Question 1

What is RESEARCH?
 Question 2

When do you do a RESEARCH?

 Question 3

What is the significance

of RESEARCH in
Civil Engineering?
 The progress and development of
mankind has always been the product of
man’s innumerable research outputs.
 Man’s curiosity about himself and
his environment enables him to think,
invent, search and arrive at adequate
answers to his problems and to satisfy his
needs.
 In his desire to arrive at these
answers satisfactorily, he develops
various instruments and techniques.
And the best tool to help him is
RESEARCH.
 Nature of Research

RESEARCH

Basic Applied
 Nature of Research

Basic Applied

Seeks to provide solutions to

Seeks to contribute to problems through the
knowledge through the development and evaluation of
development of a processes, policies and other
theory or concept activities that require specific
course of action (Edralin, 2000)
 Definitions of Research

Sevilla (1990: 1)

“research means searching a theory,

testing a theory or solving a problem.”
 Definitions of Research

Kerlinger (in Sevilla, 1990: 1)

“research as a systematic, controlled,

empirical and critical investigation of
hypothetical propositions about the presumed
relations among natural phenomena.”
 Definitions of Research

http://www.byu.edu

“Research is an organized and systematic way

of finding answers to questions.”
 Definitions of Research

Sarno (2012)

“Research is done through careful, systematic,

and patient study or investigation in some field
of knowledge which is undertaken to discover
or unearth or establish facts or principles.”
 Definitions of Research

CE 5’s (2014)

“Call somebody to give his/her own definition

of research”
 Definitions of Research

CE 5’s (2014)

“Call somebody to give his/her own definition

of research”
 Importance of Research

Fonollera (1993: 1)

“(a) Research is a journey towards the search

for infinite knowledge both in modern and
social sciences which are always unfinished
processes.”
 Importance of Research

Fonollera (1993: 1)

“(b) Research allows us to identify problems in

treatment and find solutions.”
 Purpose of Research

FIRST
“To improve quality of life”
 Purpose of Research

SECOND
“To solve problems”
 Characteristics of Research

FIRST
“Research is logical and objective.”
 Characteristics of Research

SECOND
“Research is expert, systematic and
accurate investigation.”
 Characteristics of Research

THIRD
“Research gathers new knowledge and data
from primary and secondary
data/sources.”
 Characteristics of Research

FOURTH
“Research endeavors to organize data in
quantitative (measureable) terms if
possible and to express these data in
numerical measures.”
 Characteristics of Research

FIFTH
“Researchers require courage.”
 Characteristics of Research

SIXTH
“Research is carefully recorded and
reported.”
 Sources of Research
Problems

experiences
research issues
area of specialization
books and other reading materials
Kinds of Research

PURE OR
BASIC
RESEARCH

APPLIED ACTION
RESEARCH RESEARCH
 Kinds of Research
It aims to discover the basic
truths or principles. This is
intended to add to the body of
scientific knowledge.
Basic research is driven by a
scientist’s curiosity or interest in
a scientific question.
PURE OR
BASIC
There is no obvious commercial
RESEARCH value to the discoveries that
result from basic research.
(http://www.lbl.gov)
 Kinds of Research
APPLIED This is the application of
RESEARCH scientific knowledge to the
solution of a problem.
There is a development of a new
device or system or method in
order to solve the problem.
Medical research is a good
example. (http://www.lbl.gov)
 Kinds of Research
ACTION Decision-oriented research where it
RESEARCH involves the application of the steps
of scientific method in response to an
immediate need for improvement of
the existing practices.
Purpose is to develop new
approaches to solve questions or
problems.
ANY QUESTIONS?
 Individual Assignment
¼ Yellow paper

Instructions:
1. Find a research study (thesis) at the Library
2. After choosing it, examine its kind of research
3. Write the title, author(s), and year of
publication
4. NOTE: No student shall have the same title of
research with the others
End of Lesson 1
Part 1