Overview of Research Methods * Quantitative Research: translates the social world into numbers which can be studied mathematically * Qualitative Research: Uses non-numerical data like texts‚ interviews‚ photos and recordings to help understand social life The Scientific Approach * The Scientific Method—a procedure for acquiring knowledge that emphasizes collecting data through observation and experiment. * Most sociologists believe that they should not allow their personal beliefs
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PARTICIPATORY METHODS By Dr. Linda Mayoux ABSTRACT: PARTICIPATORY METHODS Participatory methods should be an integral part of any impact assessment for enterprise development. Their use is necessary to addressing the concerns of both the sustainable livelihoods approach and the human rights approach in DFID-funded enterprise interventions. Participatory methods are now well developed in relation to project-level impact assessment. CONTENTS: Introduction Section 1: WHAT ARE PARTICIPATORY METHODS? PRINCIPLES
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Scientific Method Scientific Method is considered a series of systematic steps and tools that leads to scientific knowledge. These steps allow us to carry out an investigation. Arises as a result of the experience that man has accumulated throughout its history such as the transformation that has been going on in the field of some experimental sciences. It is based on a series of steps and procedures organized for the entire cycle of an investigation. (Makafoosh‚ 1979) Exploratory research: is
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Ruby Krucky EVAN 101-D15 LUO December 3‚ 2012 Methods of Evangelism Part ONE- Evangelistic Method #1 Of the two evangelistic intellectual methods‚ I have chosen to research the “Four Spiritual Laws.” Bill Bright wrote‚ “Just as there are physical laws that govern how the physical universe‚ so are there spiritual laws that govern your relationship with God. This method is most used in presenting the Gospel to someone because it is simpler. Bill Bright‚ the founder of Campus Crusade for Christ
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Tarah Wells The Scientific Method Each and every day‚ you are faced with having to make split-second decisions‚ and the need to solve random problems that you encounter. To reach those decisions and work those problems out you are subconsciously using the scientific method. Apply the steps of the Scientific Method to two situations that could occur in your everyday life. Use the scientific method in the first scenario provided by your instructor to solve the problem at hand. Scenario 1: An overflowing
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Forecasting Methods Forecasting demand is not an easy task. The market is constantly changing and it makes the product demand difficult to predict. Therefore‚ there is not such as perfect product forecast of what customers will need in the future. However‚ there are several methods that help attenuating the uncertainty of forecasting demand. Since‚ the forecast methods or techniques differ from one another; the objective is to compare and contrast several forecasting methods‚ and how they are
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Delphi method∗ Abstract The Delphi method was originally developed in the 50s by the RAND Corporation in Santa Monica‚ California. This approach consists of a survey conducted in two or more rounds and provides the participants in the second round with the results of the first so that they can alter the original assessments if they want to - or stick to their previous opinion. Nobody ‘looses face’ because the survey is done anonymously using a questionnaire (the first Delphis were panels)
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METHODS OF IRRIGATION The manner in which water is applied to the land is commonly referred to as method of irrigation. These methods are adopted to apply irrigation water to the crop depending on the landscape‚ amount of water and equipment available‚ the crop and method of cultivation of crop. The main aim of these methods is to store water in the effective root zone uniformly and in maximum quantity ensuring minimum water loss and to get optimum yield. Various methods of irrigation are: 1.
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learners (How Students Learn and Teaching Special Needs Students). • Principle 4. The teacher understands and uses a variety of instructional strategies to encourage students’ development of critical thinking‚ problem-solving‚ and performance skills (Lesson Methodologies and Problem Solving). • Principle 5. The teacher uses an understanding of individual and group motivation and behavior to create a learning environment that encourages positive social interaction‚ active engagement in learning
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or at most "forecasting by desire"‚ to complex and "sophisticated" algorithms and models that require tremendous processing power. Usually‚ it’s a mixture of dozens of methods and options. "What works and what doesn’t‚ rarely depends directly on time‚ money‚ or other forms of business horsepower. It is an organizational problem‚ subject to a visible formal structure and also to an often hidden informal one. This session will look at forecasting as a form of applied common sense. In a commercial
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