Proceedings of the International Teaching and Education Conference
Year: 2024
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Novel Approach in Scientific Research Procedure-Styles for Both Social and Natural Science
Dessalegn Temesegen Leye
ABSTRACT:
Every century’s main growth’s engine becomes a scientific research. However, if in the last two centuries science was not differentiated, recently, there are two main streams: social and natural sciences based researches. Certainly, we have a three decades experience on natural science based research activities. However, four months ago, when we were consulting a Master of Arts’ student to prepare a proposal for his thesis project, we encountered several drawbacks. Because of which, we assessed and analyzed social science based research projects. As a result, although, there are significant differences among each research project, almost all social science students are trying to have: similarity of research tools, in particular the same content of questionnaires; non-appropriate approach to respondents; incorrect citation style; etc., which can negatively impact on the research accuracy and on its outcomes. We are postulating that these messes are deepening, because almost all of us are highly relying on internet based copy paste activities. This is because; we do not understand that there are only three main advantages of computer: it operates faster, with fewer mistakes, and can store huge information. But, if not the overconfidence during ICT courses delivery, even the machine learning and today’s AI don’t think by themselves. Instead, they preciously perform only what we humans instruct them to perform. Except a copy paste, sampling techniques, how to keep anonymity during data gatherings as well as the way how these under and postgraduate students are using the so called – SPSS software, which are everywhere in particular in social science based studies, must be revised. Therefore, although, we were preparing to publish a text book for students with a title “Text book: Novel Approach in Research Methodology and DTL Style”, we understand that the issue must not postponed for years. Rather, we want to present the core problems of today’s research methodologies-styles.
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