. It's a means to understand issues and increase public awareness. 3. It helps us succeed in business. 4. It allows us to disprove lies and support truths. 5. It is a means to find, gauge, and seize opportunities. 6. It promotes a love of and confidence in reading, writing, analyzing, and sharing valuable information. 7. It provides nourishment and exercise for the mind.
- 3. 1. It's a tool for building knowledge and facilitating learning. • Research is required not just for students and academics but for all professionals and non- professionals alike. • For non-professionals who value learning, doing research equips them with knowledge about the world and skills to help them survive and improve their lives. • Among professionals, finding an interesting topic to discuss and/or to write about should go beyond personal experience. • Determining either what the general public may want to know or what researchers want others to realize or to think about can serve as a reason to do research. • Thus, research is an essential component in generating knowledge, and vice-versa.
- 4. • Knowledge is commonly described as a factual proposition in the mind of an individual. • It essentially refers to facts based on objective insights and/or study findings processed by the human brain. • It can be acquired through various means, such as reading books and articles, listening to experts, watching documentaries or investigative shows, conducting scientific experiments, and interacting with other people, among others. • Facts collected during research can be checked against other sources to ensure their truthfulness and accuracy.
- 5. 2. It's a Means to Understand Issues and Increase Public Awareness • Using Research to Understand Current Issues: • Television shows and movies—both fictional and nonfictional—ooze with research. • For instance, Oprah Winfrey would have not achieved remarkable success as a news anchor and television show host had she eschewed doing her own research about certain topics and public figures.
- 6. • Using Research to Understand People • Many film and TV actors also take time to interview individuals to better understand their roles. • Actors have worked with detectives, boxers, scientists, business owners, criminals, and teachers, among others to gain an inside understanding of what it's like to have a certain identity.
- 7. Using Research to Create Realistic Fiction and Stories • A number of films, theater plays, broadcast dramas, and online videos present stories based on real-life events and problems. • A serious writer or content producer sees how vital research is in substantiating the context of the stories they are telling to entertain and educate audiences through different media platforms.
- 8. 3. It Helps Us Succeed in Business • The Importance of Research and Development (R&D) • Research benefits business. • Many successful Pharma and non pharma companies, such as those producing consumer goods or mass- market items, invest in research and development, or R and D. • Different industries that involve science and engineering processes (like agriculture, food and beverage, manufacturing, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, computer software, semiconductor, information and communication technology, construction, robotics, aerospace, aviation, and energy) have high R and D expenses because it is critical to the creation and improvement of their products and services.
- 9. Market Research and Targeted Marketing • Research can also help a company maintain a positive commercial image, retain existing customers, and attract new customers through targeted marketing. • Marketing is a type of communication, and for that communication to be effective, businesses need to understand their customers.
- 10. 4. It Allows Us to Disprove Lies and Support Truths • Background Research and Private Investigations • Some findings already revealed like plant A is having anti-diabetic activity and that is doubtful. In such case background research can be done. • For the monogamous lot, doing research to disprove or prove infidelity is one way to find out the truth.
- 11. Field Testing and Peer Reviews • Scientists also deal with research to test the validity and reliability of their claims or those of other scientists. • Their integrity and competence depend on the quality of their research. • Nevertheless, not everything scientists come up with gets accepted. • Scientific work is typically peer-reviewed before being published. • This means that when an individual publishes research, it is fact-checked and investigated for common biases, statistical errors, and methodological issues by others in the field before being shared with the scientific community at large.
- 12. Fact-Checking to Discover Research Bias, Propaganda, and Fake News • With the use of internet technology and social media, pseudo-journalism has become a social concern. • Fake news took center stage during the 2016 presidential campaign period in the United States. For instance, Snopes.com, a rumor research site, debunked the following "news stories" posted online.
- 13. 5. It Is a Means to Find, Gauge, and Seize Opportunities • Research helps people nurture their potential and achieve goals by taking advantage of various opportunities. • This can mean securing employment, being awarded scholarships or grants, securing project funding, initiating a business collaboration, finding budget travel opportunities, or securing other little wins.
- 14. Using Research to Maximize Job and Career Options • For those looking for a job or seeking greener pastures, research is necessary. • With thorough research, an individual can increase their chances of finding employment by scouring job-posting sites, contacting employment agencies.
- 15. Using Research to Maximize Investment • Research also benefits civil society and its members. • Securing funding for projects and research initiatives is a top concern for those who want to address social issues. • However, not all funding organizations accept proposals year-round, nor are they all interested in solving the same types of social problems.
- 16. 6. It Promotes a Love of Reading, Writing, Analyzing, and Sharing Valuable Information • Research for Critical Thinking • Research entails both reading and writing. • These two literacy functions help maintain critical thinking and comprehension. • Without these skills, research is far more difficult. • Reading opens the mind to a vast reservoir of knowledge, while writing helps us express our own perspectives and transform our thoughts into more concrete ideas in a way others can understand.
- 17. Sharing Research for Wider Understanding • With the wide array of ideas floating around and the interconnectedness of people and places through the internet, scholars and non- scholars involved in research are able to share information with a larger audience. • Some view this process as ego-boosting, while others see it as a means to stimulate interest and encourage further research into certain issues or situations.
- 18. 7. It Provides Nourishment and Exercise for the Mind • Critical Thinking and Mental Health • Several studies have shown that mentally stimulating activities like doing research can contribute to brain health. In "Educating the Brain to Avoid Dementia: Can Mental Exercise Prevent Alzheimer Disease?" Margaret Gatz (2005) enumerated research findings that support such a position. • Covid 19 vaccination
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