Primary Research
Primary research is “experiments, investigations, or tests carried out to acquire primary data, the data observed or collected directly from first-hand experience” http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/primary-research.html. In other words research collected directly by myself directly relevant to my topic/problem. It provides me with insights to seeing solutions and gaining answers for example surveys, interviews and questionnaires.
Secondary Research
Secondary research is “Examining or reading about someone else's research” http://www.investorwords.com/4425/secondary_research.html or research that already exists. Things to consider,
Evaluate the following for Secondary Research:
* It’s credibility, is it useful and dependable?
* Look at the way it’s collected – the methodology used
* The accuracy of the data
* The currency (age) of the data
* The objectivity of the data (Bias against)
* The content of the data
Note all secondary research is 100% reliable
Sources
http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/primary-research.html
http://www.investorwords.com/4425/secondary_research.html
Showing posts with label secondary research. Show all posts
Showing posts with label secondary research. Show all posts
Tuesday, 30 March 2010
Tuesday, 23 March 2010
Research Methods Learning diary 4 (3rd March 2010)
As I was unable to make the campus session today as I have recently started a new job making a grand total of four jobs and a university degree to juggle! After reading other peoples blogs and the module diary I have understood that the session was to discuss Primary and Secondary research as well as qualitative and quantitative research.
Firstly the people who attended the session spent the first half of their day reading and understanding Peter Bryant’s slide show which is all available on his blog which included the following:
Developing your research design topic
* A problem you want to resolve
* A question you want answered
* An idea you would like tested
* Determine if it is ‘worthwhile’
* People’s opinions of your findings…the ‘so what’ factor
* Has it been researched copious amounts?
* Be original with your choice
After reading Sophie’s diary post from the session she has written “Peter explained that there are many ways to improve ‘your’ research problem and suggested to construct a research design/plan before you collect data as to not waste time collecting irrelevant information.
With regards to approaching research, we “need to develop a way to collect, analyse and interpret information that can be used to solve, answer, prove, inform, explore and describe (our) topic.” (BRYANT, P., 2010: Cat Hill Campus session) http://sophiejgilbert.blogspot.com/2010/03/learning-diary-entry-2_05.html which I have found incredibly useful as it makes perfect sense to perform a design plan so that the most relevant research methods are used.
It is apparent that the campus session was again very important, and after further reading of other peoples blogs and understanding the focus was Primary and Secondary research also Quantitative and Qualitative research. I shall now spend the time to research these areas and deliver them as a post.
Firstly the people who attended the session spent the first half of their day reading and understanding Peter Bryant’s slide show which is all available on his blog which included the following:
Developing your research design topic
* A problem you want to resolve
* A question you want answered
* An idea you would like tested
* Determine if it is ‘worthwhile’
* People’s opinions of your findings…the ‘so what’ factor
* Has it been researched copious amounts?
* Be original with your choice
After reading Sophie’s diary post from the session she has written “Peter explained that there are many ways to improve ‘your’ research problem and suggested to construct a research design/plan before you collect data as to not waste time collecting irrelevant information.
With regards to approaching research, we “need to develop a way to collect, analyse and interpret information that can be used to solve, answer, prove, inform, explore and describe (our) topic.” (BRYANT, P., 2010: Cat Hill Campus session) http://sophiejgilbert.blogspot.com/2010/03/learning-diary-entry-2_05.html which I have found incredibly useful as it makes perfect sense to perform a design plan so that the most relevant research methods are used.
It is apparent that the campus session was again very important, and after further reading of other peoples blogs and understanding the focus was Primary and Secondary research also Quantitative and Qualitative research. I shall now spend the time to research these areas and deliver them as a post.
Sunday, 14 March 2010
Research Methods Things to Focus on
So after a long debate with myself about whether or not I should focus my project on pole dancing I have to say I’m really excited about starting it. I have told so many people about it and they are all interested to find out what the outcome of my project will be. I have been playing around with a few ways to word my title here are some examples,
• Pole dancing to keep fit and increase confidence has become hugely popular in many gyms and dance studios all across the world. I want to know how the public perceive pole dancing and their thoughts about pole dancing as a future event at the Olympics games.
• Pole dancing is now advertised as a new way to keep fit. Do the public agree or do they still think of it as degrading? What would they think if it was considered as Olympic sport?
• Pole dancing understandably is seen as degrading for women, however times have changed and Pole dancing is an increasingly popular way to keep fit. Do the public see this as acceptable or still for what they hear and possibly have seen in men’s clubs? What are the public’s thoughts about pole dancing as a future event in the Olympics?
• Pole dancing is an increasingly popular way to keep fit, what are the public’s thoughts about pole dancing and would they support pole dancing as a future event at the Olympic games?
My thoughts are with the first bullet however I would like to get some feedback on these as I am interested to hear which one other people like.
The areas I need to research would be,
• Pole dancing as a way to keep fit and increase confidence, I would need to have evidence that pole dancing does support these statements.
• That it is popular in many studios and gyms worldwide, I am going to look into classes available in certain major cities such as NYC, London and Australia to back this up.
• The public’s thoughts, this could be positive comments about pole dancing or negative comments about pole dancing.
• The Olympic games, I would gather some research about the history of the Olympic games, events, criteria’s and recent modern sports that have become globally recognised sports that have a place in the Olympics.
I need to research these areas as I have made statements that need to be supported with evidence and the evidence I will use will come from those who pole dance already whether they are the people I teach, the people I know that pole dance for fitness, people who are part of Pole dancing organisations not to mention my own personal experience. I will have to do some thorough research on access to pole dancing classes/lessons worldwide to prove that it is popular through interviews with people who run and organise pole dancing classes around the UK. As for the public’s thoughts I would use interviews, questionnaires and surveys to gather this evidence. As for the Olympic Games extensive research and my own knowledge of the Olympic Games through doing A-Level PE will be important as this is the main area that I would like to publicise and bring attention to. The evidence that I recover will be summarised in my conclusion in my project.
The areas I would like to investigate and include are,
• My thoughts on pole dancing before I became interested in it and my thoughts now I pole dance
• Why I want to make people aware that pole dancing is not how its perceived in men’s clubs
• I want to know more about pole dancing in clubs and understand why people might think of it as degrading
• The positive outcomes and physical changes to people that take part in pole dancing
• Statements and proof that pole dancing is a sport that’s demanding physically and mentally
• If Pole dancing is seen as a sport similar to gymnastics?
• If it would be considered as a Olympic sport what a criteria would be ie, Dress, moves and music
• If it’s not considered as a sport for the Olympics why?
I feel that I have a range of things I want to unfold and areas I know I have to research. I now have to continue to discover and understand all the ways to research so that I can understand what will help me answer the questions I want to know.
I am going to do some in depth research on Primary and secondary research, Qualitative and Quantitative data, Casual, Exploratory and descriptive research, Validity and reliability. Then i can relate if any of these areas will be helpful for me to complete my project.
• Pole dancing to keep fit and increase confidence has become hugely popular in many gyms and dance studios all across the world. I want to know how the public perceive pole dancing and their thoughts about pole dancing as a future event at the Olympics games.
• Pole dancing is now advertised as a new way to keep fit. Do the public agree or do they still think of it as degrading? What would they think if it was considered as Olympic sport?
• Pole dancing understandably is seen as degrading for women, however times have changed and Pole dancing is an increasingly popular way to keep fit. Do the public see this as acceptable or still for what they hear and possibly have seen in men’s clubs? What are the public’s thoughts about pole dancing as a future event in the Olympics?
• Pole dancing is an increasingly popular way to keep fit, what are the public’s thoughts about pole dancing and would they support pole dancing as a future event at the Olympic games?
My thoughts are with the first bullet however I would like to get some feedback on these as I am interested to hear which one other people like.
The areas I need to research would be,
• Pole dancing as a way to keep fit and increase confidence, I would need to have evidence that pole dancing does support these statements.
• That it is popular in many studios and gyms worldwide, I am going to look into classes available in certain major cities such as NYC, London and Australia to back this up.
• The public’s thoughts, this could be positive comments about pole dancing or negative comments about pole dancing.
• The Olympic games, I would gather some research about the history of the Olympic games, events, criteria’s and recent modern sports that have become globally recognised sports that have a place in the Olympics.
I need to research these areas as I have made statements that need to be supported with evidence and the evidence I will use will come from those who pole dance already whether they are the people I teach, the people I know that pole dance for fitness, people who are part of Pole dancing organisations not to mention my own personal experience. I will have to do some thorough research on access to pole dancing classes/lessons worldwide to prove that it is popular through interviews with people who run and organise pole dancing classes around the UK. As for the public’s thoughts I would use interviews, questionnaires and surveys to gather this evidence. As for the Olympic Games extensive research and my own knowledge of the Olympic Games through doing A-Level PE will be important as this is the main area that I would like to publicise and bring attention to. The evidence that I recover will be summarised in my conclusion in my project.
The areas I would like to investigate and include are,
• My thoughts on pole dancing before I became interested in it and my thoughts now I pole dance
• Why I want to make people aware that pole dancing is not how its perceived in men’s clubs
• I want to know more about pole dancing in clubs and understand why people might think of it as degrading
• The positive outcomes and physical changes to people that take part in pole dancing
• Statements and proof that pole dancing is a sport that’s demanding physically and mentally
• If Pole dancing is seen as a sport similar to gymnastics?
• If it would be considered as a Olympic sport what a criteria would be ie, Dress, moves and music
• If it’s not considered as a sport for the Olympics why?
I feel that I have a range of things I want to unfold and areas I know I have to research. I now have to continue to discover and understand all the ways to research so that I can understand what will help me answer the questions I want to know.
I am going to do some in depth research on Primary and secondary research, Qualitative and Quantitative data, Casual, Exploratory and descriptive research, Validity and reliability. Then i can relate if any of these areas will be helpful for me to complete my project.
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